▁the ▁succession ▁rules ▁be ▁ass ented ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁respective ▁parliament s ▁of ▁all ▁Commonwealth ▁real ms . ▁It ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Cla use ▁ 1 ▁provided ▁the ▁short ▁title ; ▁clause ▁ 2 ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁alter ation ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁touch ing ▁the ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁laid ▁before ▁the ▁British ▁parliament ▁" is ▁ass ented ▁to "; ▁and ▁clause ▁ 3 ▁allowed ▁the ▁Governor ▁General - in - C oun cil ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁effective ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁word ing ▁of ▁clause ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁nearly ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁similar ▁section ▁in ▁the ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Th r one ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Canada ▁to ▁legisl atively ▁rat ify ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Cab inet ' s ▁earlier ▁consent ▁to ▁the ▁taking ▁into ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁Canada ▁of ▁His ▁Majesty ' s ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Abd ic ation ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁parliament ▁that ▁effect ed ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁of ▁Edward ▁VIII ▁as ▁king ▁of ▁Canada , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁Domin ions . ▁The ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Th r one ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁stated :