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England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, and together share a single legal system: English law. England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws.
LawEngland and Wales are treated as a single unit because the two form the constitutional successor to the former Kingdom of England. The continuance of Scots law was guaranteed under the Acts of Union 1707, and as a consequence English law (and after 1801 Irish law) also continued to be separate.
The other countries of the United Kingdom, namely Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as Crown dependencies (such as the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, each with its own legal system), are also separate units for the conflict of laws (although they are not separate states under public international law) (see the more complete explanation in English law). Company registrationFor the purposes of the legal registration of companies, England and Wales are treated as a single entity (companies are "Registered in England and Wales") with a unified register, separate from those of Scotland or Northern Ireland. However it is possible to register a company in Wales with a Welsh language name. Other bodiesOutside of the legal system the position is mixed. Some organisations combine as "England and Wales", others separate.
Some religious denominations organise on the basis of England and Wales, most notably the Roman Catholic Church, but also small denominations, eg. the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Prior to the splitting-off of the Church in Wales in 1920 the Church of England operated throughout England and Wales. The Electoral Commission maintains a register of political parties, organised according to where the party operates. As of March 2007 the Commission listed 8 parties registered as operating in England and Wales (as opposed to 197 operating in England only, and 11 operating in Wales only), the largest of which is the Green Party of England and Wales. Some professional bodies represent England and Wales, for example the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the National Farmers' Union and the Police Federation. Other examples include the Charity Commission, the Environment Agency, the General Register Office, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, Her Majesty's Land Registry, Her Majesty's Prison Service, Mountain Rescue England and Wales, St. John Ambulance, the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants livery company, and the Youth Hostels Association. England and Wales has its own Order of Precedence, distinct from those of Northern Ireland or Scotland, or other Commonwealth Realms. The national parks of England and Wales have a distinctive legislative framework and history. GeographyIf considered as a subdivision of the United Kingdom, England and Wales would have a population of 53,390,300 and an area of 151,174 km²[citation needed]. Cardiff was proclaimed as the Welsh capital in 1955[1]. References
See alsono:England og Wales fi:Englanti ja Wales
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