The Prorogation Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict.

c. 81) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which is still in force in the United Kingdom with amendments.

[2] It was passed to simplify the forms of prorogation during a recess of Parliament.

Prorogation is the period from the formal end of a parliamentary session to the opening of the next session.

[3] The Act allowed the period of a prorogation to be extended to a day at least 14 days later.