Commentary on provisions of Act Section 2: Revival of prerogative powers to dissolve Parliament and to call a new Parliament
Subsection (1) makes express provision to make the prerogative powers relating to the dissolution of Parliament and the calling of a new Parliament exercisable again, as if the 2011 Act had never been enacted. This means that, as was the case prior to the 2011 Act, Parliament can be dissolved by the Sovereign, exercising the revived prerogative power, on the request of the Prime Minister.
	Subsection (2) confirms that powers relating to the calling of a new Parliament include powers relating to the issue of writs of summons to the House of Lords and writs for parliamentary elections.
	Section 2 allows for a return to the practice described in paragraph 7 whereby the Proclamation summoning the new Parliament also dissolves the previous Parliament, unless the Parliament has reached its full term (in which case Parliament will dissolve automatically under section 4).