Royal instructions, the Glossary
- ️Thu Mar 14 2019
Royal instructions are formal instructions issued to governors of the United Kingdom's colonial dependencies, and past instructions can be of continuing constitutional significance in a former colonial dependency or Dominion.[1]
Table of Contents
33 relations: British Overseas Territories, Campbell v Hall, Constitution Act, 1867, Dominion, Edward Blake, Executive council (Commonwealth countries), Falkland Islands, Governor General of Canada, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Royal Instructions, Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917, Kenya, Legal instrument, Legislative council, Letters patent, List of colonial governors of Virginia, Margery Perham, Nyasaland, Ontario, Order in Council, Privy Council (United Kingdom), Responsible government, Royal assent, Royal prerogative, Royal Proclamation of 1763, Seychelles, St Catharines Milling and Lumber Co v R, Straits Settlements, Supreme Court of Canada, The Crown, The Gambia, Toronto, Uganda.
- Royal prerogative
British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory. Royal instructions and British Overseas Territories are Governance of the British Empire.
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Campbell v Hall
was a case decided in the Court of King's Bench in 1774. Royal instructions and Campbell v Hall are royal prerogative.
See Royal instructions and Campbell v Hall
Constitution Act, 1867
The Constitution Act, 1867 (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),The Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14.
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Dominion
A dominion was any of several largely self-governing countries of the British Empire. Royal instructions and dominion are Governance of the British Empire.
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Edward Blake
Dominick Edward Blake (October 13, 1833 – March 1, 1912), known as Edward Blake, was the second premier of Ontario, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887.
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Executive council (Commonwealth countries)
An executive council is a constitutional organ found in a number of Commonwealth countries, where it exercises executive power and (notionally) advises the governor, governor-general, or lieutenant governor, and will typically enact decisions through an Order in Council. Royal instructions and executive council (Commonwealth countries) are Governance of the British Empire.
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Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf.
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Governor General of Canada
The governor general of Canada (gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal representative of the.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
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Hong Kong Royal Instructions
The expression 'Hong Kong Royal Instructions' is most commonly used to refer to the Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917, one of the principal constitutional documents of British Hong Kong (others being the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917, the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1960, the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1982, and the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1991 (No.
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Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917
The Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 was one of the principal constitutional instruments of Hong Kong when it was a British Crown colony and dependent territory; the other principal constitutional instruments were the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917, the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1960, the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1982, and the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1991 (No.
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Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.
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Legal instrument
Legal instrument is a legal term of art that is used for any formally executed written document that can be formally attributed to its author, records and formally expresses a legally enforceable act, process, or contractual duty, obligation, or right, and therefore evidences that act, process, or agreement.
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Legislative council
A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. Royal instructions and legislative council are Governance of the British Empire.
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Letters patent
Letters patent (plural form for singular and plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title or status to a person or corporation. Royal instructions and Letters patent are Governance of the British Empire.
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List of colonial governors of Virginia
This is a list of colonial governors of Virginia.
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Margery Perham
Dame Margery Freda Perham (6 September 1895 – 19 February 1982) was a British historian of, and writer on, African affairs.
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Nyasaland
Nyasaland was a British protectorate located in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name.
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Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.
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Order in Council
An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in many countries, especially the Commonwealth realms.
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Privy Council (United Kingdom)
The Privy Council (formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council) is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom.
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Responsible government
Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability, the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. Royal instructions and Responsible government are Governance of the British Empire.
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Royal assent
Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch's behalf. Royal instructions and Royal assent are royal prerogative.
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Royal prerogative
The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity recognized in common law (and sometimes in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy) as belonging to the sovereign, and which have become widely vested in the government.
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Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III on 7 October 1763.
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Seychelles
Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean.
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St Catharines Milling and Lumber Co v R
St Catharines Milling and Lumber Co v R was the leading case on Aboriginal title in Canada for more than 80 years.
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Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia.
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Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada.
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The Crown
The Crown broadly represents the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as the Crown Dependencies, overseas territories, provinces, or states).
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The Gambia
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa.
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Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
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Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa.
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See also
Royal prerogative
- Act anent Peace and War 1703
- Ancient constitution of England
- Assize of Arms of 1181
- Assize of Arms of 1252
- Attorney-General v De Keyser's Royal Hotel Ltd
- Black v Chrétien
- Campbell v Hall
- Case of Mines
- Case of Proclamations
- Case of Prohibitions
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
- Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
- Darnell's Case
- Denization
- Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
- Ecclesiastical Commission of 1686
- Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
- Governor General's Special Warrants
- Impositions
- King's Consent
- Lascelles Principles
- Letters Patent, 1947
- MacCormick v Lord Advocate
- Military Action Against Iraq (Parliamentary Approval) Bill
- Nadan v R
- Peace (law)
- Personal Rule
- Prerogative instrument
- Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993
- Proclamation by the Crown Act 1539
- R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
- R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex parte Bancoult (No 2)
- R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union
- R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Northumbria Police Authority
- Royal assent
- Royal fish
- Royal instructions
- Royal prerogative
- Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom
- Royal prerogative of mercy
- Scottish Militia Bill
- Treatise on the Law of the Prerogatives of the Crown