46 10 668 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/5ec2bb4aebd45f991cc2989cdd74b32a.pdf f6df9d65a9e2e89a8338eb68f8cf6693 Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document.  (Sgd.) Elizabeth R George the Sixth Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King Queen Defender of the Faith To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Gavin Turnbull Baron Simonds Our Chancellor of Great Britain Greeting: Whereas by an Order in Council dated the tenth day of March One thousand nine hundred and fifty-two We were pleased by and with the advice of Our Privy Council to order that Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Oliver Lyttelton one of Our Principal Secretaries of State should cause a Warrant to be prepared for Our Royal Signature for passing under the Great Seal of Our Realm Letters Patent amending the Letters Patent of the 2nd April 1937 constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Our Colony of Fiji in conformity with a draft annexed to the said Order in Council as from the said Order in Council hereto attached more fully appears We Will and Command that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause Our Letters to be made forth Patent in the form of the said draft annexed to the said Order in Council of the tenth day of March One thousand nine hundred and fifty-two. In Witness &c. Witness &c. GIVEN at Our Court at St. James’s the twenty-second day of March One thousand nine hundred and fifty-two in the First year of Our Reign. BY HIS MAJESTY’S COMMAND BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND (Sgd.) Oliver Lyttelton MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to amend the Letters Patent of the 2nd April 1937 constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Your Majesty’s Colony of Fiji. And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command. Signified by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton NAPIER Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. Received the 22nd day of March, 1952. (Sgd.) Simonds C. <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2  AT THE COURT AT CLARENCE HOUSE The 10th day of March, 1952 Present THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL Whereas there was this day read at the Board a letter to the Lord President of the Council from the Right Honourable Oliver Lyttelton, one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, transmitting the Draft of Letters Patent amending the Letters Patent of the 2nd April, 1937, constituting the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Fiji and providing for the Government thereof: Her Majesty, having taken the same into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to approve thereof, and to order, as it is hereby ordered, that the Right Honourable Oliver Lyttelton, one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, do cause a Warrant to be prepared for Her Majesty’s Royal Signature, for passing under the Great Seal Letters Patent conformable to the said draft (which is hereunto annexed). (Sgd.) F. J. Fernau <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 3  ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith. To all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting! Whereas by Letters Patent under the Great Seal dated the second day of April 1937 (hereinafter called “the principal Letters Patent”), as amended by like Letters Patent dated the first day of February, 1943, the nineteenth day of May, 1944, the thirtieth day of January, 1947, and the seventh day of April, 1951, provision is made constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Fiji (hereinafter called “the Colony”) and for the Government thereof: And Whereas We are minded to amend the principal Letters Patent in the manner hereinafter set forth: NOW KNOW YE that We do declare Our will and pleasure as follows:— <h3>Short title, construction and commencement</h3> 1.—(1) These Letters Patent may be cited as the Fiji Letters Patent, 1952; they shall be construed as one with the principal Letters Patent; and these Letters Patent and the recited Letters Patent may be cited together as the Fiji Letters Patent, 1937 to 1952. (2) These Letters Patent shall be proclaimed in such manner and at such places within the Colony as the Governor shall think fit, and shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1952. <h3>Amendment of Article 1 of the principal Letters Patent</h3> 2. Article 1 of the principal Letters Patent is hereby amended by the insertion therein immediately after the definition of the expression “the Colony” of the following definition:— “’The Dependencies’” means the Islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno.” <h3>Replacement of Article 7 of the principal Letters Patent</h3> <h4>Appointment of Deputies to Governor</h4> 7.—(1) Whenever the Governor— (a) has occasion to be absent from the seat of Government but not from the Colony; or (b) has occasion, for a period which he has reason to believe will be of short duration, to be absent from the Colony for the purpose of visiting the Dependencies of the Kingdom of Tonga or of visiting the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Governor-General of New Zealand, or the Governor of any Australian State, or for the proper performance of his duties as Senior Commissioner for the United Kingdom on the South Pacific Commission; or <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 4  (c) by reason of illness which he has reason to believe will be of short duration, considers it desirable so to do; he may, by an Instrument under the Public Seal of the Colony, appoint any person or persons to be his Deputy or Deputies within the Colony or any part or parts thereof, and in that capacity to exercise and perform for and on behalf of the Governor during such illness or absence, all such powers and functions vested in the Governor as shall be specified in such Instrument. (2) By the appointment of a Deputy or Deputies as aforesaid, the power and authority of the Governor shall not be in any way affected otherwise than as We may at any time hereafter think proper to direct; and every such Deputy shall conform to and observe all such instructions as the Governor shall from time to time address to him for his guidance. (3) Any appointment under this Article may at any time be revoked by the Governor or the Secretary of State and, in the case of absence as aforesaid, shall cease and determine upon the return of the Governor to the seat of Government or to the Colony, as the case may be." <h3>Power to revoke or amend</h3> 4. We do hereby reserve to Ourselves, Our Heirs and Successors, full power and authority from time to time to revoke, and alter or amend these Letters Patent as to Us or Them shall seem fit. In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster the ______ day of ______ 1952, in the First Year of Our Reign. BY WARRANT UNDER THE QUEEN’S SIGN MANUAL Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Oliver Lyttleton (Secretary of State for the Colonies) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Black Privy Council seal is on p. 2. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Royal name is in Gothic type. Details have been filled in by hand. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. There are two instruments attached to the Royal Warrant by black ribbon: <ol> <li>An Order in Council approving the draft Letters Patent.</li> <li>The draft Letters Patent themselves.</li> </ol> Letters Patent appointing colonial governorships were laid before the Monarch at a meeting of the Privy Council. The Order approving the text would instruct the Colonial Secretary to prepare the necessary Royal Warrant to pass the instrument under the Great Seal. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent amending the Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor of Fiji [1952-03-20] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Colonies Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm amending the Letters Patent constituting the office of Governor of Fiji. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/593 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-03-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Fiji Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> but the resulting Letters Patent are a prerogative instrument. Colonial Secretary Colonies Delegated Powers Great Seal Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/1f3332e560a3b2223c877913dbc3c0dc.pdf 013c6803713e8efa841905cbdb3d1c68 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Administration of Justice Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Criminal Law Civil Law Description An account of the resource Documents related to the administration of justice. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant ELIZABETH THE SECOND BY THE GRACE OF GOD of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen Defender of the Faith TO all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Commissions of the Peace under the Great Seal have from time to time been issued by Our late dearly beloved Progenitors Queen Victoria King Edward the Seventh King George the Fifth and King George the Sixth for the Counties Liberties Boroughs and Places mentioned in the same whereby Their late Majesties assigned certain persons whose names are contained in the said Commissions and in the Schedules thereto to be Justices to keep the Peace in the said Counties Liberties Boroughs and Places with the powers authorities and privileges in the said Commissions set forth Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace Do ordain and declare that the said Commissions of the Peace shall continue and be of as full force and effect as if We had Ourself issued the same and Our name had been substituted thereon for the name of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria or His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh or His late Majesty King George the Fifth or His late Majesty King George the Sixth AND We do hereby assign the said persons whose names are now contained in the said Commissions and the Schedules thereto or may hereafter be added to the same to be Our Justices of the Peace for the said Counties Liberties Boroughsd and Places with all the powers authorities and privileges granted by the said Commissions as fully as if We had issued new Commissions for the said Counties Liberties Boroughs and Places IN WITNESS &c. WITNESS &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains Your Majesty’s Grant a Warrant for Your Majesty’s Letters to be made Patent whereby Your Majesty is pleased to continue in force the Commissions of the Peace issued during the Reigns of Their Late Majesties Queen Victoria King Edward the Seventh King George the Fifth and King George the Sixth Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Received the 7th day of February, 1952 (Sgd.) Simonds C Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Lord Simonds (Lord Chancellor) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Pre-printed template. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Royal name is capitalized and centered Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Although this was signed on the second day of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the Crown Office already had a pre-printed template with her name. However, templates using King George VI's name continued to be used with the necessary modifications. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Continuing Commissions of the Peace [1952-02-07] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Judiciary Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm continuing the existing Commissions of the Peace. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-02-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/101/pdfs/ukpga_19490101_en.pdf">Justices of the Peace Act 1949</a> Great Seal Judicial Appointments Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/ebc2c55886e8425cc95684a471ceef49.pdf 7f3484a4c5def00e1d9c9662e6b03b9f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Westminster Parliament Subject The topic of the resource Parliament Description An account of the resource Material relating to the Monarch's dealings with Parliament. Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 (Sgd.) Charles R CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To Our right trusty and right well beloved the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and to Our trusty and well beloved the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons in this present Parliament assembled GREETING: FORASMUCH as in Our said Parliament divers Acts have been agreed upon by you Our loving Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons the short Titles of which are set forth in the Schedule hereto but the said Acts are not of force and effect in the Law without Our Royal Assent AND forasmuch as We cannot at this time be present in the Higher House of Our said Parliament being the accustomed place for giving Our Royal Assent to such Acts as have been agreed upon by you Our said Subjects the Lords and Commons We have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made and have signed them and by them do give Our Royal Assent to the said Acts WILLING that the said Acts shall be of the same strength force and effect as if We had been personally present in the said Higher House and had publicly and in the presence of you all assented to the same COMMANDING ALSO Our well beloved and faithful Counsellor Alexander John Gervase Chalk Chancellor of Great Britain to seal these Our Letters with the Great Seal of Our Realm AND ALSO COMMANDING The Most Reverend Father in God Our faithful Counsellor Justin Portal Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of All England and Metropolitan Our well beloved and faithful Counsellors Alexander John Gervase Chalk Chancellor of Great Britain John Francis Lord McFall of Alcluith Lord Speaker Nicholas Edward Lord True Lord Privy Seal Richard Mark Lord Newby William Herbert Lord Laming Angela Evans Baroness Smith of Basildon or any three or more of them to declare this Our Royal Assent in the said Higher House in the presence of you the said Lords and Commons and the Clerk of Our Parliaments to endorse the said Acts in Our name as is requisite and to record these Our Letters Patent and the said Acts in manner accustomed AND WE do declare that after this Our Royal Assent given and declared as is aforesaid then and immediately the said Acts shall be taken and accepted as good and perfect Acts of Parliament and be put in due execution accordingly  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 AND WHEREAS Queen Elizabeth The Second did lately for divers difficult and pressing affairs concerning Us the State and defence of Our United Kingdom and Church ordain this Our present Parliament to begin and be holden at Our City of Westminster the seventeenth day of December in the sixty-eighth year of Her Reign on which day Our said Parliament was begun and holden and is there now holden Know Ye that for certain pressing causes and considerations Us especially moving We have thought fit to prorogue Our said Parliament WE THEREFORE confiding very much in the fidelity prudence and circumspection of you Our Commissioners aforesaid have by the advice and consent of Our Council assigned you Our Commissioners giving to you or any three or more of you by virtue of these Presents full power and authority in Our name to prorogue and continue Our present Parliament at Our City of Westminster aforesaid on a day no earlier than Thursday the twenty-sixth day of October and no later than Tuesday the thirty-first day of October until and unto Tuesday the seventh day of November there then to be holden AND WE COMMAND you that you diligently attend the premises and effectually fulfil them in manner aforesaid We also strictly Command all and singular Our Archbishops Bishops Lords Baronets Knights Citizens and Burgesses and all others whom it concerns to meet at Our said Parliament by virtue of these Presents that they observe obey and assist you in executing the premises as they ought to do In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent WITNESS Ourself at Westminster the twenty-sixth day of October in the second year of Our Reign By The King Himself Signed with His Own Hand ROMEO L. S.  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 3 SCHEDULE Online Safety Act 2023 Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 Energy Act 2023 Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Procurement Act 2023 Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. Wafer Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. Black and white Royal Arms at the top of p. 1. Royal name is capitalized and in boldface. Capitalized incipits. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters Patent - Commission for Royal Assent and Prorogation [2023-10-26] Subject The topic of the resource Parliament Legislation Delegating Powers Description An account of the resource Commission of King Charles III empowering several peers to declare his Royal Assent to legislation in the presence of both Houses of Parliament and prorogue Parliament. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-10-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/23/section/1">Royal Assent Act 1967</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1730/schedule/part/IV./made">The Crown Office (Forms and Proclamations Rules) Order 1992</a> Legislation Monarch Parliament https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/7b85cfe9e35bbaa1b29db143999131a0.pdf d315b9806abe9319f4fdb60e16fdd67c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Westminster Parliament Subject The topic of the resource Parliament Description An account of the resource Material relating to the Monarch's dealings with Parliament. Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas by the advice of Our Council for certain arduous and urgent affairs concerning Us the state and defence of Our United Kingdom and the Church We have ordered a certain Parliament to be holden at Our City of Westminster on Tuesday the seventeenth day of December instant and forasmuch as for divers causes and considerations We cannot conveniently be present in Our Royal Person in Our said Parliament upon the said Tuesday the seventeenth day of December Know Ye that We trusting in the fidelity discretion and care of The Most Reverend Father in God and Our faithful Counsellor Justin Portal Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of All England and Metropolitan Our well beloved and faithful Counsellor Robert James Buckland Chancellor of Great Britain and others Our Counsellors hereinafter mentioned by the advice of Our said Council Do give and grant by the tenor of these Presents unto the said Justin Portal Archbishop of Canterbury Robert James Buckland, Chancellor of Great Britain Peter Norman Lord Fowler Lord Speaker Natalie Jessica, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, Lord Privy Seal Richard Mark Lord Newby Igor Lord Judge Angela Evans Baroness Smith of Basildon or any three or more of them full power in Our name to begin and hold Our said Parliament and to open and declare and cause to be opened and declared the causes of holding the same and to proceed upon the said affairs in Our said Parliament and in all matters arising therein and to do everything which for Us and by Us and for the good government of Our said United Kingdom and other Our dominions thereto belonging shall be therein to be done and also if necessary to continue adjourn and prorogue Our said Parliament Commanding also by the tenor of these Presents with the assent of Our said Council as well all and every the Archbishops Bishops Lords Baronets and Knights as all others whom it concerns to meet in Our said Parliament that to the same ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN and others Our Counsellors aforesaid or any three or more of them they diligently intend in the premises in the form aforesaid IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent WITNESS Ourself at Westminster the seventeenth day of December in the sixty-eighth year of Our Reign BY THE QUEEN HERSELF SIGNED WITH HER OWN HAND HEATON Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name is in boldface, begins with a drop cap, and in capital letters. Titles of the Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor and concluding incipits are capitalized. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This Commission relates to the formalities at the very start of a Parliament before the State Opening. Like Royal Approbation, Prorogation, and Royal Assent, the Monarch invariably entrusts this duty to Lords Commissioners. The Commissioners tell peers and MPs that, as soon as both Houses have been sworn, the Monarch will explain why they have convened the Parliament (i.e. deliver the Speech from the Throne). They also instruct MPs to choose a Speaker and present them for Royal Approbation. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters Patent - Commission for Opening Parliament [2019-12-17] Subject The topic of the resource Parliament Delegating Powers Description An account of the resource Commission of Queen Elizabeth II empowering several peers to open Parliament on her behalf. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-12-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2019-12-17/debates/1C3A1629-2964-4518-BA6A-74393C31C91E/Parliament">Opening of Parliament (Lords Hansard)</a> Delegated Powers Monarch Parliament Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/aa5047b711cbe901eab94245473807fe.pdf 029fabff4442c659b370954cd4373232 Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas We did lately for divers difficult and pressing affairs concerning Us the state and defence of Our United Kingdom and the Church ordain this Our present Parliament to begin and be holden at Our City of Westminster the thirteenth day of June in the sixty-sixth year of Our Reign on which day Our said Parliament was begun and holden and is there now holden And Whereas We have been informed that the Lower House of Our said Parliament have lately made choice of Our beloved and faithful Right Honourable Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle Kt in the room of Our beloved and faithful John Simon Bercow Esquire to be Speaker of the said Lower House of Our said Parliament of which choice We are graciously pleased to approve and to allow and confirm the same And forasmuch as for divers causes and considerations We cannot conveniently at this time be present in Our Royal Person in Our said Parliament Know Ye that We trusting in the fidelity and care of the Most Reverend Father in God and Our faithful Counsellor Justin Portal Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of All England and Metropolitan Our well beloved and faithful Counsellors Robert James Buckland Chancellor of Great Britain Natalie Jessica Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Navnit Lord Dholakia Igor Lord Judge Angela Evans Baroness Smith of Basildon and other Lords of Our Privy Council by the tenor of these Presents do give and grant to them or any three or more of them full power in Our name to declare and notify Our Royal Approbation of the choice of the said Lindsay Harvey Hoyle to be Speaker of the said Lower House of Our said Parliament and to allow and confirm the said Lindsay Harvey Hoyle to be Speaker of the said Lower House and to do all things in Our said Parliament that may be necessary for declaring Our said Royal Approbation allowance and confirmation of the said Lindsay Harvey Hoyle to be Speaker of the said Lower House of Our said Parliament In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the fourth day of November in the sixty-eighth year of Our Reign BY THE QUEEN HERSELF SIGNED WITH HER OWN HAND HEATON Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Royal name has a drop cap, is in boldface, and capitalized. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. When MPs choose a Speaker, they must present them for Royal Approbation. Today, this is one of the royal functions that is invariably delegated to Lords Commissioners. While it's theoretically possible for the Crown to reject a Speaker-Elect, this hasn't happened since King Charles II refused to accept Sir Edward Seymour in 1679. If the Speaker-Elect has been chosen at the beginning of a Parliament, they will ask the Lords Commissioners to confirm "all [the Commons'] ancient and undoubted rights and privileges, especially to freedom of speech in debate, to freedom from arrest, and to free access to His Majesty whenever occasion shall require." This is of course granted. However, this claim is not made if the Speaker-Elect is chosen during a Parliament as was the case here. The way this instrument refers to Sir Lindsay Hoyle and John Bercow is unusual. As Privy Counsellors below the degree of baron, they would normally be referred to as "Our beloved and faithful Counsellor". However, Sir Lindsay is "Our beloved and faithful Right Honourable" while Bercow's status as a Privy Counsellors is omitted completely. It's worth noting that this document was prepared shortly before Parliament was dissolved ahead of an early General Election so it may have been written in haste. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters Patent - Commission for Royal Approbation of the Speaker-Elect of the Commons [2019-11-04] Subject The topic of the resource House of Commons Delegating Powers Description An account of the resource Commission of Queen Elizabeth II empowering several peers to allow and confirm the Commons' choice of Sir Lindsay Hoyle to be their Speaker. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-11-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2019-11-04/debates/CB035FE2-E548-4C2D-9EF0-E07A554F448E/SpeakerOfTheHouseOfCommons">Royal Approbation (Lords Hansard)</a> Delegated Powers Monarch Royal Prerogative Speaker of the House of Commons https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/73d530a3db1d3c33825bde76efbdf759.pdf 72f87161092b6120632dedda7ad61354 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Discontinued Instruments Subject The topic of the resource Procedure Description An account of the resource These documents relate to instruments that are no longer issued. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Royal Proclamation Proclamations are signed by the Monarch and sealed with the Great Seal. Transcript A transcript of the document. BY THE KING. A PROCLAMATION In order to the Electing three Peers of Scotland. (Sgd.) George R I Whereas the Right Honourable George, Earl of Haddington, Knight of Our Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the Right Honourable John David, Earl of Leven and Melville, and the Right Honourable James Walter, Baron Torphichen, were duly elected and returned to be three of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland to sit in the House of Peers in the present Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and are since deceased: In order to the Electing three Peers of Scotland to sit in their room, We do, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, issue forth this Our Royal Proclamation, strictly charging and commanding all the Peers of Scotland to assemble and meet at Holyrood House, at Edinburgh, on Wednesday, the Tenth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen, between the hours of Twelve and Two in the Afternoon, to nominate and choose three Peers of Scotland to sit and vote in the House of Peers in this present Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the room of the said George, Earl of Haddington, the said John David, Earl of Leven and Melville, and the said James Walter, Baron Torphichen, deceased, by open Election and Plurality of Voices of the Peers that shall be then present, and of the Proxies of such as shall be absent (such Proxies being Peers, and producing a Mandate in Writing duly signed before Witnesses, and both the Mandate and Proxies being qualified according to Law); and the Lord Clerk Register and the Principal Clerk of the Session appointed by him to officiate in his Name, are hereby respectively required to attend such Meeting, and to take the Votes of the said Peers, and immediately after such Election made and duly examined to certify the Names of the Peers so elected, and to sign and attest the same in the presence of the said Peers the Electors, and return such Certificate into Our High Court of Chancery of Great Britain: And We strictly charge and command that this Our Royal Proclamation be duly published at the Market Cross at Edinburgh, and in all the County Towns of Scotland, Ten Days at least before the Time hereby appointed for the Meeting of the said Peers to proceed on such Election. GIVEN at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this Twenty- fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and in the Eighth year of Our Reign. GOD SAVE THE KING. [L. S.] Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Red Wafer Great Seal in the lower right. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Under Article XXII and XXIII of the Acts of Union, Scottish peers elected 16 of their number to sit in the House of Lords. They served for the duration of the Parliament, though they could be (and often were) re-elected. If a representive peer died during a Parliament, new elections would be held as shown here. Scottish representative peers continued to be chosen until the Peerage Act 1963 gave Scottish peers the same rights as peers of the United Kingdom. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Proclamation - For Electing Three Peers of Scotland [1917-09-24] Subject The topic of the resource Peerages House of Lords Scotland Privy Council Description An account of the resource Royal Proclamation of King George V for electing three Peers of Scotland. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George V Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/409 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-09-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource D. Bogdanovic Relation A related resource <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000033905846&seq=624">Act of Union 1707</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Scotland Discontinued Instruments Peerages Scotland Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/7ac358983a7d2713d33186d85139c667.pdf 56ace8adadd2cf0090809a1cc54194f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Order of the British Empire Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) George RI George the Fifth, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith: TO Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor ROBERT BANNATYNE LORD FINLAY, G. C. M. G. Our Chancellor of that part of Our said United Kingdom called Great Britain GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our said United Kingdom remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following:-- GEORGE THE FIFTH by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King Defender of the Faith to all to whom these Presents shall come GREETING WHEREAS We have resolved to institute an Order of Knighthood KNOW YE that We for the purposes of carrying this Our Resolution into effect have instituted erected constituted and created and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors do institute erect constitute and create an Order of Knighthood to be known by and have for ever hereafter the name style and designation of “The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” AND We do ordain direct and appoint that the said Order shall consist of the Sovereign and of such Ordinary Members together with such Honorary Members as We Our heirs and successors shall from time to time appoint as by any Statute may be directed and that We Our heirs and successors Kings and Queens Regnant of the United Kingdom aforesaid shall be Sovereigns of the said Order And We do further ordain direct and appoint that the said Royal Order shall be governed by Statutes and Ordinances and that the Statutes to be observed in the said Order shall be established by Us Our heirs and successors Sovereigns of the said Order And to the end that the Statutes of the said Order may be legally established We do hereby authorize and command that a Seal be immediately engraven having thereon as follows that is to say a representation of Britannia surrounded by a circle containing the motto of the Order “For God and the Empire” and that the said Seal shall hereafter be the Seal of the Order and that the Statutes of the same shall be sealed by and with the said Seal and after having received Our Sign Manual and the counter-signature of one of Our Principal Secretaries of State which Statutes so given and in future to be given by Us Our heirs and successors to which the said Seal shall be affixed shall be of the same validity and read and taken as if the same and every article of them had been verbatim recited in these Our Letters Patent and passed under the Great Seal of Our said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland IN WITNESS &c. WITNESS &c. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the fourth day of June one thousand nine hundred and seventeen in the eighth Year of Our Reign. BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND (Sgd.) Geo Cave MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is graciously pleased to constitute an Order of Knighthood to be styled “The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.” And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command. Signified by Secretary SIR GEORGE CAVE SCHUSTER Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Received the fourth day of June 1917 (Sgd.) Finlay C Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Sir George Cave (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. First instance of the royal name is in a Gothic font. In the text of the Letters Patent, the royal name is capitalized along with "Greeting" and the incipits. Template is filled in with a typewriter. Court and day are entered by hand in the date clause, but month, calendar year, and regnal year are typed. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Ten shilling revenue stamp is affixed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Constituting the Order of the British Empire [1917-06-04] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George V directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm constituting the Order of the British Empire. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George V Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/409 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-06-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource D. Bogdanovic Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> but the resulting Letters Patent are a prerogative instrument. <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/367">First Statutes of the Order of the British Empire</a> Great Seal Home Secretary Lord Chancellor Monarch Order of the British Empire https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/be7bd619c6eb198938a8414ba355152d.pdf b851076387088651a21e4bf4a11fa8f0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The End of the Home Office's Administrative Role Description An account of the resource The early 21st century saw the Home Office's traditional role in the preparation of Letters Patent and Royal Warrants transferred elsewhere, first to the Lord Chancellor and then to the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs/Justice. Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL For the Minister: Home Office note CHANGES TO THE HOME OFFICE The Home Office is being reorganised with two main aims: to establish a single department with end-to-end responsibility for the criminal justice system, and to streamline its business so as to enable its Ministers to focus on the reduction of crime. This is being achieved by the transfer to the Home Office of the Court Service and associated functions from the Lord Chancellor’s Department and the transfer elsewhere of a number of non-core traditional Home Office functions. The Department will have the lead in implementing the Auld Review and the Halliday report on sentencing policy. Ministers A Ministerial team of six Ministers [or seven?] Home Secretary Three Ministers of State Two Parliamentary Secretaries, (one in the Lords) Responsibilities The Home Office will retain its present responsibilities for criminal justice policy, crime reduction, prisons, police, asylum, immigration, nationality and passports (approximately 9,500 staff plus a further 44,000 staff in the Prison Service and other agencies). In addition it will take on: i. Court Service from the LCD (c10,000 staff); ii. Magistrate’s Courts from the LCD (c8000 full-time and 2500 part-time staff) iii. LCD’s Directorate of Criminal Justice Courts and Criminal Policy comprising a Magistrates’ Courts Division, Magistrates’ Courts IT division, Criminal Justice Division and a Criminal Planning and Resources Division; iv. UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordination Unit from the Cabinet Office (23 staff plus two expert special advisers, Keith Hellawell and Mike Trace). v. Work Permits UK (administration of the Work Permits arrangements for the UK; representing employment policy interests in wider immigration policy and free movement of workers) from the DfEE. CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL At the same time it will lose a number of miscellaneous, mostly small-scale, responsibilities with their associated non-departmental public bodies: i. freedom of information openness and data protection (13 staff) to the LCD; ii. electoral law (7 staff) and the Electoral Commission to the DETR; iii. human rights (6 staff) to the LCD; iv. Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (8 staff) to the LCD; v. Royal, Church of England and hereditary matters (7 staff) to the LCD; vi. Fire Service (124 staff) to the DETR; vii. burial and cremation law, war memorials to DETR; viii. byelaws (3.5 staff) to DETR and DCMS; ix. gambling, liquor licensing and horseracing (33 staff) plus the Gaming Board, Horserace Betting Levy Board, Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal, National Stud and the Tote to DCMS; x. censorship and video classification (up to 3 staff) to DCMS but policy on obscenity stays; xi. Active Community Unit to Cabinet Office; xii. planning for the Golden Jubilee (11 staff) to the DCMS; xiii. animal welfare including the Hunting Bill (8.5 staff) to the DRA (nb. but vivisection remains with the Home Office); xiv. Sunday trading, Summertime and fixed Easter (1 staff) to DTI. 8 June 2001 CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The reference to "fixed Easter" is probably a reference to section 1 of the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/18-19/35/contents">Easter Act 1928</a> which sought to fix Easter as the first Sunday after the second Saturday of April. However, it has never been brought into force. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancillary Material - Post-Reshuffle Note for the Home Secretary [2001-06-08] Subject The topic of the resource Ministerial Appointments Description An account of the resource Note for David Blunkett on his responsibilities as Home Secretary after the June 2001 reshuffle. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard Wilson (?) (Secretary to the Cabinet) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 49/2706/05 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-06-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/212">Prime Minister's speaking note for the Home Secretary</a> Home Secretary Ministerial Appointments Prime Minister https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/52af019d6c6c140259c799acdf60fb00.pdf ee449662435b0e58a9fab9b613374b81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The End of the Home Office's Administrative Role Description An account of the resource The early 21st century saw the Home Office's traditional role in the preparation of Letters Patent and Royal Warrants transferred elsewhere, first to the Lord Chancellor and then to the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs/Justice. Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL PM Speaking Note 3 HOME OFFICE Appointment: Want you to be Home Secretary. Crucial post. Accommodation: Continue to have the use of South Eaton Place. Salary: Richard Wilson has asked permanent secretaries to assume that all Cabinet Ministers will draw their full salary unless an individual Minister decides otherwise. Not going to make a big song and dance about it: just do it. Structural changes: Making important changes to structure immediately. Announcing today. Important that key partners are consulted. Lord Chancellor is seeing the judiciary. Action: i. You should talk to the police through ACPO, and perhaps also the probation service, so that they understand what is going on. ii. You or someone on your behalf should talk to the authorities in Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man to explain to them the changes which are being made. Aim of changes: to give Home Office end-to-end responsibility for criminal justice system, and to slim down business to enable you to concentrate on reducing crime. Key features: Detail summarised in note. Hand over note. Court Service and associated policy functions being transferred from the Lord Chancellor’s Department (LCD) to the Home Office, plus the Drugs Unit from the Cabinet Office. But Lord Chancellor remains responsible for judicial appointment, civil law etc. No question of undermining the independence of the judiciary. Work permits also being transferred from the DfEE because of close link with immigration work. Many minor Home Office functions being transferred to the LCD (eg. freedom of information, Channel Isles, human rights), DCMS (eg. gambling, horseracing, video classification), DETR (Fire Service, electoral law), DTI (Summertime etc), Cabinet Office (Active Community Unit) and new Department of Rural Affairs (animal welfare including the Hunting Bill but not vivisection). CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL For use if needed: Reducing crime is the key priority. Delivering results over the lifetime of this Parliament is essential. Present structure is too heavy to enable Home Secretary to concentrate on the main priorities. Too many distractions blowing up out of a clear blue sky which require the attention of the Home Secretary at present (eg. mad dogs, Royal Jubilee issues) These transfers make more sense in the context of the work of these other departments: eg. LCD must get something in return for what they are giving up. Liquor licensing: needs to be seen in the context of tourism and leisure industries. Policy goes much wider than the criminal law. Criminal law still a matter for you. Electoral law: nothing to do with crime. Makes sense to handle it alongside local government elections. Special Advisers: You will be getting UK Anti-Drugs Coordination Unit from the Cabinet Office. Keith Hellawell and Mike Trace are special advisers and their contracts formally lapse today. You will need my formal permission to reappoint them - as with your other special adviser appointments - but I will regard them as being additional to your normal limit. Contract: Want to agree with you the main objectives which we shall be driving through in this Parliament. Here is a draft of what that contract will be. Will want to discuss it and agree it with you in next few weeks when you have had a chance to consider it. New Delivery Unit in Cabinet Office reporting to me through Charlie Falconer, will be in charge of supporting your department in delivering this contract, ensuring any problems are tackled and reporting progress. Management team. You will want to be sure that your department’s Management Board has the skills which it needs to deliver this contract. Richard Wilson has asked permanent secretaries to make sure that they have the skills which they need in their top team. Grateful if you would take a close interest in this. 8 June 2001 CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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(Secretary to the Cabinet) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 49/2706/05 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-06-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Home Secretary Ministerial Appointments Prime Minister https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/b866ca8039b0a0c2764a526c178087bc.pdf f08c78db61d0c4bad186d34212883987 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The End of the Home Office's Administrative Role Description An account of the resource The early 21st century saw the Home Office's traditional role in the preparation of Letters Patent and Royal Warrants transferred elsewhere, first to the Lord Chancellor and then to the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs/Justice. Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL For the Minister: Lord Chancellor's Department Note CHANGES TO LORD CHANCELLOR’S DEPARTMENT The responsibilities of the Lord Chancellor’s Department (LCD) for the Court Service, the Magistrates’ Courts and associated policy functions are being transferred to the Home Office to enable accountability for the running of the criminal justice system to be located in one department. Ministers A Ministerial team of four (or three given the reduced workload?) Lord Chancellor Three Parliamentary Secretaries, one in the Lords Responsibilities The LCD will retain responsibility for judicial appointments and other judicial matters, legal aid and the Criminal Defence Service and will continue as now to administer some tribunals including the immigration appeals tribunals. The responsibilities of the Department for civil justice policy, civil rights and constitutional matters will be strengthened by the inward transfer of many of the Home Office’s constitutional responsibilities including Freedom of Information, human rights, the Channel Islands, and Royal and Church matters (see note 3). 8 June 2001 CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ancillary Material - Post-Reshuffle Note for the Lord Chancellor [2001-06-08] Subject The topic of the resource Ministerial Appointments Description An account of the resource Note for Lord Irvine of Lairg on his responsibilities as Lord Chancellor after the June 2001 reshuffle. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard Wilson (?) (Secretary to the Cabinet) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 49/2706/05 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-06-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/194">Prime Minister's Speaking Note</a> Lord Chancellor Ministerial Appointments Prime Minister