Order in Council - Use of the Current Great Seal [2022-09-10]
Dublin Core
Title
Order in Council - Use of the Current Great Seal [2022-09-10]
Subject
Accession
Great Seal
Privy Council
Description
Order in Council of King Charles III authorizing the Lord Chancellor to use Queen Elizabeth II's Great Seal until a new seal is ready.
Creator
King Charles III
Source
Date
2022-09-10
Contributor
Jason Loch
Relation
Order in Council Item Type Metadata
Transcript
At the Court at St James’s
THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022
PRESENT,
THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY
IN COUNCIL
It is this day ordered by His Majesty in Council that the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain is authorised to make use of the Great Seal for sealing all things whatsoever that pass the Great Seal until another Great Seal be prepared and authorised by His Majesty.
Richard Tilbrook
Ornamentation
Printed in Times New Roman.
Motif of St. Edward's Crown surrounded by heraldic plants at the top.
Motif of St. Edward's Crown surrounded by heraldic plants at the top.
Special Features
This Order in Council differs from earlier examples (cf. Queen Elizabeth II's Order in Council from 1952) in that it does not direct a Secretary of State to prepare a Royal Warrant to grant the necessary authorization to the Lord Chancellor. Instead, the Order itself contains the authorization.
Files
Collection
Citation
King Charles III, “Order in Council - Use of the Current Great Seal [2022-09-10],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/157.