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 Historical Crown Office Rules Subject The topic of the resource Crown Office Description An account of the resource Historical rules regarding the preparation of Letters Patent and similar instruments. Order of Council Unlike Orders in Council, which are made by the Monarch at a meeting of the Privy Council, Orders of Council are made by committees of Privy Counsellors. Transcript A transcript of the document. <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;">THE CROWN OFFICE RULES (PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS) ORDER, 1927.<br /><br /></div> <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;"><strong>1927, No. 780.<br /><br /></strong></div> <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;">At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 25th day of July, 1927.<br /><br /></div> <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;">By a Committee of the Lords of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.<br /><br /></div> <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;">Lord Chancellor. Lord Privy Seal.<br /><br /></div> <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;">Secretary Sir William Joynson-Hicks.</div> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">Whereas by Section 5 of the Crown Office Act, 1877, it is enacted that a Committee of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council consisting of the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain for the time being, the Lord Privy Seal for the time being, and one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, may by Order make, and when made, from time to time revoke, add to, or alter Rules prescribing (amongst other things) the mode in which the documents to which that Act applies are to be prepared:</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">And whereas by Rule 2 of the Rules made by the said Committee under that section on the 30th day of August, 1916, it was prescribed that all marginal decorations then inscribed on documents should be discontinued, except that such documents should bear the Royal Arms printed in one colour:</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">And whereas it is desirable to give greater latitude in the preparation of certain documents by hand:</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">And whereas the provisions of Section one of the Rules Publication Act, 1893, have been complied with:</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">Now, therefore, the Lords of the said Committee, in pursuance of the said Act, do hereby order as follows:—<br /><br /></p> 1. The following Rule shall be added to the existing Rules made under the said section—<br /> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">" Notwithstanding anything in Rule 2 of the Rules made by a Committee of Council under Section 5 of the Crown Office Act, 1877, on the 30th day of August, 1916, any document to which that Act applies may, with the leave of the Lord Chancellor, be illuminated with the Royal Arms and any other decoration in one or more colours by hand, in such manner as the Lord Chancellor may approve."</p> 2. This Order may be cited as the Crown Office Rules (Preparation of Documents) Order, 1927.<br /> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:right;"><em>M. P. A. Hankey.</em></p> Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This document was published in a collection of secondary legislation so its formatting may not reflect the original. 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 Order of Council - Preparation of Documents [1927-07-25] Subject The topic of the resource Crown Office Privy Council Description An account of the resource Order of a Committee of the Privy Council making rules for the preparation of Crown Office documents. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Committee of Council Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <em>Statutory Rules and Orders Other Than Those of a Local, Personal, or Temporary Character Issued in 1927<span> </span></em><span>(London, 1928), 140-141.</span> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927-07-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/40-41/41/section/3">The Crown Office Act 1877</a><br /><br />Revoked by <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1162/schedule/2/made">The Crown Office (Preparation and Authentication of Documents Rules) Order 1988</a> Crown Office Great Seal Privy Council Procedure Statutory Power