Minute - Letter Regarding Lord Belstead's Appointment as Lord Privy Seal [1988-01-19]
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Title
Minute - Letter Regarding Lord Belstead's Appointment as Lord Privy Seal [1988-01-19]
Subject
Ministerial Appointments
Description
Minute from J. L. Waine to Lord Mackay of Clashfern regarding Lord Belstead's appointment as Lord Privy Seal.
Creator
J. L. Waine
Source
LCO 6/4342
Date
1988-01-19
Contributor
Jason Loch
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Transcript
Lord Chancellor
Lord Belstead took the Oath of Office as Lord Privy Seal at Sandringham this morning after which The Queen signed the warrant directing the issue of Letters Patent of appointment.
The Home Secretary would normally countersign the warrant below the words "BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND". As the Letters Patent are to be sealed today it has not proved possible to obtain Mr Hurd's signature in the time available and I should be grateful if you would sign in his place as well as in the usual place. The authority for so doing is in section 2 of the Great Seal Act 1884 - copy below.
Crown Office,
19th January 1988
Lord Privy Seal
Lord Belstead took the Oath of Office as Lord Privy Seal at Sandringham this morning after which The Queen signed the warrant directing the issue of Letters Patent of appointment.
The Home Secretary would normally countersign the warrant below the words "BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND". As the Letters Patent are to be sealed today it has not proved possible to obtain Mr Hurd's signature in the time available and I should be grateful if you would sign in his place as well as in the usual place. The authority for so doing is in section 2 of the Great Seal Act 1884 - copy below.
(Sgd.) JW
Miss J. L. Waine
Crown Office,
19th January 1988
Signatures
J. L. Waine
Special Features
The excerpt from section 2 of the Great Seal Act 1884 is not included in the file.
Files
Citation
J. L. Waine, “Minute - Letter Regarding Lord Belstead's Appointment as Lord Privy Seal [1988-01-19],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/477.