https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/82385fd245f3dd2cac5bb6cb6e91dce1.pdf 40290ccadb9fa06b43f060b1d68fc680 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. <div class="instrument royal-warrant" style="line-height:1.6;"> <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>Page 1</p> </div> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <p>L. S.</p> </div> <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>(Sgd.) <em>Elizabeth R</em></p> </div> <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">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 Our Trusty and Well-beloved Alexander Gerard Attwood,</p> <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>Greeting!</p> </div> <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">WHEREAS by section 1 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, as amended by section 6 of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, it is provided that there shall be a body corporate known as the Electoral Commission, or in Welsh, Comisiwn Etholiadl, and that the Commission shall consist of members to be known as Electoral Commissioners, and that there shall be nine or ten Electoral Commissioners appointed by Us;</p> <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">AND WHEREAS section 3 of the said Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act provides that Our powers of appointment under section 1 shall be exercisable on an Address from the House of Commons and that such an Address has been duly presented to Us;</p> <div style="text-align:left;margin-top:2em;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>WARRANT appointing Alexander Gerard Attwood, as an Electoral Commissioner.</p> </div>   <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"><br />Page 2</div> <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">AND WHEREAS Alexander Gerard Attwood is not ineligible for appointment as an Electoral Commissioner by virtue of any of the provisions of the said Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act;</p> <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">AND WHEREAS paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the said Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act provides that a person appointed as an Electoral Commissioner shall cease to hold office on the occurrence of any of the events specified in sub-paragraph (3)(a) to (d) of that paragraph (or, in the case of nominated Commissioners, the events specified in sub-paragraph (3)(a) to (ca) of that paragraph), may be removed from office by Us in pursuance of an Address from the House of Commons or may be relieved of that office by Us at the person’s own request; and subject to the above provisions, persons shall hold office as an Electoral Commissioner for the period for which they are appointed (not exceeding ten years) and otherwise in accordance with the terms of their appointment;</p> </div>   <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"><br />Page 3</div> <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:2em;">NOW KNOW YE that We, pursuant to the powers vested in Us by section 1 of the said Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (as amended), have appointed and do by these Presents appoint you the said Alexander Gerard Attwood as a member of the Electoral Commission for a period of three years commencing on and from the 1st day of February 2021 until and concluding on the 31st day of January 2024.</p> <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>Given at Our Court at Saint James's<br />the 10th day of March 2021<br />In the seventieth Year of Our Reign</p> </div> <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>By Her Majesty’s Command.</p> <p>(Sgd.) <em>Robert Buckland</em></p> </div> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Robert Buckland (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Second Seal (Blue) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Bookman Old Style. Royal name and title are capitalized. Capitalized incipits. Date and month seem to be entered in a san serif font. 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 - Electoral Commissioner [2021-03-10] Subject The topic of the resource Elections Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II appointing Alexander Attwood as an Electoral Commissioner. 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 2021-03-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/section/1" title="Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000">Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000</a> Elections Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power