Order in Council - Use of the Current Seals by the Secretaries of State [1952-02-08]
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Title
Order in Council - Use of the Current Seals by the Secretaries of State [1952-02-08]
Subject
Accession
Privy Council
Description
Order in Council of Queen Elizabeth II authorizing the Secretaries of State continue using their current Seals.
Creator
Queen Elizabeth II
Source
PC 2/701
Date
1952-02-08
Contributor
T. Onslow
Relation
Order in Council Item Type Metadata
Transcript
AT THE COURT AT ST. JAMES'S
the 8th day of February, 1952
Present,
THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY
Present,
THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY
IN COUNCIL
It is this day ordered by Her Majesty in Council that one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State do prepare a Warrant for Her Majesty's Royal Signature authorizing Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State to use the existing Seals until other Seals be prepared and authorized by Her Majesty.
F. J. Fernau
Ornamentation
Printed on a bluish gray paper.
Special Features
The modern version of this Order in Council is simpler and does away with the Royal Warrant. Instead, it directly authorizes the Secretaries of State to continue using their current Seals.
Files
Collection
Citation
Queen Elizabeth II, “Order in Council - Use of the Current Seals by the Secretaries of State [1952-02-08],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/605.