Order in Council
LEGISLATIVE ORDER IN MANY COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY OF COMMONWEALTH REALMS
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An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in many countries, especially the Commonwealth realms. In the United Kingdom this legislation is formally made in the name of the monarch by and with the advice and consent of the Privy Council (King-in-Council), but in other countries the terminology may vary.