Legal Definition and Related Resources of Order in Council

An Order made by the King ” by and with the advice of His Majesty’s Privy Council,” for the purposes of government, either in virtue of the royal prerogative or under statutory authority

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Definition of Order-in-council

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Order-in-council: In the British constitutional system, inherited by Canada, the Monarch is Head of State, must approve all laws for them to be valid, and is advised by a Privy Council of Ministers. By constitutional convention, the Monarch accepts only the advice of members of the Privy Council who are also Cabinet ministers and who have the support of the House of Commons. Most legislation passed by the House of Commons outlines only the broad principles of law and legal regulation and the law usually provides for the bureaucracy to develop detailed provisions that are then given legal status by being approved by the Governor General (representing the Monarch) in Council.

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Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Order-in-council. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada