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Counsellors of State Act 2022

Type Public General Act

Publication 2022-12-06

State In force

Department Statute Law Database

Source legislation.gov.uk

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Additional Counsellors of State

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(1) Section 6 of the Regency Act 1937 (power to delegate royal functions to Counsellors of State) has effect as if the persons required by subsection (2) of that section to be the Counsellors of State for the purposes of any delegation of royal functions under that section included—

(a) His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, during his lifetime, and

(b) Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, during her lifetime.

(2) Any requirement imposed by subsection (1) is subject to the proviso in subsection (2) of section 6 of that Act and to subsection (2A) of that section (powers to except a person who is absent from the United Kingdom and disqualification from being a Counsellor of State).

Short title and commencement

2

(1) This Act may be cited as the Counsellors of State Act 2022.

(2) This Act comes into force on the day after it is passed.

Additional Counsellors of State

Short title and commencement

Editorial notes

[^key-7db34add801c68c709f58c1b26124496]: S. 1 in force at 7.12.2022, see s. 2(2)

[^key-50850e717825846edd31860bb8b2cbe7]: S. 2 in force at 7.12.2022, see s. 2(2)

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