privy council
saiyad dost mohammad
(Querist) 20 October 2010
This query is : Resolved
sir/madam,
i have problm in "privy council" you r give me a solution .problm-
1. wat is "privy council" .
2. its notes when i take.
R.Ramachandran
(Expert) 20 October 2010
Dear Mr. Saiyad,
You say you are an Advocate.
Have done any research so far through internet to find out what is 'Privy Council'?
If not, please do some research and then try to tell others also.
As a young Advocate, you are supposed to do your work, instead of asking for ready made solutions/answers from others that too on a easy question like what is privy council.
saiyad dost mohammad
(Querist) 20 October 2010
thanks sir u hav remember me wat i do for i will take own decion.
thanks again
Khaleel Ahmed
(Expert) 20 October 2010
I agree with Ramachandran.
aman kumar
(Expert) 21 October 2010
i think we are also advocates so give advice is our profession & work
The Privy Council exercises judicial authority through the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which functions as one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom (on the same level as the House of Lords, though with very limited scope), and also acts as the highest court for several other countries around the world which still provide for appeals to Her Majesty in Council.
The Privy Council exercises executive authority through the means of Orders in Council, a type of Statutory Instrument. In theory, these are made by the Monarch after consulting the Council; in practice, however, they originate with government ministers, the Monarch and the Privy Council being a mere rubberstamp, with Privy Council meetings involving the assembly of the Monarch and a few Privy Counsellors in whatever Royal Residence the monarch is at that time residing in. The Lord President of the Council reads out a list of Orders-in-Council. After a number, the Queen says simply 'Agreed', validating the Orders. Some Privy Council meetings run for as short as five minutes; meetings are rarely long since they are held standing up. Technically, the British cabinet is a committee of the Privy Council, hence the appointment of new cabinet ministers to the Council. Administrative services for the Privy Council are carried out by the Privy Council Office.
The Privy Council is also responsible for issuing and amending Royal Charters. This includes the granting of degree-awarding powers and university status to higher education institutions, on the recommendation of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
Full meetings of the Privy Council occur only on the death of a monarch and the accession of a new monarch, when the Council issues a proclamation of the accession and announces the name of the new Sovereign.
Membership
Membership is for life, although a person can be removed by the Sovereign from the Privy Council. There are currently over 500 members. Various groups are invariably appointed to the Council. These include:
Senior members of the Royal Family
All members of the Cabinet, and some senior ministers outside the Cabinet
Law Lords and judges of the Courts of Appeal of England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and New Zealand
The Lord President of the Court of Session (who also holds the post of Lord Justice-General of the High Court of Justiciary), and some other senior members of the Scottish judiciary
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and incumbents of the more important sees, e.g. London
The Leader of the Opposition and other leaders of recognised parties (i.e., those with sufficient MPss to be recognised as a unit for parliamentary speaking time)
