The use of prerogative instruments has declined considerably both as a result of the transfer of political power from the Sovereign to the House of Commons, and with the expanded use since the nineteenth century of delegated legislation under the authority of parliament.
Prerogative instruments were often used as the basis for the constitutions of British colonies.
prerogative, instrument, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2011, learn, when, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Prerogative instrument news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message A prerogative instrument is a legal instrument issued in the United Kingdom under the royal prerogative in contrast with a Statutory Instrument which is made under the authority of an Act of Parliament Examples of prerogative instruments include letters patent including most royal charters royal instructions royal warrants and some orders in council The use of prerogative instruments has declined considerably both as a result of the transfer of political power from the Sovereign to the House of Commons and with the expanded use since the nineteenth century of delegated legislation under the authority of parliament Prerogative instruments were often used as the basis for the constitutions of British colonies See also editPrerogative writReferences edit nbsp nbsp This article relating to law in the United Kingdom or its constituent jurisdictions is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a constitutional law topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prerogative instrument amp oldid 1096036943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
