orders in council

• What is the composition of the Council in Orders in Council?

  King and Privy Council
• Who makes up the Privy Council?

  PM, senior politicians, and judges
• What legislation grants power to the Orders in Council?

  Emergency Powers Act 1920 and Civil Contingencies Act 2004
• When can Orders in Council be passed?

  When Parliament is not sitting or in emergencies
• What does an Order in Council allow the government to do?

  Make laws without going through Parliament
• What is required for the Privy Council to make Orders in Council?

  An Enabling Act
• What can Orders in Council be used for besides making laws?

  Transferring responsibility between Government Departments
• How can Orders in Council affect European Directives?

  They can give legal effect to European Directives
• What was an example of an Order in Council regarding cannabis?

  Downgraded cannabis to a class C drug
• What was the Enabling Act related to the cannabis OIC?

  Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
• What did the government do after downgrading cannabis?

  Issued another OIC to re-classify it
• What is the role of the Privy Council?

  Advisors to the King
• How does the Privy Council connect executive powers and the sovereign?

  It links ministers' powers to the sovereign's authority
• How often does the Privy Council meet?

  Monthly
• What does the Privy Council do regarding different authorities?

  Grants status to different authorities
• What is one of the functions of the Privy Council?

  Issue orders in the council
• What was the original role of the Privy Council in the 13th century?

  Executive arm of the English government
• Who is the current Lord President of the Council?

  Lucy Powell