PART 1Introductory

Privy Council procedures and legislative procedures3

1

Any power vested in the Privy Council to make an order under this Part may be exercised by any two or more members of the Privy Council.

2

Any power of the Privy Council to make an order under this Part is exercisable by statutory instrument, and for the purposes of section 1 of the Statutory Instruments Act 19462 (definition of “Statutory Instrument”), any power of the Privy Council to make an order under this Part is to be taken to be conferred by an Act of Parliament.

3

An order made (wholly or partly) under article 2(1) is subject to annulment by resolution of either House of Parliament.

4

Before making an order under article 1(3) that commences an amendment of the Medicines Act 19683 as it applies in Northern Ireland, the Privy Council must obtain the agreement of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland to the making of the order.

5

Any act of the Privy Council under this Part is sufficiently signified by an instrument signed by the Clerk of the Privy Council.

6

Where an order of the Privy Council under this Part is signified by an instrument purporting to be signed by the Clerk of the Privy Council, that is evidence and in Scotland sufficient evidence of—

a

the fact that the order was duly made; and

b

the order’s terms.