Noun
order in council (plural orders in council)
Alternative spelling of order-in-council
order-in-council (plural orders-in-council)
In some Commonwealth parliamentary systems, a legally-enforceable decree by the executive branch of a government.
order-in-council
By making these changes through Order in Council, the government prevented Opposition members from voting against them. Source: Internet
In August 1895 an Order-in-Council was issued in Britain authorising the Colony to make laws for the territory around it, extending out to the agreed-upon boundary (which corresponds closely to that of present-day Sierra Leone). Source: Internet
On February 24, 1942, Order-in-Council P.C. no. 1486 was passed under the War Measures Act allowing for the forced removal of any and all Canadians of Japanese descent from British Columbia, as well as the prohibiting from them returning to the province. Source: Internet
I personally find Order in Council number 2020-0524 somewhat offensive because it goes against the grain of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guaranteeing “every individual is equal before and under the law.” Source: Internet
For immigration and nationality purposes it is UK law, and not Guernsey law, which applies (technically the Immigration Act 1971, extended to Guernsey by Order-in-Council). Source: Internet
Military Proclamation Number 17 of 1949, Section 2, vested the King of Jordan with all the powers that were enjoyed by the King of England, his ministers and the High Commissioner of Palestine by the Palestine Order-in-Council, 1922. Source: Internet