Questions tagged [privy-council]
The Privy Council advises the sovereign on the exercise of the royal prerogative, issues Orders in Council, which enact Acts of Parliament and regulate certain public institutions. They advise the sovereign on the issuing of Royal Charters, which grant special status to incorporated bodies, and city or borough status to local authorities. Otherwise, the Privy Council's powers have now been largely replaced by the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.