Royal sign-manual
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The Royal sign-manual is the formal handwritten signature of the reigning monarch used to give legal force to official documents and state acts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Sign Manual | 1 |
| Royal sign-manual canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional instrument
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ royal prerogative ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Crown dependencies
ⓘ
surface form:
British Crown dependencies
British Overseas Territories ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesToBranchOfGovernment |
executive
ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ legislature ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
British monarchy
ⓘ
Crown ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| executionMethod | personally signed by the monarch ⓘ |
| givesLegalForceTo |
official documents
ⓘ
state acts ⓘ |
| governedBy |
constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
statute law ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
monarch's initial or abbreviated name
ⓘ
monarch's regnal name ⓘ |
| hasForm | handwritten signature ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
authentication of royal will
ⓘ
formal expression of sovereign's consent ⓘ |
| historicalUseSinceCentury | medieval period ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Great Seal of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Seal of the Realm
royal assent by commission ⓘ royal cypher ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | confers royal assent or approval ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
letters patent under the Great Seal
ⓘ
royal assent ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
exercise of executive authority
ⓘ
exercise of prerogative powers ⓘ |
| requires | physical or facsimile signature of the monarch ⓘ |
| requiresCounterSignatureBy |
principal secretary of state
ⓘ
responsible minister ⓘ |
| usedBy | reigning monarch ⓘ |
| usedFor |
appointments to public office
ⓘ
commissions ⓘ granting of honours ⓘ letters patent ⓘ naturalisation ⓘ orders in council ⓘ pardons ⓘ proclamations ⓘ royal instructions ⓘ royal warrants ⓘ |
| usedInSystem | Westminster system ⓘ |
| usedOnBehalfOf | the Crown ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Sign Manual