Crown in right of the United Kingdom

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Crown constitutional concept legal person

The Crown in right of the United Kingdom is the legal embodiment of the British state and executive authority at the UK-wide level, distinct from its devolved counterparts in other parts of the realm.

Aliases (14)

Crown of the United Kingdom ×32
the Crown in right of the United Kingdom ×3
British monarchy ×1
Crown in Right of the United Kingdom ×1
Crown in right of Jamaica ×1
Crown in right of Northern Ireland ×1
Crown in right of Scotland ×1
Crown in the United Kingdom ×1
Crown lands of the United Kingdom ×1
Crown of the United Kingdom (in appointment process) ×1
Crown_in_right_of_the_United_Kingdom ×1
His Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom ×1
The Crown in right of the United Kingdom ×1
the Crown in right of the UK ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Crown → constitutional concept → legal person →
alsoKnownAs	the Crown → the Crown in right of the UK →
appliesTo	reserved matters under UK devolution settlements →
componentOf	Westminster system →
constitutionalDocumentsInclude	Act of Settlement 1701 → Acts of Union → Bill of Rights 1689 → various constitutional statutes of the United Kingdom →
constitutionalForm	parliamentary constitutional monarchy →
country	United Kingdom →
distinctFrom	Crown in right of Australia → Crown in right of Canada → Crown in right of Jamaica → Crown in right of New Zealand → Crown in right of Northern Ireland → Crown in right of Scotland → Crown in right of other Commonwealth realms → Crown in right of the Bahamas →
embodies	British state → executive authority of the United Kingdom →
exercisesPowerThrough	Cabinet of the United Kingdom → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom → UK government → UK ministers of the Crown →
headOfState	monarch of the United Kingdom →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom-wide →
legalCapacity	can enter into contracts → can own property → can sue and be sued →
legalNature	corporation sole →
powersInclude	appointment of the Prime Minister → conduct of foreign affairs → declaration of war and peace (exercised by ministers) → dissolution and summoning of Parliament (subject to statute) → granting of honours → granting of royal assent to legislation → issuing of passports → royal prerogative →
relatedConcept	Crown in right of each devolved administration →
representedBy	His Majesty the King →
roleInGovernment	executive branch of the United Kingdom → formal source of judicial authority in the United Kingdom → part of the legislature of the United Kingdom →
seatOfGovernment	Westminster →
symbolOf	continuity of the British state → sovereignty of the United Kingdom →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Auxiliary Territorial Service ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Int Corps ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Manchester and Salford Yeomanry ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Royal Army Medical Corps ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Royal Army Ordnance Corps ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Royal Corps of Transport ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Royal Pioneer Corps ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Royal Scots ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	allegiance
Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm → Crown in right of the Isle of Man → Crown in right of the United Kingdom ("Crown in right of Scotland") → Crown in right of the United Kingdom ("Crown in right of Northern Ireland") → Crown in right of the United Kingdom ("Crown in right of Jamaica") → the_Crown_in_right_of_Belize ("Crown_in_right_of_the_United_Kingdom") →	distinctFrom
Crown in right of New Zealand → Crown in right of the Isle of Man → Crown of England ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Crown of Ireland ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Royal prerogative of the United Kingdom → the Crown in right of Grenada ("the Crown in right of the United Kingdom") →	relatedConcept
GCMG ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Order of the Indian Empire ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	awardingBody
Crown in right of Wales ("Crown in the United Kingdom") → Duchy of Lancaster ("Crown lands of the United Kingdom") → Great Officer of State ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	partOf
Crown in right of Saint Lucia → Crown in right of the Channel Islands → Crown of Antigua and Barbuda →	separateFrom
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Succession to the Crown Act 2013 ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	appliesTo
Baron Olivier ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Duke of Fife ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	grantedBy
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ("Crown of the United Kingdom") → Royal Warrant (for royal title and status) →	jurisdiction
Crown in right of the United Kingdom ("the Crown in right of the UK") →	alsoKnownAs
Bishop of Lincoln ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	appointedBy
Order of the Companions of Honour ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	associatedWith
Stranger Knights of the Garter ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	associatedWithInstitution
British Crown →	continuesAs
Crown in right of Wales →	continuityWith
Crown in right of Wales →	distinguishedFrom
Master of the Children ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	employer
Crown of Ireland ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	followedBy
the Crown ("the Crown in right of the United Kingdom") →	hasAspect
Crown (British state) →	hasPart
Crown (British state) ("the Crown in right of the United Kingdom") →	hasTitle
Queen's Regulations for the Royal Air Force →	issuedBy
Peerage of Ireland ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	laterGovernedBy
British monarchy ("The Crown in right of the United Kingdom") →	legalConcept
See of Canterbury ("Crown of the United Kingdom (in appointment process)") →	linkedToMonarchy
Crown of Ireland ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	mergedInPracticeWith
Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster Province ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	officeCreatedBy
Venerable Order of St John ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	recognizedBy
Crown in right of Papua New Guinea →	relatedTo
Crown (British state) ("British monarchy") →	represents
Board of Admiralty ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	subordinateTo
Six Nations of the Grand River ("Crown in Right of the United Kingdom") →	treatyRelationshipWith
Crown of England ("Crown of the United Kingdom") →	ultimateSuccessor
British Crown ("His Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom") →	usesTitle