Ministerial order
A ministerial decree or ministerial order is a decree by a ministry. With a ministerial decree the administrative department is delegated the task to impose a formal judgement or mandate. Ministerial decrees are usually imposed under the authority of the department's chief minister, secretary or administrator.
Belgium
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Canada
In Canada, a ministerial order (
Spain
In Spain, a ministerial decree (Spanish: orden ministerial) is a regulation issued by any of the government ministries. In the legal hierarchy, it sits below a Real Decreto del Presidente del Gobierno (Royal Decree of the Prime Minister) and a Real Decreto del Consejo de Ministros (Royal Decree of the Council of Ministers). Ministerial decrees are produced not only by ministers in affairs relating to their own departments, but also by delegate commissions formed to deal with matters that affect several ministries.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom a ministerial decree is known as a "ministerial order." Until 2013 there was only one example, the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1992.[2][3]
The order was made under powers contained in section 56(2) of the
In 2013 the ministerial order became a more common type of legislation, as it was used 27 times that year, under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009; such continued in 2016.[2] In 2015, the Sewerage Undertakers (Information) (Revocation) Direction 2015[4] was given under section 202 of the Water Industry Act 1991.
References
- ^ a b Kleiss, Karen (5 September 2012). "Navigating Government: Ministerial Orders". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Inc. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ a b UK Ministerial Orders. Legislation.gov.uk
- ^ a b c email re UK Ministerial Orders, released as part of a response from National Archives to a request made using WhatDoTheyKnow, accessed 20 May 2012.
- ^ The Sewerage Undertakers (Information) (Revocation) Direction 2015