Legislation Act 2019

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Schedule 1A: Secondary legislation made by Royal prerogative

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"Laws made by the Royal Family's special powers"

You can find secondary legislation made by Royal prerogative in this schedule. It is empowered by s 5(1). This schedule lists the forms and purposes of this legislation. You will see a table that lists different items. Each item has a form and a purpose. The forms include Letters Patent, Rules, and Royal Warrant. You can use this schedule to understand the purposes of each form. For example, Letters Patent constitute the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand. Rules regulate the use of images of the Royal family for commercial purposes.

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Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions, or

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1ASecondary legislation made by Royal prerogative Empowered by s 5(1)

The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Form. Column 2 is headed Purpose(s) for which made.
Item	Form	Purpose(s) for which made
1	Letters Patent	Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand (including constituting the Executive Council, conferring powers on the Governor-General and Executive Council, and otherwise providing for them).
2	Rules	Regulating the use of images of the Royal family for commercial purposes.
3	Royal Warrant	Establishing Royal Honours and regulating the granting, use, and retention of those Honours (including by delegating any matter to regulations or rules).
4	Regulations or rules	Regulating the eligibility and other matters delegated by Royal Warrant in relation to Royal Honours.
5	Rules	Regulating the acceptance and wearing of Commonwealth, foreign, and international Honours by New Zealand citizens.
6	Rules	Regulating the granting, use, and retention of the titles “The Right Honourable” and “The Honourable” in New Zealand.