Legislation Act 2019

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Schedule 1A: Secondary legislation made by Royal prerogative

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"Laws made by the Royal prerogative, like rules and official orders"

The law says the Royal prerogative can make secondary legislation. You can find out more about this in s 5(1). This type of legislation can be made in different forms, such as Letters Patent, Rules, or Royal Warrant.

These forms are used for specific purposes, like setting up the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand. They can also be used to regulate things like the use of images of the Royal family for commercial purposes.

You can see the different forms and their purposes in a table, which lists things like Royal Honours and the acceptance of certain titles.

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

"Rules to help change to the new law and make sure everything works smoothly"

Schedule 2: Incorporation by reference, or

"Adding information from elsewhere into a law: rules to follow"

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.