单词 | Privy Council (PC) |
释义 | Privy Council (PC) Privy Council (PC) the great council of state comprising the sover- eign and the councillors. Councillors are addressed as 'The Right Honourable'. The CABINET discharges the advice function, and a JUDI- CIAL COMMITTEE sits as the highest court of appeal for some Common- wealth states such as New Zealand and formerly for Canada and Australia. It now has power to adjudicate on certain aspects of devo- lution, notably under the Scotland Act 1998 and to declare legislation incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998. |
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