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- noun In some
Commonwealth parliamentary systems, alegally -enforceable decree by theexecutive branch of agovernment .
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Examples
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Clause 86 will remain dormant until the government chooses to enact it by order-in-council.
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For greater certainty, there is a section of the bill that remains dormant until it is made law by an order-in-council and by regulation.
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In 1908 the Canadian government issued an order-in-council, which required all Indian immigrants to journey from India, to their point of entry without a stop over anywhere.
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On May 11, 2006, a damning verdict condemned the expulsion order as "repugnant" and overturned the Blair government's "order-in-council."
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In 1908 the Canadian government issued an order-in-council, which required all Indian immigrants to journey from India, to their point of entry without a stop over anywhere.
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For greater certainty, there is a section of the bill that remains dormant until it is made law by an order-in-council and by regulation.
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On May 11, 2006, a damning verdict condemned the expulsion order as "repugnant" and overturned the Blair government's "order-in-council."
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Three months later, the Foreign Office minister responsible for Chagos sent an "order-in-council" to the Queen for her automatic approval that overturned the High Court 2000 victory, banning Chagossians from ever returning home.
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Three months later, the Foreign Office minister responsible for Chagos sent an "order-in-council" to the Queen for her automatic approval that overturned the High Court 2000 victory, banning Chagossians from ever returning home.
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Clause 86 will remain dormant until the government chooses to enact it by order-in-council.
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