Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Crown Office (Forms and Proclamations Rules) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st September 1988.

(2) References in this Order to a Schedule are references to a Schedule to this Order.

Forms of Writs of Summons, Commissions, Letters Patent and Royal Assents

2.—(1) For any document to which this Rule applies the form of words to be used shall be that set out in Schedule 1, subject only to such variations as are specified in that Schedule.

(2) This Rule applies to the documents under the Great Seal described in the following Table.

Publication of Royal Proclamations

3.  It shall be sufficient for Royal Proclamations to be published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes; but if the Lord President of the Council, thinking it expedient, directs that copies of such proclamations shall in addition be sent to such High Sheriffs, Sheriffs, Lord Mayors and Mayors in England and Wales and to such Sheriffs Principal in Scotland as he thinks fit, the contents of such proclamations shall thereupon be made known in the manner accustomed.

Revocations

4.  The Rules set out in the instruments specified in Schedule 2 are hereby revoked.

Rule 2

SCHEDULE 1FORMS OF DOCUMENTS

Rule 4

SCHEDULE 2

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order in Council makes Rules which consolidate, with minor modifications, previous Rules made between 1878 and 1975. It prescribes the form of words to be used in certain writs of summons, Commissions of the Peace, Letters Patent and Royal Assent Commissions. It also provides for the publication of Royal Proclamations to take account of changes made in the organisation of local government.