Letters Patent 1987

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Letters Patent 1987 is a constitutional instrument issued by the British monarch that formally established and defined the office and powers of the Governor-General of New Zealand and related aspects of New Zealand’s system of government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional instrument ⓘ
letters patent ⓘ
amendedBy Letters Patent (Amendment) Order 2006 ⓘ
Letters Patent (Amendment) Order 2009 ⓘ
Letters Patent (Amendment) Order 2010 ⓘ
Letters Patent (Amendment) Order 2013 ⓘ
Letters Patent (Amendment) Order 2014 ⓘ
Letters Patent (Amendment) Order 2015 ⓘ
Letters Patent (Amendment) Order 2016 ⓘ
Letters Patent (Amendment) Order 2018 ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1987-11-01 ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple responsible government in New Zealand ⓘ
the Sovereign acts on the advice of New Zealand Ministers ⓘ
constitutionalStatus fundamental constitutional document of New Zealand ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
dateIssued 1987-10-28 ⓘ
definesOffice Administrator of the Government of New Zealand ⓘ
Deputy of the Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
Executive Council of New Zealand ⓘ
Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
filedUnder Great Seal of New Zealand ⓘ
issuedBy Elizabeth II ⓘ
issuedByTitle Queen of New Zealand ⓘ
Queen of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British monarch
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor Governor-General’s role as head of state in New Zealand in practice ⓘ
role of the Governor-General as the representative of the Sovereign in New Zealand ⓘ
legalForm letters patent under the Royal Sign Manual and the Great Seal of New Zealand ⓘ
partOf New Zealand constitution ⓘ
providesFor constitution and functioning of the Executive Council of New Zealand ⓘ
continuity of executive government in New Zealand ⓘ
exercise of the functions of the Sovereign in New Zealand by the Governor-General ⓘ
purpose to constitute the office of Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
to define the powers and functions of the Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
to provide for the administration of the Government of New Zealand in the absence or incapacity of the Governor-General ⓘ
to provide for the succession of the office of Governor-General ⓘ
to regulate the exercise of the royal prerogative in New Zealand ⓘ
recognises New Zealand as a realm of the Crown ⓘ
the Governor-General as the Sovereign’s representative in and over New Zealand ⓘ
regulates appointment of deputies to exercise the powers of the Governor-General ⓘ
appointment of the Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
exercise of the royal prerogative in New Zealand ⓘ
oath of office of the Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
powers of the Governor-General to summon, prorogue, and dissolve the New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
succession arrangements when the office of Governor-General is vacant ⓘ
relatedTo Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 ⓘ
replaces Letters Patent 1917 ⓘ
supersedes Letters Patent 1917 relating to the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand ⓘ

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