Care of King During his Illness, etc. Act 1811
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1811 c. 1 |
| Year | 1811 |
(51 Geo. 3) C A P. I.
[5th February 1811]
'WHEREAS by reason of the severe Indisposition with which it hath pleased God to afflict the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Personal Exercise of the Royal Authority by His Majesty is, for the present, so far interrupted, that it becomes necessary to make Provision for assisting His Majesty in the Administration and Exercise of the Royal Authority, and also for the Care of his Royal Person during the continuance of His Majesty's Indisposition, and for the Resumption of the Exercise of the Royal Authority by His Majesty;' Be it therefore eacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritualand Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That His Royal HighnessGeorge Augustus Frederick Prince of Wales shall have full Power and Authority, in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majesty, and under the Stile and Title of ‘Regent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ,’ to exercise and administer the Royal Power and Authority to the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland belonging, and to use, execute and perform all Authorities, Prerogatives, Acts of Government and Administration of the same, which lawfully belong to the King of the said United Kingdom to use, execute and perform; subject to such Limitations, Exceptions, Regulations and Restrictions, as are hereinafter specified and contained; and all and every Act and Acts which shall be done by the said Regent, in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majesty, by virtue and in pursuance of this Act, and according to the Powers and Authorities hereby vested in him, shall have the same force and Effect to all Intents and Purposes as the like Acts would have if done by His Majesty himself, and shall to all Intents and Purposes be full and sufficient Warrant to all Persons acting under the Authority thereof; and all Persons shall yield Obedience thereto, and carry the same into Effect, in the same manner and for the same Purposes as the same Persons ought to yield Obedience to and carry into Effect the like Acts done by His Majesty himself; any Law, Course of Office, or other Matter or Thing to the contrary notwithstanding.
II Form of Signature of Regent.
II. And be it further enacted, That as to all Authorities given and Appointments made in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majesty, and all other Acts, Matters and Things usually done under the Authority of the Royal Sign Manual, the Signature of the Regent in the Form following; that is to say,George P. R. or in cases where the Royal Signature has usually been affixed in Initials only, then in the Form G. P. R. , shall be as valid and effectual, and have the same Force and Effect as His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, and shall be deemed and taken to be to all Intents and Purposes His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, and be obeyed as such.
III When Powers of Act to cease.
III. And be it further enacted, That when His Majesty shall by the Blessing of God be restored to such a State of Health as to be capable of resuming the Personal Exercise of his Royal Authority, and shall have declared his Royal Will and Pleasure thereupon, as hereinafter provided, all and every the Powers and Authorities given by this Act, for the Exercise and Administration of His Royal Power and Authority, or for the using, executing and performing the Authorities, Prerogatives, Acts of Government and Administration of the same, which belong to the King of the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland to use, execute and perform, or for the Care of His Majesty's Royal Person, shall cease and determine; and no Act, Matter or Thing, which, under this Act, and previous to such Declaration might be done in the Administration of His Majesty's Royal Power and Authority, or in the using, exercising or performing any such Authorities, Prerogatives, Acts of Government or Administration as aforesaid, or in the Care of His Majesty's Royal Person, by virtue and in pursuance of this Act, shall, if done after such Declaration of His Majesty's Royal Will and Pleasure, be thenceforth valid or effectual.
IV Acts of Regent to remain, unless countermanded by His Majesty.
IV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That all Persons holding any Offices or Places, or Pensions during His Majesty's Pleasure, at the time of such Declaration, under any Appointment or Authority of the Regent, or Her Majesty, under the Provisions of this Act, shall continue to hold the same, and to use, exercise and enjoy all the Powers, Authorities, Privileges and Emoluments thereof, notwithstanding such Declaration of the Resumption of the Royal Authority by His Majesty, unless and until His Majesty shall declare his Royal Will and Pleasure to the contrary; and all Orders, Acts of Government or Administration of His Majesty's Royal Authority, made, issued or done by the said Regent, before such Declaration, shall be and remain in full Force and Effect, until the same shall be countermanded by His Majesty.
V In what cases only Acts of Regent valid.
V. Provided also, and be it further enacted, That no Act of Regal Power, Prerogative, Government or Administration of Government, of what Kind or Nature soever, which might lawfully be done or executed by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, personally exercising his Royal Authority, shall, during the Continuance of the Regency by this Act established, be valid and effectual, unless done and executed in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majesty, by the Authority of the said Regent, according to the Provisions of this Act, and subject to the Limitations, Exceptions, Regulations and Restrictions hereinafter contained.
VI Regent to take the following Oaths.
VI. And be it further enacted, That the said Regent, before he shall act or enter upon his said Office of Regent, shall take the following Oaths:
'I DO sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to His Majesty KingGeorge .
So help me GOD.'
'I DO solemnly promise and swear, That I will truly and faithfully execute the Office of Regent of the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland , according to an Act of Parliament passed in the Fifty first Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled, An Act [here insert the Title of this Act ]; and that I will administer, according to Law, the Power and Authority vested in me by virtue of the said Act; and that I will in all Things, to the utmost of my Power and Ability, consult and maintain the Safety Honour and Dignity of His Majesty and the Welfare of his People.
So help me GOD.'
'I DO faithfully promise and swear, That I shall inviolably maintain and preserve the Settlement of the true Protestant Religion, with the Government, Worship, Discipline, Rights and Privileges of the Church ofScotland , as established by the Laws made there in Prosecution of the Claim of Right, and particularly by an Act, intituled, An Act for securing the Protestant Religion, and Presbyterian Church Government , and by the Acts passed in the Parliament of both Kingdoms, for Union of the Two Kingdoms.
So help me GOD.'
Which Oaths shall be taken before His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council; who are hereby required and empowered to administer the same, and to enter the same in the Books of the said Privy Council.
VII Regent on taking Oaths, to subscribe Declaration 30 Car. 2. Stat. 2. and produce Certificate of having taken the Sacrament.
VII. And be it further enacted, That the said Regent shall, at the time of his taking such Oaths as aforesaid, and before the Members of the Privy Council administering the same, make, subscribe, and audibly repeat the Declaration mentioned in an Act made in the Thirtieth Year of KingCharles the Second, intituled, An Act for the more effectual preserving the King's Person and Government, by disabling Papists from sitting in either House of Parliament ; and shall produce a Certificate of his having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper in any of the Royal Chapels, signed by the Person administering the same; which Certificate shall be sufficient Evidence of the said Regent's having received the Sacrament; and such Declaration and Certificate shall respectively be registered in the Books of the Privy Council.
VIII Proviso as to Regent granting Peerages, &c.
VIII. Provided always, and be it enacted, That until after the First Day ofFebruary One thousand eight hundred and twelve, if Parliament shall be then assembled, and shall have been sitting for Six Weeks immediately previous to the said First Day of February One thousand eight hundred and twelve, or if Parliament shall be then assembled, but shall not have been so sitting for Six Weeks, then until the Expiration of Six Weeks after Parliament shall have been so assembled and been sitting; or if Parliament shall not then be assembled, then until the Expiration of Six Weeks after Parliament shall have been assembled and sitting, next after the said First Day of February One thousand eight hundred and twelve, the Regent shall not have or exercise any Power or Authority to grant, in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majesty, any Rank, Title or Dignity of the Peerage...
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