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Civil List (Increase of Financial Provision) Order 1975

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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1975/133
Year1975

1975 No. 133

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The Civil List (Increase of Financial Provision) Order 1975

5thFebruary 1975

12thFebruary 1975

1stApril 1975

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 6 of the Civil List Act 1972(a) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and having taken account of the information afforded by the Report made by the Royal Trustees under section 5 of that Act and laid before the House of Commons on 12th February 1975(b), hereby make the following Order:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Civil List (Increase of Financial Provision) Order 1975, and shall come into operation on 1st April 1975.

2. The Interpretation Act 1889(c) shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3. The yearly sum mentioned in section 1(1) of the Civil List Act 1972 (annual payment for the Queen's Civil List) shall be increased to £1,400,000, and accordingly in the said section 1(1) for the words " £980,000 " there shall be substituted the words " £1,400,000 ".

4. The yearly sum mentioned in section 3(1) of the Civil List Act 1972 (provision for making contributions towards expenses of the performance of duties pertaining to the Royal Family by those of Their Royal Highnesses for whom Parliament has not made other provision) shall be increased to £85,000, and accordingly in the said section 3(1) for the words " £60,000 " there shall be substituted the words " £85,000 ".

5. This Order shall take effect from 1st January 1975.

Harold Wilson, Denis Healey, Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury.

5th February 1975.

(a) 1972 c. 7.

(b) H.C. 199.

(c) 1889 c. 63.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Order.)

This Order increases from £980,000 to £1,400,000 the annual payment for the Queen's Civil List, i.e. the yearly sum appropriated to the salaries and expenses of Her Majesty's Household, and royal bounty, alms and special services.

The Order also increases from £60,000 to £85,000 the...

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