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A ministerial decree or ministerial order is a decree by a ministry. With a ministerial decree the administrative department is delegated the task to impose a formal judgement or mandate. Ministerial decrees are usually imposed under the authority of the department's chief minister, secretary or administrator.
Executive Order 12954, issued by President Bill Clinton in 1995, attempted to prevent the federal government from contracting with organizations that had strike-breakers on the payroll: a federal appeals court ruled that the order conflicted with the National Labor Relations Act and overturned the order.
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.
In Malaysia, the term ministry is used for all but one government cabinet portfolio. The Prime Minister Department is the only portfolio that uses department instead. All government portfolios in the Peninsular Malaysia states use committee, while Sabah and Sarawak state governments following the federal government's style in naming certain ...
Ministerial orders are made by ministers. Orders exercise executive powers of government ministers. An example is the dissolution of a public body. Commencement orders set the date on which an Act, or part of an Act, comes into force. Regulations set out how an Act is to be implemented and are usually made by ministers.
The Ministerial Code is a document setting out "rules" and standards for government ministers in the United Kingdom. [1] Separate codes exist for ministers of the Scottish Government, [2] the Northern Ireland Executive (based on the St Andrews Agreement) [3] and the Welsh Government. [4]
In United States law, a ministerial act is a government action "performed according to legal authority, established procedures or instructions from a superior, without exercising any individual judgment." [1] It can be any act a functionary or bureaucrat performs in a prescribed manner, without exercising any individual judgment or discretion. [2]
However, the current Canadian Ministry opted to use an alternative order that is determined by the Prime Minister. [4] Ministers of State In order of appointment to the King's Privy Council for Canada with ties broken by order of election to the House or appointment to the Senate. [5] Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Pierre Poilievre)