428:. The order immediately nullified the existing registrations of ownership for all the weapons it affected, making it illegal for owners to possess, use, transport, or sell them except in a few limited circumstances. A second Order in Council was simultaneously passed declaring an amnesty period until April 30, 2022, in which time owners of newly-prohibited firearms could have them deactivated, destroyed, or exported to a country in which they could be legally owned.
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decided that the validity of an order in council made under the prerogative legislating for a colony was amenable to judicial review. Also, it was not for the courts to substitute their judgement for that of the
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in the UK or Senate in other realms) ('negative resolution procedure'), or require to be approved by a resolution of either or, exceptionally, both Houses ('affirmative resolution procedure'). That said, the use of Orders in
Council has been extended more recently, as the
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on the facts, given the considerations of security and cost of resettlement. Finally, none of the orders was open to challenge in the
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Council of this type usually has the following form: "His Majesty, in pursuance of , is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:"
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