Privy Council of Jamaica

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The Privy Council of Jamaica is a formal body of advisors that counsels the Jamaican monarch (represented by the Governor-General) on the exercise of certain executive and constitutional powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government advisory body ⓘ
privy council ⓘ
advises Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
monarch of Jamaica ⓘ
advisesOn certain orders and proclamations by the Governor-General ⓘ
grant of certain honours and distinctions in Jamaica ⓘ
use of the royal prerogative in Jamaica ⓘ
appointedBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Jamaica ⓘ
authorityFrom letters patent and Constitution of Jamaica ⓘ
bindingNature advice normally binding on the Governor-General ⓘ
chairperson Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Jamaica ⓘ
constitutionalMonarch monarch of Jamaica ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
decisionType advisory ⓘ
distinctFrom Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (United Kingdom) ⓘ
function advises on certain constitutional appointments ⓘ
advises on certain disciplinary matters ⓘ
gives formal advice on certain prerogative powers ⓘ
tenders advice to the Governor-General ⓘ
governmentBranch executive branch of Jamaica ⓘ
governmentTypeContext constitutional monarchy ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://kingshouse.gov.jm ⓘ
headedBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
jurisdiction Jamaica ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus creature of the Jamaican Constitution ⓘ
legalSystemContext Westminster-style constitutional monarchy in Jamaica ⓘ
locatedIn Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
meetsAt King’s House, Kingston ⓘ
meetsWhen as summoned by the Governor-General ⓘ
membershipIncludes prominent Jamaicans ⓘ
senior public officials ⓘ
membershipType appointed members ⓘ
partOf constitutional framework of Jamaica ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
relatedTo Cabinet of Jamaica ⓘ
Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ
representsMonarchThrough Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
role advises on exercise of constitutional powers ⓘ
advises on exercise of executive powers ⓘ
styleOfMembers The Honourable ⓘ
linked to: The Honorable
symbolizes continuity of the Crown in Jamaica ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King of Jamaica → associatedWith → Privy Council of Jamaica ⓘ
Governor-General of Jamaica → memberOf → Privy Council of Jamaica ⓘ
Order of Merit (Jamaica) → awardingAuthority → King-in-Council (Jamaica) ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council of Jamaica
Flag of the Governor-General of Jamaica → associatedWith → Council of State of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council of Jamaica
Queen in Council → associatedWithBody → Privy Council of Jamaica ⓘ
Edward Seaga → memberOf → Privy Council of Jamaica ⓘ
Portia Simpson-Miller → memberOf → Privy Council of Jamaica ⓘ