ROYAL TITLES ACT, 1901

ROYAL TITLES ACT, 1901

2.-ROYAL TITLES ACT, 1901.

1 Edw. VII, C. 15.

An Act to enable His blost Gracious Majesty, with to make an addition
to the Royal Style and Titles in recognition of His Majesty's
Dominions beyond the Seas. F17th Augiist, 1901.]

1. It shall be lawful for His Mos Gracious Majesty, with a view to the
recognition of His Majesty's Dominions beyond the Desa, by His Royal
Proclamation under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom issued within
6 months after the passing of this Act, to make such addition to the style
and titles at present appertaining to the Imperial crown of the United
Kingdom and its dependencies as to His Majesty may seem fit.


2. This Act inay be cited as the Royal Titles Act, 1901.

Proclamation.
'WHEREAs an Act was passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled
An Act to enable His Most Gracious majesty to make an Addition to the
Royal Style and Titles in recognition of His Majesty's Dominions beyond
the Seas,' Which Act enacts that it shall be lawful for Us, with a veiw to
such recognition as aforesaid of OUr Dominions beyond the Seas, by Our
Royal PRoclamation under the Great Seal of the United KIngdom issued
within six months after the passing o fthe United Kingdom issued
to the stye and Titles at present apertaining to the Imperial Crown of
the United Kingdom and its Dependencies as to Us may seem fit: And
WHEREAS Our present Style and Titles are in the latin togue,' Edwardus
VII, Dei Gratia Britannairum Rex, Fiedei Defensor, Indiae Imperator,'
and in the English togue, 'Eward VII, by the Grace of God of the
United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland KIng, Defender of the
Faith, Emperor of India': We have thought fit, by and with the advice
of our Privy council, to appoint and declare, and We do hereby, by and
with the said advmce, appoint and declare that henceforth, so far as con-

veniently inay be, on all occasions and in all instruments wherein Our
Style and Titles are used, the following addition shall be made to the
Style and Titles at present appertaining to the Imperial Crown of he
Untied Kingdom and its Dependencies; that is to say, in the Latin
tongue, after the word 'Britanniarum,' these words 'et terrarum
transmarinarum quae in ditione sunt Britannica;' and in the english
tongue, after the words' of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and
Ireland,' these words, 'and of the British dominions beyond the Seas.'

And Our will and pleasure futher is, that all gold, silver, and bronze
moneys, now current and lawful moneys of the United Kindgom, and all
gold, silver, and bronze moneys which shall, on or after this day, be coin-
ed by Our Authority with the like impressions, shall, notwithsatnding such
addition to Our Style and Titles, be deemed and taken to be current and
lawful moneys of the said United Kingdom; and further, that all moneys
coined for and issued in any of the Dependencies of the said United
Kingdom, and declared by Our Proclamation to be current and lawful
money of such Dependencies, respectively bearing OUr Style or Titles, or
any part or parts thereof, and all moneys which shall hereafter be coined
and issued according to such Proclamation, shallm notwithstanding such
addition , continue to be lawful and current money of such Dependencies
respectively, until our pleasure shall be further declared thereupon.

Given at Our Court at St.James's this 4th day of November,1901
in the 1st year of Our reign.
Power to make addition to style and title of Crown. Short title. Proclamation under 1 Edw. 7 c. 15.

Power to make addition to style and title of Crown. Short title. Proclamation under 1 Edw. 7 c. 15.

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