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UK Law Reference
All sections of Counsellors of State Act 2022
2022 c. 47, s.1

Section 1 — Additional Counsellors of State

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2022-12-07

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) Section 6 of the Regency Act 1937 (power to delegate royal functions to Counsellors of State) has effect as if the persons required by subsection (2) of that section to be the Counsellors of State for the purposes of any delegation of royal functions under that section included—

(a) His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, during his lifetime, and

(b) Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, during her lifetime.

(2) Any requirement imposed by subsection (1) is subject to the proviso in subsection (2) of section 6 of that Act and to subsection (2A) of that section (powers to except a person who is absent from the United Kingdom and disqualification from being a Counsellor of State).