His Majefty, by virtue and in pursuance of this A&t, and according to the Powers and Authorities hereby vested in him, fhall have the fame force and Effect to all Intents and Purpofes as the like As would have if done by His Majesty himself, and fhall to all Intents and Purposes be full and fufficient Warrant to all Persons acting under the Authority thereof; and all Persons shall yield Obedience thereto, and carry the fame into Effect, in the fame manner and for the fame Purpofes as the fame Perfons ought to yield Obedience to and carry into Effect the like Acts done by His Majefty himself; any Law, Course of Office, or other Matter or Thing to the contrary notwithftanding. Form of Signa II. And be it further enacted, That as to all Authorities given ture of Regent. and Appointments made in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majefty, and all other A&ts, Matters and Things ufually done under the Authority of the Royal Sign Manual, the Signature of the Regent in the Form following; that is to fay, George P. R. or in cafes where the Royal Signature has ufually been affixed in Initials only, then in the Form G. P. R., shall be as valid and effectual, and have the fame Force and Effect as His Majefty's Royal Sign Manual, and fhall be deemed and taken to be to all Intents and Purposes His Majefty's Royal Sign Manual, and be obeyed as fuch. When Powers III. And be it further enacted, That when His Majefty shall by of Act to cease. the Bleffing of God be reftored to fuch a State of Health as to be capable of refuming the Perfonal Exercife of his Royal Authority, and fhall have declared his Royal Will and Pleasure thereupon, as hereinafter provided, all and every the Powers and Authorities given by this Act, for the Exercise and Adminiftration of His Royal Power and Authority, or for the ufing, executing and performing the Authorities, Prerogatives, Acts of Government and Administration of the fame, which belong to the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to ufe, execute and perform, or for the Care of His Majefty's Royal Perfon, fhall ceafe and determine; and no Act, Matter or Thing, which, under this Act, and previous to, fuch Declaration might be done in the Administration of His Majefty's Royal Power and Authority, or in the ufing, exercifing or performing any fuch Authorities, Prerogatives, Acts of Government or Adminif tration as aforefaid, or in the Care of His Majesty's Royal Perfon, by virtue and in purfuance of this Act, fhall, if done after fuch Declaration of His Majefty's Royal Will and Pleasure, be thenceforth Acts of Re gent to remain, unlets counter manded by His Majesty. valid or effectual. IV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That all Perfons holding any Offices or Places, or Penfions during His Majesty's Pleafure, at the time of fuch Declaration, under any Appointment or Au. thority of the Regent, or Her Majefty, under the Provifions of this A&t, fhall continue to hold the fame, and to ufe, exercife and enjoy all the Powers, Authorities, Privileges and Emoluments thereof, not withstanding fuch Declaration of the Refumption of the Royal Au thority by His Majefty, unless and until His Majefty fhall declare his Royal Will and Pleasure to the contrary; and all Orders, A&ts of Government or Administration of His Majefty's Royal Authority, made, iffued or done by the faid Regent, before fuch Declaration, fhall be and remain in full Force and Effect, until the fame shall be countermanded by His Majefly. V. Pre V. Provided alfo, and be it further enacted, That no Acts of In what cafes Regal Power, Prerogative, Government or Adminiftration of Go. only Acts of Re vernment, of what Kind or Nature foever, which might lawfully be gent valid. done or executed by the King's Moft Excellent Majefty, perfonally exercifing his Royal Authority, fhall, during the Continuance of the Regency by this Act eftablished, be valid and effectual, unlefs done and executed in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majefty, by the Authority of the faid Regent, according to the Provifions of this Act, and fubject to the Limitations, Exceptions, Regulations and Restrictions hereinafter contained. VI. And be it further enacted, That the faid Regent, before he Regent to take fhall act or enter upon his faid Office of Regent, fhall take the fol- the following lowing Oaths: I DO fincerely promife and fwear, That I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to His Majesty King George. So help me GOD.' IDO folemnly promife and fwear, That I will truly and faithfully execute the Office of Regent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, according to an Act of Parliament paffed in the Fifty first Year of the Reign of His Majefty King George the Third, intituled, An A&t [here infert the Title of this A&]; and that I will adminifter, according to Law, the Power and Authority ' vested in me by virtue of the faid Act; and that I will in all Things, to the utmost of my Power and Ability, confult and maintain the Safety Honour and Dignity of His Majefty and the Welfare of his People. So help me GOD.' IDO faithfully promife and fwear, That I fhall inviolably maintain and preferve the Settlement of the true Proteftant Religion, with the Government, Worship, Difcipline, Rights and Privileges ⚫ of the Church of Scotland, as eftablished by the Laws made there ⚫ in Prosecution of the Claim of Right, and particularly by an Act, 'intituled, An Aa for fecuring the Proteflant Religion, and Prefby. terian Church Government, and by the Acts paffed in the Parlia'ment of both Kingdoms, for Union of the Two Kingdoms. 'So help me GOD.' Which Oaths fhall be taken before His Majefty's moft Honourable Privy Council; who are hereby required and empowered to adminifter the fame, and to enter the fame in the Books of the faid Privy Council. Oaths. Stat. 2. and produce Certifi VII. And be it further enacted, That the faid Regent fhall, at Regent on taking the time of his taking fuch Oaths as aforefaid, and before the Mem- Oaths, to fubbers of the Privy Council adminiftering the fame, make, fubfcribe, fcribe Declaand audibly repeat the Declaration mentioned in an Act made in the ration 30 Car. 2. Thirtieth Year of King Charles the Second, intituled, An Act for the more effectual preferving the King's Perfon and Government, by difabling cate of having Papills from fitting in either Houfe of Parliament; and fhall produce a taken the Sara Certificate of his having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ment. in any of the Royal Chapels, figned by the Perfon adminiftering the fame; which Certificate shall be fufficient Evidence of the said Regent's having received the Sacrament; and fuch Declaration and Certificate fhall respectively be registered in the Books of the Privy Council. VIII. Provided always, and be it enacted, That until after the Provifo as to First Day of February One thoufand eight hundred and twelve, if Regent granting B 2 Parlia. Peerages, &c. As to Regent granting Offices in Reverfion, &c. Exception. Provifo. Parliament fhall be then affembled, and fhall have been fitting for IX. Provided alfo, and be it further enacted, That the faid Regent fhall not, until after the faid First Day of February One thoufand eight hundred and twelve, or the Expiration of fuch Six Weeks as aforefaid, have Power or Authority to grant, in the Name or on the Behalf of His Majefty, any Office or Employment whatever, in Reverfion, or to grant for any longer Term than during His Majesty's Pleafure, any Oflice, Employment, Salary or Penfion whatever, except fuch Offices and Employments in Poffeffion for the Term of the natural Life, or during the good Behaviour of the Grantee or Grantees thereof respectively, as by Law must be fo granted: Provided always, that nothing herein contained, fhall in any manner affect or extend to prevent or retrain the granting of any Penfions under the Provisions of an A&t paffed in the Thirty ninth Year of the Reign 39 G. 3. c. 110. of His prefent Majefty, intituled, An Ad for the Augmentation of the Salaries of the Judges of the Courts in Weftminfter Hall, and alfo of the Lords of Seffion, Lords Commiffioners of Jufliciary, and Barons of Exchequer in Scotland; and for enabling His Majefly to grant Annuities to Perfons in certain Offices in the faid Courts of Weltminfter Hall, on their Refignation of their respective Offices; and of another A&t paffed in the Forty eighth Year of His prefent Majefty, intituled, An Ad for enabling His Majefly to grant Annuities to the Judges of the Courts of Seffion, Jufliciary and Exchequer in Scotland, upon the Refignation of their Offices; and of another Act paffed in Ireland, in the 40 G. 3. (J.) c. Fortieth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled, Au A to enable His Majefly to grant Annuities to the Lord High Chancellor, and to the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, Mafler of the Rolls, Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer, Judge or Commiffary of the Court of Prerogative, the Judge of the Court of Admiralty, the Chairman of the Quarter Seffions of the County of Dublin, and Affilant Barriflers of the feveral other Counties, on the Refignation of their refpective Offices; and to amend an Act paffed in the Thirty fixth Year of His prefent Majefty, intituled, An Act for encreafing the Salaries of the Chief and other Judges of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, and of the Chief Baron and other Barons of the Court of Exchequer in this Kingdom; or to prevent or reftrain the granting of any Penfions out of the Revenues of the British Ter 48 G. 3. 145. ritories ritories in the East Indies, under the Provifions of any Act or Acts of 3. c. 96. 43 G. 3. c. 160. X. Provided alfo, and be it further enacted, That nothing in this Provifo as to Act contained, fhall in any manner affect or extend to prevent or re- granting of Penftrain the granting of any Penfions under the Provifions of an Act fions under 41 paffed in the Forty first Year of the Reign of His prefent Majesty, G. 2. (U. K.) intituled, An Act for the better Regulation of His Majefly's Prize Courts in the Welt Indies and America, and for giving a more fpeedy and effectual Execution to the Decrees of the Lards Commiffioners of Appeals, and of another A&t paffed in the Forty third Year of His prefent Majesty, intituled, An Ad for the Encouragement of Seamen, 45 G. 3. c. 72. and for the better and more eff dual manning His Majefty's Navy; forregulating the Payment of Prize Money, and for making Provifion for the Salaries of the Judges of the Vice Admiralty Courts in the fland of Malta, and in the Bermudas and Bahama Ilands; and alfo of another Act paffed in the Forty fifth Year of His prefent Majefty, intituled, An Ad for the Encouragement of Seamen, and for the better and more effectually manning of His Majefty's Navy. As to empower ing Regent to give the Royal Affent to repeal 12 & 13 W. 3, c. 2. XI And be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained fhall extend or be conftrued to extend to empower the faid Regent, in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majelty, to give the Royal Affent to any Bill or Bills in Parliament, for repealing, changing, or in any refpect varying the Order and Courfe of Sycceffion to the Crown of this Realm, as the fame ftands now eftablished by an Act paffed in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of King William the Third, intituled, An Ad for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better fecuring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject; or to any Act for repealing or altering the Act made in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An Ad for the Uniformity of 13 Car. 2. c. 4. Public Prayers and Administration of Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies, and for etablishing the Form of making, ordaining' and confecrating Bishops, Pricfts and Deacons in the Church of Eng land; or the Act of the Fifth Year of the Reign of Queen Anne, made in Scotland, intituled, An Ad for fecuring the Proteftant Reli- Scotch Act. gion and Prefbyterian Church Government. XII. Provided also, and be it enacted, That if His faid Royal Regent refiding Highnels George Auguflus Frederick Prince of Wales fhall not continue in the Kingdom, to be refident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Marrying a Paor fhall at any time marry a Papift, then and in either of fuch cafes, all the Powers and Authorities vefted in His faid Royal Highuefs by this Act, fhall ceafe and determine. pilt. jety's Perion, and Direction and Appointment of a Part of His XIII. And whereas it is expedient that the Care of His Majefty's Care of His Ma Royal Perfon fhould be committed to the Queen's Moft Excellent' Majefty, together with the fole Direction of fuch Portion of His Majefty's Household as fhall be deemed requifite and fuitable for the due Attendance on His Majefty's Sacred Perfon, and the Main- Majelly's tenance of his Royal Dignity; Be it therefore enacted, That the Household, vet. Care of His Majefty's Royal Perfon, and the difpofing, ordering and ed in Her Ma managing of all Matters and Things relating thereto, fhall be, and jefty. the fame are hereby vefted in the Queen's Moft Excellent Majefty. during the Continuance of His Majefty's Indifpofition; and that the B 3 fole Provifa Provife. Provifa Officers of fole Direction of His Majefty's Houfehold, except the Lord Cham berlain of His Majefty's Household, the Captain of the Yeomen of His Majefty's Guard, and the Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Penfioners. fhall be and is hereby vested in Her Majefty; and Her faid Majesty shall have the full and fole Power and Authority, by any Inftrument or Inflruments in Writing figned and fealed by Her Majefty, to nominate and appoint, in cafe of any Vacancies arifing by Refignation or Death, all the Officers and Perfons belonging to His Majefty's Household, in the refpective Departments thereof, whofe Appointment, Nomination or Removal have heretofore been made by His Majefty; except the Lord Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household, and the Gentlemen and Grooms of His Majefty's Bedchamber, His Majesty's Equerries, the Captain of the Yeomen of His Majefty's Guard, and the Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Penfioners; and the Nomination and Appointment by Her Majefty, in Manner and Form aforefaid, fhall be valid and effectual to all Intents and Purposes as if the fame had been made or done by His Majefty in the accustomed manner; and the feveral Perfons fo appointed fhall be entitled to the like Precedence, Privileges, Salaries, Wages, Profits and all other Emoluments, as the feveral Perfons now holding and enjoying the fame Offices are respectively entitled to: Provided always, that the Power and Authority given by this Act to Her Majefty, to nominate and appoint fuch Perfons of His Majesty's Household as are not hereinbefore excepted, fhall continue in force until the faid first Day of February, or the Expiration of fuch Six Weeks as aforefaid, and no longer: Provided also, that Her faid Majefty fhall not have any Power or Authority to remove any Officer in any Department of His Majesty's Household, by this Act made fubject to the Nomination or Appointment of Her Majefty, who fhall have been nominated and appointed by His Majefty: Provided alfo, That until the Expiration of fuch Period as aforefaid, no Appointment fhall be made to the Office of Lord Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household, now vacant, but that all the Duties of the faid Office fhall be performed by the Vice Chamberlain; and that during fuch Period as aforefaid, no Perfon holding the Office of Gentleman or Groom of His Majefty's Bedchamber, or being One of His Majesty's Equerries, fhall be fubject to be removed; and no Vacancy which fhall arife by Death or Refignation of any of the Grooms or Gentlemen of His Majefty's Bedchamber, or of His Majefty's Equerries, fhall be supplied or filled up, or any Appointment or Nomination made to fupply any fuch Vacancy. XIV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That it fhall Household mak- not be lawful for any Officer in His Majefty's Household who ing Appoint. is by this Act put under the Direction of Her Majesty, to make any Appointment to any Office to which fuch Officer may have the Power of Appointment for any longer Period than during His Majesty's Pleasure. ments. Council appoint ed to affift Her Majefty. XV. And whereas the Execution of the weighty and arduous Trufts by this Act committed to the Queen's Moft Excellent Majefty, may require the Affiftance of a Council, with whom Her Majefty may confult and advife;' Be it therefore enacted, That in order to affift and advise Her faid Moft Excellent Majefty in the feveral Matters aforefaid, there fhall be, during the Continuance of His Majefty's Illness, a Council, confifting of Charles Lord Arch |