Privy Council Judicial Committee (Hansard, 15 July 1997)

HL Deb 15 July 1997 vol 581 c107WA 107WA

§ Lord Lester of Herne Hill
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the constitutional conventions followed by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; and
What are the sources of the constitutional conventions followed by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

§ The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Richard)
The jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is derived from the Judicial Committee Acts 1833 and 1844 and rules made thereunder. The constitutional conventions followed by the Committee are to be found in its judgments over more than 100 years.