Article VIII — Matters Requiring Sovereign Approval

1. 1.

   The approval of the Sovereign shall be required before the Royal Chancellery issues an instrument that:

   1. materially restricts an existing right or legal status;

   2. imposes an administrative monetary penalty;

   3. establishes compulsory investigative powers;

   4. establishes an adjudicative body;

   5. imposes a substantial compulsory fee or financial liability;

   6. establishes emergency restrictions;

   7. designates an organisation as a terrorist organisation;

   8. imposes sanctions or restrictive measures;

   9. materially affects the responsibilities of a principal organ of the Nation or State; or

   10. concerns any other matter reserved by the Sovereign.

2. 2.

   An instrument approved by the Sovereign shall record that approval upon its face.

3. 3.

   Sovereign approval shall not require the instrument to be issued as a Sovereign Decree unless the Sovereign so directs.