Editing Order in Council (section)

====Northern Ireland====
{{see also|List of orders in Council for Northern Ireland}}
For most of the period from 1972 to 2007, much [[Northern Ireland]] legislation was made by order in Council as part of [[Direct rule over Northern Ireland|direct rule]]. This was done under the various [[Northern Ireland Act]]s 1974 to 2000, and not by virtue of the royal prerogative.

The use of orders in Council during direct rule is classified as "primary legislation" and not "subordinate legislation" according to section 21 of the [[Human Rights Act 1998]] – subordinate legislation continued to be fulfilled by [[statutory rules of Northern Ireland|statutory rules]].<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=1998 |chapter=42 |act=Human Rights Act 1998 |section=21 |date=1998-11-09 |accessdate=2024-09-11 }}</ref>