What body advises the Governor-General formally when making Orders in Council and formal regulations?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The Executive Council
- Step 1: The Executive Council is the formal constitutional mechanism through which the Governor-General exercises statutory powers. Step 2. It consists of all ministers (both inside and outside Cabinet) who have taken the Executive Councillor's oath. Answer: The Executive Council. Why not the others: Orders in Council and statutory regulations are signed and promulgated in Executive Council meetings.
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