The
Queen-in-Parliament (or, during the reign of a male monarch,
King-in-Parliament), sometimes referred to as the
Crown-in-Parliament or, more fully, in the United Kingdom, as the
King/Queen in Parliament under God, is a technical term of constitutional law in the
Commonwealth realms that refers to
the Crown in its legislative role, acting with the
advice and consent of the parliament (including, if the parliament is
bicameral, both the
lower house and
upper house).
Bills passed by the houses are sent to the sovereign, or
governor-general,
lieutenant-governor, or
governor as her representative, for
Royal Assent, which, once granted, makes the bill into law; these primary acts of legislation are known as
acts of parliament. An act may also provide for
secondary legislation, which can be made by the Crown, subject to the simple approval, or the lack of disapproval, of parliament.