 The sovereign exercises executive authority by making Orders in Council upon the advice of the Privy Council . Orders @-@ in @-@ Council , which are drafted by the government rather than by the sovereign , are secondary legislation and are used to make government regulations and to make government appointments . Furthermore , Orders @-@ in @-@ Council are used to grant Royal Assent for Measures of the National Assembly for Wales , and laws passed by the legislatures of British Crown dependencies . 
