Queen's Regulations
Encyclopedia
Queen's Regulations are a collection of orders and regulations in force in the Royal Navy
, British Army
, and Royal Air Force
, forming guidance for officers of these armed services in all matters of discipline and personal conduct. Although originally a single set of Regulations were published in one volume, by the mid 19th century there were separate editions of Queen's Regulations for the Navy and the Army, and there is now one for each of the United Kingdom's armed services.
In 1868, Chambers's Encyclopaedia
noted that the Queen's Regulations for the Navy "in a great degree regulate matters of finance ; whereas, in the army, financial matters are left to the War-office regulations".
One historian of the British Empire
has explained that:
In a legal work of 1907, the "King's Regulations and Orders for the Army and Navy" were defined thus:
Under "King's Regulations and Orders for the Army", another authority states
Frequent updates are issued.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, and Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, forming guidance for officers of these armed services in all matters of discipline and personal conduct. Although originally a single set of Regulations were published in one volume, by the mid 19th century there were separate editions of Queen's Regulations for the Navy and the Army, and there is now one for each of the United Kingdom's armed services.
History
The first issue of the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions appeared in 1731. Numerous further editions have appeared since the 18th century, but the title King's [or Queen's] Regulations and Admiralty Instructions continued to be used, and naval editions with this title were published by H.M. Stationery Office as recently as 1959 and 1964.In 1868, Chambers's Encyclopaedia
Chambers's Encyclopaedia
Chambers's Encyclopaedia was founded in 1860 by W. & R. Chambers. It has no relationship with the Chambers' Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences of Ephraim Chambers in the 18th century, except that the latter shared the same name as the publisher of this.-History:The first...
noted that the Queen's Regulations for the Navy "in a great degree regulate matters of finance ; whereas, in the army, financial matters are left to the War-office regulations".
One historian of the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
has explained that:
In a legal work of 1907, the "King's Regulations and Orders for the Army and Navy" were defined thus:
Under "King's Regulations and Orders for the Army", another authority states
Current editions
- The Queen's Regulations for the Royal Navy (1997)
- The Queen's Regulations for the Army (1975)
- The Queen's Regulations for the Royal Air Force (1999)
Frequent updates are issued.
Selected past editions
- The Queen's regulations and orders for the Army (London: Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, 3rd ed., 1844)
- The Queen's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Government of Her Majesty's Naval Service (London: HM Stationery Office, 1862)
- The King's Regulations and Orders for the Army (London: HM Stationery Office, 1901)
- The King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Government of His Majesty's Naval Service, 2 volumes (London: HM Stationery Office, 1914)
- The King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Government of His Majesty's Naval Service, 2 volumes (London: HM Stationery Office, 1939)