page_title: Royal sign-manual
section_title: Kingdom of the Netherlands
hierarchical_section_title: Royal sign-manual / Kingdom of the Netherlands
caption_attribution_description: English: Signature of Dutch king Willem-Alexander.
context_page_description: The royal sign-manual is the signature of the sovereign, by the affixing of which the monarch expresses his or her pleasure either by order, commission, or warrant. A sign-manual warrant may be either an executive act, or an authority for affixing the Great Seal of the pertinent realm. The sign-manual is also used to give power to make and ratify treaties. Sign manual, with or without hyphen, is an old term for a handwritten signature in general. It is also referred to as sign manual and signet.
context_section_description: According to article 47 of the constitution of the Netherlands, all Acts of Parliament and Royal Decrees have to be signed by the King and by one or more Ministers or State Secretaries (called a countersign). No one else can sign on behalf of the King. When he is abroad, he can sign using a tablet computer, but will still sign the paper original upon his return.
caption: The signature of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
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