| Once the mayor of the town where
the candidate lives has given advice and the Queen's Commissioner has
then studied the file in more detail and added information and his
advice, the file with the nomination for conferral of a Royal honour is
presented to the Civil Honours Advisory Commission.
The Commission makes a 'national assessment' and
examines all nominations for compliance with the Rules of Procedure.
The secretary of the Commission officially prepares each nomination for
an honour before it is presented to the meeting of the Commission. The
Commission considers whether the person involved deserves an honour and
if so, in which order and grade. The Commission also gives advice
regarding the occasion at which the honour could be conferred.
The Commission's advice is then sent together with the
copy of the file to the 'relevant minister'. The advice of the
Commission carries a great deal of weight. The minister must present
good arguments if he wants to deviate from this advice. If the minister
and the Commission cannot agree, then the cabinet decides on the
nomination. That decision is binding.
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Commission meeting
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