The Council on Legislation () is a
Swedish government agency composed of current and former justices of the
Supreme Court
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and
Supreme Administrative Court. Its function is to pronounce on the legal validity of legislative proposals at the request of the
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
or a
Riksdag
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standing committee
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.
The council's pronouncements are not binding, but are usually adhered to. The government is not obligated to allow the council to review every bill (), but it has to provide a rationale if it does not allow the council do so.
Using legal terminology, the Legislative Council carries out ''judicial preview'' or alternatively ''abstract legal review''.
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Government agencies of Sweden
Law of Sweden