<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject . You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate . (February 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject . You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate . (February 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A proclamation (Lat . proclamare, to make public by announcement) is an official declaration issued by a person of authority to make certain announcements known . Proclamations are currently used within the governing framework of some nations and are usually issued in the name of the head of state . </P> <P> In English law, a proclamation is a formal announcement ("royal proclamation"), made under the great seal, of some matter which the King in Council or Queen in Council desires to make known to his or her subjects: e.g., the declaration of war, or state of emergency, the statement of neutrality, the summoning or dissolution of Parliament, or the bringing into operation of the provisions of some statute the enforcement of which the legislature has left to the discretion of the king in the announcement . Proclamations are also used for declaring bank holidays and the issuance of coinage . </P>

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