In the exercise of appellate power, the king in council acting as a court could, and frequently did, declare acts of colonial legislatures duly enacted and approved, null and void, on the ground that they were contrary to English law.

在行使上诉权时，作为法院的内阁国王可以而且经常这样做，以违反英国法律为由，宣布殖民地立法机关正式颁布和批准的法案无效。