Council members were theoretically subject to approval by the London government, either the Secretary of State for the Southern Department, or after 1768 the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Die Ratsmitglieder unterlagen theoretisch dem Vorbehalt der Zustimmung durch die britische Regierung, ebenso wie dem Secretary of State for the Southern Department, bzw. nach 1768 dem Secretary of State for the Colonies.