All acts of the Sivadian Parliament (The Councils of Equals and Peers, collectively with the Monarch) must be given the Royal Assent in order to become law. In this case, the King acts on the advice of his ministers, and the Royal Assent has rarely in practice been withheld, though it is possible under the laws of Sivad that the King could withhold his assent from all but monetary appropriations, which are exclusively within the purview of the Council of Equals. The King also has a right to be consulted, to encourage, and to warn, and meets at least weekly with the First Councillor to discuss important matters of state.