and that soca notice suggests they have forgottn that so are legitimate targets for public contempt.

technically no - I re-read the article - only the BL automatically gets a copy. The welsh like oxford have to request one within a year. The other difference is the copy sent to the BL has to be the same as the best edition whereas the rest are fobbed off with the same edition as the one currently most popular.

actually it's orders in council.

Judges have chambers, monarchs have a privy council