The Council on Legislation is a Swedish governmental agency composed of current and former members of the Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Sweden

The Supreme Court of Sweden is the supreme court and the third and final instance in all civil and criminal cases in Sweden. Before a case can be decided by the Supreme Court, leave to appeal must be obtained, and with few exceptions, leave to appeal can be granted only when the case is of...

 and Supreme Administrative Court

Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden

The Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden is the supreme court and the third and final tier for administrative court cases in Sweden, and is located in Stockholm...

. Its function is to pronounce on the legal validity of legislative proposals at the request of the Government

Government of Sweden

The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden is the supreme executive authority of Sweden. It consists of the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for their actions to the Riksdag, which is the legislative assembly...

or a parliamentary standing committee. The Council's pronouncements are not binding on the political branch but are usually adhered to. The Government is not obligated to allow the Council to review legislation but has to provide a rationale in parliament if it neglects to do so.

Using legal terminology, the Legislative Council carries out judicial preview or alternatively abstract legal review.