(1) Konsulipatent on valdkonna eest vastutava ministri antud konsulaarvolikiri, mis tõendab Välisministeeriumi struktuuriüksuseks oleva konsulaarasutuse juhi ametisse nimetamist või aukonsuli nimetamist., (1) The letters patent of a consul are a consular commission issued by the minister in charge of the policy sector which certifies appointment of the head of a consular post which is a structural unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to office or appointment of an honorary consul., defined within the scope of all Estonian legal instruments, defineeritakse kõikide Eesti õigusaktide ulatuses