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Bahama Islands (Constitution) Act 1963

As Enacted Cited in Amendments 2 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1963 c. 56
Year1963


Bahama Islands (Constitution) Act 1963.

1963 CHAPTER 56

An Act to provide for the grant of a new constitution for the Bahama Islands.

[3rd December 1963]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

S-1 Power to provide by Order in Council for the government of the Bahama Islands.

1 Power to provide by Order in Council for the government of the Bahama Islands.

(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such provision as appears to Her expedient for the government of the Bahama Islands.

(2) Any Order in Council under this section may vary or revoke or provide for the variation or revocation of any Letters Patent relating to the government of the Bahama Islands, any instrument issued in pursuance of any such Letters Patent and any Act of the Legislature of those Islands so relating.

(3) Any Order in Council under this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order in Council thereunder, but otherwise shall not be capable of being varied or revoked except by Act of Parliament.

(4) Any Order in Council under this section shall be laid before Parliament after being made.

S-2 Short title.

2 Short title.

2. This Act may be cited as theBahama Islands (Constitution) Act 1963.

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