Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 1984
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1984/126 |
| Year | 1984 |
1984 No. 126
CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC TERRITORIES
The Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 19848thFebruary 1984
16thFebruary 1984
12thMarch 1984
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of February 1984
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers conferred upon Her by section 5 of the West Indies Act 1962(a) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
citation, Construction and Commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 1984 and shall be construed as one with the Cayman Islands (Constitution) Order 1972(b).
(2) The Cayman Islands (Constitution) Order 1972 and this Order may be cited together as the Cayman Islands (Constitution) Orders 1972 and 1984.
(3) This Order shall come into operation on 12th March 1984 save that the provisions of sections 2 to 6 inclusive and section 8 or of any such sections shall have effect from such later date or dates as may be notified by the Governor, acting in his discretion, by proclamation published in the Gazette.
Replacement of section 18.
2. Section 18 of the Constitution of the Cayman Islands shall be replaced by the following:
"Qualifications for elected membership.
18. Subject to the provisions of the next following section, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the Assembly if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless,—
(a) he possesses Caymanian status and is either a British citizen or a British Dependent Territories citizen of the age of twenty-one years or over; and
(b) he is domiciled in the Islands at the date of his nomination for election; and either
(c) he or one of his parents was born in the Islands and he has resided in the Islands for a period or periods totalling not less than five years out of the seven years immediately preceding the date of his nomination for election and he is resident therein at that date; or
(a) 1962 c.19.
(b) S.I. 1972/1101.
(d) he has resided in the Islands for a period or periods totalling not less than fifteen years out of the twenty years immediately preceding the date of his nomination for election, of which period of fifteen years five years must be immediately prior to the date of his nomination for election; or
(e) he was, on the day immediately preceding the appointed day, qualified to be elected as a member of the Assembly."
Amendment of section 20.
3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 20 of the Constitution of the Cayman Islands shall be amended by substituting the words "either a British citizen possessing Caymanian status or a British Dependent Territories citizen possessing Caymanian status" for the words "a British subject" and by adding the following proviso — "Provided that the seat of any person who qualified for election under the provisions of section 18 (e) of the Constitution shall not become vacant because that person does not possess Caymanian status, unless he is granted Caymanian status on or after the date of his election and subsequent to such grant he shall cease to possess such status, in which case his seat shall become vacant."
Replacement of section 25.
4. Section 25 of the Constitution of the Cayman Islands shall be replaced by the following:
"Qualifications of electors.
25. Subject to the provisions of the next following section, a person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector in one electoral district only but he shall not be entitled to be registered as an elector for elections to the Assembly unless—
(a) he is a citizen of a Commonwealth country of the age of eighteen years or over; and
(b) he is domiciled and resident in the Islands at the date of registration; and either
(c) he one of his parents was born in the Islands; or
(d) he has been ordinarily resident in the Islands for a period or periods amounting to seven years out of the nine years immediately preceding the date of registration; or
(e) he is, on the day...
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