Kenya (Constitution) (Amendment) Order in Council, 1959
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1959 No. 1302
The Kenya (Constitution) (Amendment) Order in Council, 195928thJuly 1959
4thAugust 1959
1stSeptember 1959
At the Court of St. James, the 28th day of July, 1959
Present,
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Her Royal Highness The Princess Alexandra of Kent
Lord President Mr. Brooke
Earl of Selkirk Mr. Aubrey Jones
Whereas Her Majesty, in pursuance of the Regency Acts, 1937 to 1953, was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the fifteenth day of June, 1959, to delegate to the following Counsellors of State (subject to the exceptions hereinafter mentioned) or any two or more of them, that is to say, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent and Her Royal Highness The Princess Alexandra of Kent, full power and authority during the period of Her Majesty's absence from the United Kingdom to summon and hold on Her Majesty's behalf Her Privy Council and to signify thereat Her Majesty's approval for anything for which Her Majesty's approval in Council is required:
And whereas Her Majesty was further pleased to except from the number of the said Counsellors of State His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent and Her Royal Highness The Princess Alexandra of Kent while absent from the United Kingdom:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness The Princess Alexandra of Kent, being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her Majesty by the British Settlements Acts, 1887 and 1945(a), the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890(b), and all other powers enabling Her Majesty in that behalf, do hereby, by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, on Her Majesty's behalf order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Citation, construction and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Kenya (Constitution) (Amendment) Order in Council, 1959, and shall be construed as one with the Kenya (Constitution) Order in Council, 1958(c) (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Order").
(2) The principal Order and this Order may be cited together as the Kenya (Constitution) Orders in Council, 1958 and 1959.
(3) This Order shall come into operation on such date as the Governor may appoint by Proclamation published in the...
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