Kenya (Electoral Provisions) Order in Council 1963
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1963 No. 611
EAST AFRICA
The Kenya (Electoral Provisions) Order in Council 196326thMarch 1963
1stApril 1963
2ndApril 1963
At the Court of Saint James, the 26th day of March 1963
Present,
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester
Lord President Mr. Boyd-Carpenter
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Mr. Deedes
Whereas Her Majesty, in pursuance of the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953, was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the twenty-second day of January, 1963, 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 The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, His Royal Highness Prince William of Gloucester and His Royal Highness The Duke 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 The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, His Royal Highness Prince William of Gloucester and His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent while absent from the United Kingdom:
And whereas it is proposed that in due course there shall be established for Kenya a constitution making provision for a legislature containing a Lower House (hereinafter referred to as "the proposed Lower House") and an Upper House (hereinafter referred to as "the proposed Upper House") and also for Regional Assemblies (hereinafter called "the proposed Regional Assemblies"):
And whereas it is expedient that, for the avoidance of delay in constituting the proposed Upper House, the proposed Lower House and the proposed Regional Assemblies, provision should be made permitting preparations for the election of members of the proposed Lower House, the proposed Upper House and the proposed Regional Assemblies to be made before the said constitution has been established by Order of Her Majesty in Council:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother...
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