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Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation Act 1953

As Enacted Cited authorities 1 Cited in Amendments 2 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1953 c. 30
Year1953


Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation Act, 1953

(1 & 2 Eliz. 2) CHAPTER 30

An Act to provide for the federation of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland; and for purposes connected therewith.

[14th July 1953]

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 by Order in Council to establish federation, etc.

1 Power by Order in Council to establish federation, etc.

(1) Her Majesty may by an Order in Council—

(a ) provide for the federation of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland (in this section referred to as ‘the Territories’) and for that purpose—

(i) provide for the establishment of a Federal Government, a Federal Legislature, an African Affairs Board, a Federal Supreme Court and such other Federal authorities as may appear to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient;

(ii)confer or provide for conferring on the said Government, Legislature, Board, Court and authorities, and on any other Governments, Legislatures, Courts and authorities, and in particular on the Governments, Legislatures, Courts and authorities of the Territories, such powers and duties as may be specified by or under the Order; and

(iii) provide for the restriction after the establishment of a Federal Supreme Court of the cases in which Her Majesty may grant special leave of appeal from the High Court of a Territory to Her Majesty in Council;

(b ) amend the Letters Patent or Orders in Council relating to the government of the respective Territories, and so much of any Act of the Legislature of Southern Rhodesia as amends any such Letters Patent, in such manner as may appear to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient having regard to the federation;

(c ) make, or provide for the making of, such incidental, consequential and transitional provision as may appear to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient as aforesaid, including, in particular, adaptations and modifications of any enactments, Orders in Council, orders, regulations and other instruments relating or referring to any of the Territories.

(2) An Order in Council under subsection (1) of this section may authorise the amendment or revocation of any of its provisions in any manner specified by the Order in relation to those provisions respectively and may apply all or any of the provisions of the ...

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