Solomon Islands (Amendment) Order 1977
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1977/590 |
| Year | 1977 |
1977 No. 590
PACIFIC ISLANDS
The Solomon Islands (Amendment) Order 197730thMarch 1977
7thApril 1977
On a day to be appointed under section 1(2)
At the Court of Saint James, the 30th day of March 1977
Present,
The Counsellors of State in Council
Whereas Her Majesty, in pursuance of the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953, was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the 3rd day of February 1977, to delegate to the six Counsellors of State therein named or any two or more of them 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:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890(a) and all other powers enabling Her Majesty, and by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, do on Her Majesty's behalf order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Solomon Islands (Amendment) Order 1977 and shall be construed as one with the British Solomon Islands Order 1974(b) including the Constitution set out in the Schedule thereto as amended by the British Solomon Islands (Amendment) Order 1975(c), the British Solomon Islands (Name of Territory) Order 1975(d), the Solomon Islands Courts Order 1975(e), the Solomon Islands (Amendment) Order 1975(f) and the Solomon Islands (Amendment) Order 1976(g).
(2) This Order shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on such day as the Governor, acting in his discretion, by proclamation published in like manner shall appoint, which day shall not be earlier than the day when this Order is so published nor earlier than 29th April 1977."
(a) 1890 c. 37.
(b) S.I. 1974/1262 (1974 II, p. 4785).
(c) S.I. 1975/807 (1975 II, p. 2888).
(d) S.I. 1975/808 (1975 II, p. 2890).
(e) S.I. 1975/1511 (1975 III, p. 5041).
(f) S.I. 1975/1832 (1975 III, p. 6916).
(g) S.I. 1976/422 (1976 I, p. 1290).
2. In this Order, "the Constitution" means the Constitution set out in the Schedule to the British Solomon Islands Order 1974 as amended by the British Solomon Islands (Amendment) Order 1975, the British Solomon Islands (Name of Territory) Order 1975, the Solomon...
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