Your World of Legal Intelligence
 United Kingdom | +44 (0) 20 7284 8080

Southern Rhodesia (Constitution), Act 1961

As Enacted Cited authorities 1 Cited in Amendments 5 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1961 c. 2


Southern Rhodesia (Constitution), Act, 1961

(10 & 11 Eliz. 2) CHAPTER 2

An Act to provide for the grant of a new constitution for Southern Rhodesia.

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 to provide a new constitution for Southern Rhodesia by Order in Council.

1 Power to provide a new constitution for Southern Rhodesia by Order in Council.

(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Southern Rhodesia Constitution Letters Patent, 1923, Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend, or revoke and replace by new provisions (including provision for the making by the legislature of Southern Rhodesia of laws having extra-territorial operation), all or any of the provisions of the said Letters Patent of 1923 as subsequently amended.

(2) An Order in Council under subsection (1) of this section may authorise the amendment or revocation of any of the provisions of the Order in any manner specified by the Order in relation to those provisions respectively, but nothing in this Act shall authorise any other amendment or revocation of any of the provisions of the Order.

(3) Where an Order in Council under subsection (1) of this section authorises the amendment or revocation of any of its provisions by a further Order in Council, any such further Order shall, for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act, 1946 , be a statutory instrument within the meaning of that Act.

(4) Any Order in Council by virtue of this section shall be laid before Parliament after being made.

S-2 Short title.

2 Short title.

2. This Act may be cited as theSouthern Rhodesia (Constitution), Act, 1961.

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT