Southern Rhodesia Constitution Order 1965
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1965/1952 |
| Year | 1965 |
1965 No. 1952
SOUTHERN RHODESIA
The Southern Rhodesia Constitution Order 196516thNovember 1965
17thNovember 1965
Sections 2 and 316thNovember 1965Remainder18thNovember 1965
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of November 1965
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2 of the Southern Rhodesia Act 1965(a) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Citation, commencement and construction
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Southern Rhodesia Constitution Order 1965 and, save as provided by sections 2(2) and 3(5) of this Order, shall come into operation on 18th November 1965.
(2) Save where the context otherwise requires, expressions used in this Order have the same meaning as in the Constitution of Southern Rhodesia 1961(b) (hereinafter referred to as "the Constitution") and the provisions of sections 116 and 117 of the Constitution (other than section 117(8)) shall apply for the purpose of interpreting this Order as they apply for the purpose of interpreting the Constitution.
(3) Any reference in this Order to a law made before the commencement of this Order shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that law as it had effect immediately before the commencement of this Order.
(4) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, the Interpretation Act 1889(c) shall apply, with the necessary adaptations, for the purpose of interpreting this Order and any instrument made thereunder and otherwise in relation to this Order and any such instrument as it applies for the purpose of interpreting and in relation to Acts of Parliament.
Invalidity of purported new Constitution.
2.—(1) It is hereby declared for the avoidance of doubt that any instrument made or other act done in purported promulgation of any Constitution for Southern Rhodesia except as authorised by Act of Parliament is void and of no effect.
(2) This section shall come into operation forthwith and shall then be deemed to have had effect from 11th November 1965.
(a) 1965 c. 76.
(b) Annex to S.I. 1961/2314 (1961 III, p. 4078): see also S.I. 1964/923 (1964 II, p. 2067) and Acts No. 13 of 1964 and No. 41 of 1965 of the Legislature of Southern Rhodesia.
(c) 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63.
Legislature and legislative powers.
3.—(1) So long as this...
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