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2004 No. 2029

CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC TERRITORIES

The Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2004

  Made 27th July 2004 
  Laid before Parliament 9th August 2004 
  Coming into force in accordance with article 1(4)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of July 2004

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 5 and 7 of the West Indies Act 1962[1] 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, construction and commencement
     1.  - (1) This Order may be cited as the Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall be construed as one with the Cayman Islands (Constitution) Order 1972[2] (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Order").

    (2) The principal Order and this Order may be cited together as the Cayman Islands (Constitution) Orders 1972 to 2004.

    (3) In this Order, "the Constitution" means the Constitution set out in Schedule 2 to the principal Order.

    (4) This Order shall come into force on such day as the Governor, acting in his discretion, may appoint by proclamation published in a Government Notice.

Amendment of section 18 of the Constitution
     2. Section 18 of the Constitution is amended by adding at the end of subsection (2) the following sentence-


A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order amends the Constitution of the
Cayman Islands so that a British overseas territories citizen who is also a British citizen is not disqualified for election to the Legislative Assembly of the Islands.


Notes:

[1] 1962 c. 19.back

[2] S.I. 1972/1101, amended by S.I. 1984/126, 1987/2199, 1992/226, 1993/3143, 2003/1515.back



ISBN 0 11 049658 2


  © Crown copyright 2004

Prepared 9 August 2004


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