Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 1829

The Turks and Caicos Islands (Constitution) (Interim Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1987

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1987 No. 1829

CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC TERRITORIES

The Turks and Caicos Islands (Constitution) (Interim Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1987

At the Court of Saint James, the 21st day of October 1987

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 17th day of September 1987, 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, His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew Duke of York and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in pursuance of the powers conferred by section 5 of the West Indies Act 1962^[1] 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:

Citation, construction and commencement.
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Turks and Caicos Islands (Constitution) (Interim Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1987 and shall be construed as one with the Turks and Caicos Islands (Constitution) Order 1976^[2] , which Order is hereinafter referred to as "the principal Order" .

    (2)  This Order and the principal Order may be cited together as the Turks and Caicos Islands (Constitution) Orders 1976 to 1987.

    (3)  This Order shall come into force on 20th November 1987:
Provided that sections 2 and 3 of this Order shall come into force on the date of the first dissolution of the Legislative Council after the commencement of this Order.

Amendment of Part IV of principal Order.
    2.    Part IV of the principal Order shall be amended in the manner set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

New electoral districts.
    3.    For the purposes of elections to the Legislative Council, the Islands shall be divided into the five electoral districts specified in Column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order which shall comprise the islands or component parts specified in relation thereto in Column 2 of that Schedule, and each electoral district shall return to the Legislative Council the number of members specified in relation thereto in Column 3 of that Schedule.

Electoral Regulations.
    4.—(1)  The Governor may, acting in his discretion, by regulations published in the Gazette , make provision for the holding of elections, the registration of electors and for the procedure for the election of members of the Legislative Council; and such regulations shall have effect as if they were a law made under section 28 of the principal Order.

    (2)  Regulations made under this section may be made and brought into force, and all necessary preparations for elections to be held in accordance with such regulations and with the principal Order as amended by this Order may be commenced, in anticipation of the coming into force of sections 2 and 3 of this Order:
Provided that no provisions of such regulations shall be brought into force before the coming into force of the said sections 2 and 3 except those provisions relating to the registration of electors, the compilation of electoral lists, and all matters connected therewith.

G. I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

[1] 1962 c. 19. back

[2] S.I. 1976/1156, amended by S.I. 1979/919, 1982/1075, 1986/1157, 1987/934/1271. back

Explanatory Note