Statutory Instruments
Caribbean And North Atlantic Territories
Made
8th July 2009
Laid before Parliament
9th July 2009
Coming into force in accordance with section 1(2)
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of July 2009
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, 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 to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows—
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) (Amendment) Order 2009 and shall be construed as one with the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2006(2) and the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) Order 2009(3) (in this Order referred to as “the 2009 Order”).
(2) This Order shall come into force on such day as the Governor, acting in his or her discretion, may appoint by proclamation published in the Gazette.
2. Section 1 of the 2009 Order is amended by substituting for subsection (3) the following—
“(3) This Order shall come into force on such day as the Governor, acting in his or her discretion, may appoint by proclamation published in the Gazette, and different days may be appointed for the coming into force of different provisions.
(4) When appointing a day for the coming into force of sections 7 and 8, the Governor shall specify which provisions of Schedules 1 and 2 shall come into force on that day, and if any of the provisions of those Schedules do not come into force on that day, the Governor may appoint a different day or days for the coming into force of those provisions.
(5) In subsections (3) and (4), the term “provisions” includes any part of any provision.”
3. Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the 2009 Order are amended by substituting for the words “this Order” the words “this section”.
4. Sections 7 and 8 of the 2009 Order are amended by substituting for the words “While this Order is in force” the words “Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5) of section 1, while this section is in force”.
5. Section 9 of the 2009 Order is amended by substituting for the words “While this Order is in force” the words “Subject to subsection (3) and (5) of section 1, while this section is in force”.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) Order 2009 to enable the Governor to bring different provisions, or parts thereof, of that Order into force at different times.