# The Bahamas Independence Order 1973, Article 8: Existing officers


Subject to the provisions of this Order and of the Constitution, every person who immediately before the commencement of this Order holds or is acting in a public office shall, as from the commencement of this Order, continue to hold or act in the like office as if he had been appointed thereto in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1080/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973/article-8
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