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The Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/2029 · Made 27 July 2004

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CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC TERRITORIES

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 1962f1 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:–

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1962 c. 19.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, construction and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of section 18 of the Constitution
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, construction and commencement

(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 1972f1 (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.

2Amendment of section 18 of the Constitution

Section 18 of the Constitution is amended by adding at the end of subsection (2) the following sentence–

  • “In this subsection the words “other citizenship” do not include British citizenship.”.

Signature

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.