Section 4 Reservation of Colonial law for Her Majesty’s assent.C1
Every Colonial law which is made in pursuance of this Act, or affects the jurisdiction of or practice or procedure in any court of such possession in respect of the jurisdiction conferred by this Act, or alters any such Colonial law as above in this section mentioned, which has been previously passed, shall, unless previously approved by Her Majesty through a Secretary of State, either be reserved for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure thereon, or contain a suspending clause providing that such law shall not come into operation until Her Majesty’s pleasure thereon has been publicly signified in the British possession in which it has been passed.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
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Para. inserted at the end of s. 4 by S.R.&O. 1937/230 (Rev. X, p. 545, 1937, p. 963), Sch. Pt II repealed by Burma Independence Act 1947 (11&12 Geo. 6 c. 3, SIF 26:11), Sch. 2 Pt. I and Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976 (c. 16), Sch. 1 Pt. VII
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S. 4 excluded by Statute of Westminster 1931 (22&23 Geo. 5 c. 4, SIF 26:1), ss. 6, 10; Ceylon Independence Act 1947 (11&12 Geo. 6 c. 7, SIF 26:40), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 4; Ghana Independence Act 1957 (c. 6, SIF 26:15), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 5; Nigeria Independence Act 1960 (c. 55, SIF 26:28), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 5; Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961 (c. 16, SIF 26:36), s. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5; Jamaica Independence Act 1962 (c. 40, SIF 26:18), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 5; Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 (c. 54, SIF 26:44), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 5; Kenya Independence Act 1963 (c. 54, SIF 26:19), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 5; Malawi Independence Act 1964 (c. 46, SIF 26:22), s. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(b); Malta Independence Act 1964 (c. 86, SIF 26:24), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 4(b); Gambia Independence Act 1964 (c. 93, SIF 26:14), s. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(b); Guyana Independence Act 1966 (c. 14, SIF 26:16), s. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(b); Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37, SIF 26:7), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 4(b); Mauritius Independence Act 1968 (c. 8, SIF 26:25), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 4(b); Fiji Independence Act 1970 (c. 50, SIF 26:13), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 4(b); Bahamas Independence Act 1973 (c. 27, SIF 26:6), s. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(b); Turalu Act 1978 (c. 20, SIF 26:44A), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 4(b); Belize Act 1981 (c. 52, SIF 26:7A), s. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(b)