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The Montserrat Constitution Order 2010

S.I. 2010/2474 · Made 13 October 2010

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Caribbean And North Atlantic Territories

Made 13th October 2010

Laid before Parliament 20th October 2010

Coming into force in accordance with section 1(2)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of October 2010

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 1962f1 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:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1962 c. 19.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. THE CONSTITUTION OF MONTSERRATPreamble
  3. Part I: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
  4. 2Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual
  5. 3Protection of right to life
  6. 4Protection from inhuman treatment
  7. 5Protection from slavery and forced labour
  8. 6Protection from arbitrary arrest or detention
  9. 7Provisions to secure protection of law
  10. 8Protection of right of prisoners to humane treatment
  11. 9Protection of private and family life and privacy of home and other property
  12. 10Protection of right to marry
  13. 11Protection of freedom of conscience and of religion
  14. 12Protection of right to education
  15. 13Protection of freedom of expression
  16. 14Protection of freedom of assembly and association
  17. 15Protection of freedom of movement
  18. 16Protection from discrimination
  19. 17Protection from deprivation of property
  20. 18Provisions for periods of public emergency
  21. 19Protection of persons detained under emergency laws
  22. 20Enforcement of fundamental rights
  23. 21Interpretation of Part I
  24. Part II: THE GOVERNOR
  25. 22The Governor
  26. 23Deputy Governor
  27. 24Functions of Deputy Governor
  28. 25Acting Governor
  29. 26Exercise of Governor’s functions
  30. 27Power to dispose of land
  31. 28Power to constitute offices
  32. 29Power of pardon
  33. 30Public seal
  34. Part III: THE EXECUTIVE
  35. 31Executive authority
  36. 32Cabinet
  37. 33Appointment of Ministers
  38. 34Tenure of office of Ministers
  39. 35Absence of Ministers from Montserrat
  40. 36Acting Premier
  41. 37Temporary Ministers
  42. 38Assignment of responsibilities to Ministers
  43. 39Governor’s special responsibilities
  44. 40Oaths or affirmations
  45. 41Summoning of Cabinet
  46. 42Proceedings in Cabinet
  47. 43Summoning of persons to Cabinet
  48. 44Parliamentary Secretaries
  49. 45National Advisory Council
  50. 46Director of Public Prosecutions
  51. Part IV: THE LEGISLATURE
  52. 47Constitution of Legislature
  53. 48The Legislative Assembly
  54. 49Elected members
  55. 50Attendance by Deputy Governor and other public officers at meetings of Legislative Assembly
  56. 51Qualifications for elected membership
  57. 52Disqualifications for elected membership
  58. 53Tenure of office of elected members
  59. 54Validity of proceedings
  60. 55Determination of questions as to membership
  61. 56Filling of vacancies
  62. 57Temporary members
  63. 58Sessions and meetings of Legislative Assembly
  64. 59Speaker and Deputy Speaker
  65. 60Presiding in Legislative Assembly
  66. 61Leader of the Opposition
  67. 62Governor’s right to address Legislative Assembly
  68. 63Standing Committees
  69. 64Oaths or affirmations of members
  70. 65Quorum
  71. 66Voting
  72. 67Prorogation and dissolution
  73. 68Recalling dissolved Legislative Assembly in case of emergency
  74. 69General elections
  75. 70Introduction of Bills, motions and petitions
  76. 71Power to make laws
  77. 72Standing Orders
  78. 73Penalty for unauthorised persons sitting or voting
  79. 74Assent to Bills
  80. 75Words of enactment
  81. 76Disallowance of laws
  82. 77Privileges, immunities and powers of Legislative Assembly
  83. Part V: ELECTORAL COMMISSION
  84. 78Establishment and functions of Electoral Commission
  85. 79Review and alteration of electoral districts
  86. Part VI: THE JUDICATURE
  87. 80Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
  88. 81Subordinate courts and tribunals
  89. Part VII: THE PUBLIC SERVICE
  90. 82Public Service Commission
  91. 83Functions and operation of Public Service Commission
  92. 84Appointment, discipline and removal of public officers
  93. 85Particular offices
  94. 86Applicability of pensions law
  95. 87Pensions, gratuities and allowances charged on Consolidated Fund
  96. 88Grant and withholding of pensions, gratuities and allowances
  97. Part VIII: FINANCE
  98. 89Taxation
  99. 90Consolidated Fund
  100. 91Withdrawal from Consolidated Fund or other public funds
  101. 92Financial year estimates
  102. 93Appropriation Bill
  103. 94Excess expenditure
  104. 95Contingencies
  105. 96Remuneration of Speaker and elected members of Legislative Assembly
  106. 97Remuneration of certain officers
  107. 98Power of Government to borrow or lend
  108. 99Public Debt
  109. 100Financial control and accounts
  110. 101Auditor-General
  111. 102Position and remuneration of Auditor-General
  112. 103Functions of Auditor-General
  113. 104National Audit Office
  114. Part IX: PUBLIC STANDARDS
  115. 105Complaints Commission
  116. 106Standards in public life
  117. Part X: MISCELLANEOUS
  118. 107Interpretation
  119. 108References to public office
  120. 109Appointments
  121. 110Re-election or reappointment
  122. 111Removal from office
  123. 112Resignations
  124. 113Power to amend or revoke instruments
  125. 114Amendment
  126. 115Meaning of appointed day
  127. 116Revocations and amendment
  128. 117Existing laws
  129. 118Existing offices and officers
  130. 119Legislative Assembly
  131. 120Transitional provision concerning Director of Public Prosecutions
  132. 121Power reserved to Her Majesty
  133. Signature
  134. Schedule: FORMS OF OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS
  135. 1Paragraph 1
  136. 2Paragraph 2
  137. 3Paragraph 3
  138. 4Paragraph 4
  139. Explanatory note