{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/montserrat-constitution-order-2010/article-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/montserrat-constitution-order-2010/article-23.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2474",
  "legislation_title": "The Montserrat Constitution Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/montserrat-constitution-order-2010",
  "path": "article/23",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Deputy Governor",
  "text": "(1) There shall be a Deputy Governor for Montserrat who shall be a Montserratian.\n(2) The Deputy Governor shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with section 85, but any appointment shall require the prior approval of a Secretary of State.\n(3) If the office of Deputy Governor is vacant or the person holding that office is acting in the office of Governor under section 25 or is for any reason unable to perform the functions of the office of Deputy Governor, then the Governor, acting in his or her discretion, may appoint a person who is a Montserratian to act as Deputy Governor and any such person shall continue to act until his or her appointment is revoked by the Governor, acting in his or her discretion.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2474/article/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:28:47.374452+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}