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The Pitcairn (Amendment) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/2638 · Made 22 October 2002

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PITCAIRN ISLANDS

Made 22nd October 2002

Laid before Parliament 4th November 2002

Coming into force 20th November 2002

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22nd day of October 2002

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in that behalf by the British Settlements Acts 1887f1 and 1945f2 or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, 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

1887 c. 54.

f2

1945 c. 7.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of section 5 of the Pitcairn Order 1970
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Pitcairn (Amendment) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 20th November 2002.

2Amendment of section 5 of the Pitcairn Order 1970

Section 5 of the Pitcairn Order 1970f1 is amended by deleting subsection (2A) and replacing it with the following subsection:

“(2A)

Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force in the Islands, a court established under subsection (2) shall sit in such place in the Islands as the Governor, acting in accordance with the advice of the Chief Justice, may appoint:

Provided that it may also sit in the United Kingdom, or in such other place as the Governor, acting in accordance with the advice of the Chief Justice, may appoint.”.

Signature

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Pitcairn Order 1970 so as to authorise courts and judicial authorities established for Pitcairn under that Order to function in such place as the Governor may appoint, in addition to Pitcairn or the United Kingdom.