{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/turks-and-caicos-islands-constitution-amendment-order-2024/article-13",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/1128",
  "legislation_title": "The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/turks-and-caicos-islands-constitution-amendment-order-2024",
  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Provisions relating to National Security Council",
  "text": "After section 41, insert—\n“National Security Council\n41A (1) There shall continue to be a National Security Council for the Turks and Caicos Islands which shall consist of—\n(a) the Governor, as Chair;\n(b) the Premier, as Co-Chair;\n(c) the Deputy Premier;\n(d) either the Minister with responsibility for border control or another Minister, appointed in writing by the Governor, acting in consultation with the Premier;\n(e) the Deputy Governor;\n(f) the Attorney General; and\n(g) the Commissioner of Police.\n(2) The National Security Council shall advise the Governor on matters relating to internal security, with the exception of operational and staffing matters, and the Governor shall be obliged to act in accordance with the advice of the Council, unless he or she considers that acting in accordance with the advice would adversely affect His Majesty’s interest (whether in respect of the United Kingdom or the Turks and Caicos Islands); and where the Governor has acted otherwise than in accordance with the advice of the Council, he or she shall report to the Council at its next meeting.\n(3) The Commissioner of Police shall—\n(a) provide regular briefings to the National Security Council on matters of internal security, including the Police Force save insofar as to do so would prejudice current operations;\n(b) have responsibility for the day to day operation of the Police Force and shall report regularly on such operation to the Governor; and\n(c) inform the Premier of any significant security developments in the Turks and Caicos Islands, including the occurrence of any significant criminal activity.\n(4) Before assuming office, each member of the National Security Council shall sign a declaration that he or she will not disclose to any other person, without the permission of the Governor, information acquired as a member of the Council; and, without prejudice to any other penalties that may be imposed under any other law, the Governor, acting in his or her discretion, may by published directions in writing exclude from the activities of the Council any member who breaches such a declaration.\n(5) Where the Governor has good reason to believe that there has been a breach by a member of the declaration made pursuant to subsection (4), the Governor, acting in his or her discretion, may suspend from the activities of the Council that member while the question of a breach is being investigated by an independent person appointed by the Governor; and any such investigation shall be concluded expeditiously.\n(6) The National Security Council may invite any person or summon any public officer to attend a meeting of the Council in order to provide briefings or advice to the Council on any matter relating to internal security.\n(7) The Governor, acting in his or her discretion, may summon a meeting of the National Security Council whenever he or she considers it desirable to do so, and the Governor shall summon such a meeting whenever the Premier so requests.\n(8) There shall continue to be a National Security Secretariat to support the National Security Council. Subject to this Constitution, a law enacted by the Legislature shall provide for its functions.\n(9) Subject to this section, the National Security Council may regulate its own procedure.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1128/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:24:45.655842+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."
}