# The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 1988, Paragraph 3: Acting Governor.


(1) During any period when the office of Governor is vacant or the Governor is absent from the Islands or is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, those functions shall, during Her Majesty’s pleasure, be assumed and performed by the person holding the office of—
(a) Chief Secretary; or
(b) Attorney General; or
(c) Financial Secretary,
in that order, or by such other person as Her Majesty may designate in that behalf by instructions given through a Secretary of State.
(2) Before assuming the functions of the office of Governor, any such person shall make oaths of allegiance and for the due execution of that office in the forms set out in Schedule 1 to this Constitution.
(3) A person shall not continue to perform the functions of the office of Governor under this section after the person holding that office or some other person having a prior right to perform those functions has notified him that he is about to assume or resume those functions.
(4) For the purposes of this section (and without prejudice to section 88(11) of this Constitution), the Governor shall not be regarded as absent from the Islands or as unable to perform the functions of his office at any time when there is a subsisting appointment of a deputy under section 4 of this Constitution.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/247/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/turks-and-caicos-islands-constitution-order-1988/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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