# The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2006, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes a new Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The new Constitution sets out a modernised Chapter on fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual. It provides for a Governor as Her Majesty’s representative in the Islands. It provides for a House of Assembly composed of elected and appointed members, and for a Cabinet and Ministers appointed from among the members of the House. It also provides for the judiciary, the public service and a Complaints Commissioner for the Islands.
The Order revokes the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 1988 (as amended), to which the current Constitution is scheduled.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1913/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/turks-and-caicos-islands-constitution-order-2006/note
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