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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/turks-and-caicos-islands-constitution-order-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-25",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1913",
  "legislation_title": "The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/turks-and-caicos-islands-constitution-order-2006",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/25",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Exercise of Governor’s functions",
  "text": "(1) Subject to this section, the Governor shall consult the Cabinet on the formulation of policy and in the exercise of all functions conferred upon him or her by this Constitution or any other law, except—\n(a) when acting under instructions given to him or her by Her Majesty through a Secretary of State;\n(b) when exercising any function conferred upon the Governor by this Constitution or any other law which is expressed to be exercisable by the Governor in his or her discretion or in his or her judgement or in accordance with the recommendation or advice of, or after consultation with, any person or authority other than the Cabinet; or\n(c) subject to section 33(5), in any case which, in his or her judgement, involves a matter for which he or she is responsible under section 33(1).\n(2) In any case in which the Governor is required by this section to consult the Cabinet, he or she shall, subject to section 33(5), act in accordance with the advice given to him or her by the Cabinet unless he or she is instructed by Her Majesty through a Secretary of State to do otherwise.\n(3) For the avoidance of doubt, no proposed decision of the Cabinet shall be taken where the Governor has referred to a Secretary of State the advice given to him or her in relation thereto with a view to the possibility of instructions under subsection (2), until the Governor notifies the Cabinet that no such instructions will be issued.\n(4) Where the Governor is by this Constitution or any other law directed to exercise any function after consultation with any person or authority other than the Cabinet he or she shall not be obliged to exercise that function in accordance with the advice of that person or authority.\n(5) Where the Governor is by this Constitution or any other law directed to exercise any function in accordance with the recommendation or advice of, or after consultation with, any person or authority, the question whether he or she has so exercised that function shall not be inquired into by any court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "appl (mod)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/701",
      "affecting_title": "The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) Order 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "suspended in pt",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/701",
      "affecting_title": "The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) Order 2009"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1913/schedule/2/paragraph/25",
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  },
  "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."
}