Paragraph 73 Assent to bills
United Kingdom
A bill shall not become law until—
the Governor has assented to it in Her Majesty’s name and on Her Majesty’s behalf and has signed it in token of his or her assent; or
Her Majesty has given Her assent to it through a Secretary of State and the Governor has signified Her assent by proclamation published in the Gazette.
When a bill is presented to the Governor for his or her assent, the Governor shall, subject to this Constitution and to any instructions addressed to him or her by Her Majesty through a Secretary of State, declare that he or she assents, or refuses to assent, to it, or that he or she reserves the bill for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure; but the Governor shall reserve for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure any bill which appears to him or her, acting in his or her discretion—
to be in any way repugnant to, or inconsistent with, this Constitution;
to be in any way inconsistent with the Statement of Governance Principles for the time being in effect;
to be in any way inconsistent with any international obligation;
to affect any matter for which the Governor is responsible under section 37;
to affect the integrity or independence of the public service, of the administration of justice or of any institution protecting good governance; or
to determine or regulate the privileges, immunities or powers of the F1Parliament or of its members,
unless the Governor has been authorised by a Secretary of State to assent to it.
Subsection (2) is without prejudice to section 116(4).
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Word in Sch. 2 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1128), art. 8(1) (with arts. 4, 8(2))