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Paragraph 75 Disallowance of laws

United Kingdom

(1)

Any law to which the Governor has given his or her assent may be disallowed by Her Majesty through a Secretary of State.

(2)

Whenever a law has been disallowed by Her Majesty the Governor shall, as soon as practicable, cause notice of the disallowance to be published in the Gazette and the law shall be annulled with effect from the date of the publication of that notice.

(3)

Section 16(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978f1 shall apply to the annulment of any law under this section as it applies to the repeal of an Act of Parliament F1of the United Kingdom, save that any enactment repealed or amended by or in pursuance of that law shall have effect as from the date of the annulment as if that law had not been made.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 2 s. 75(3) inserted (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. 23(1) (with art. 4)

Footnotes

f1

1978 c.30.

Notes on Schedule 2

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 in force at 15.10.2012, see art. 1(2)