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The Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2019

S.I. 2019/1461 · Made 6 November 2019

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Caribbean And North Atlantic Territories

Made 6th November 2019

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(4)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 6th day of November 2019

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(2) of the Anguilla Act 1980f1 or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1980 c. 67.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, construction, interpretation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of section 80 of the Constitution
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, construction, interpretation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2019 and shall be construed as one with the Anguilla Constitution Order 1982f1 (in this Order referred to as “the principal Order”).

(2)

The principal Order and this Order may be cited together as the Anguilla Constitution Orders 1982 to 2019.

(3)

In this Order, “the Constitution” means the Constitution set out in the Schedule to the principal Order.

(4)

This Order comes into force on such day as the Governor, acting in his or her discretion, may appoint by proclamation published in the Official Gazette.

2Amendment of section 80 of the Constitution

(1)

Section 80 of the Constitution (Anguillian status)f1 is amended in subsection (2)(d) by inserting before the word “domiciled” the words “a British overseas territories citizen”.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall be deemed to have taken effect on 14th May 2019.

Signature

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Constitution of Anguilla by making clear that certain persons must be British overseas territories citizens to qualify as Anguillians. The amendment is deemed to have taken effect on 14th May 2019, the date on which the Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) Order 2019 came into force.