2004 - The Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2004 (SI 2004 No. 2029)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2004 No. 2029 CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC TERRITORIES The Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2004 Made - - - - 27th July 2004 Laid before Parliament 9th August 2004 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(4) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of July 2004 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 5 and 7 of the West Indies Act 1962(1) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:– Citation, construction and commencement 1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall be construed as one with the Cayman Islands (Constitution) Order 1972(2) (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Order”).

(2) The principal Order and this Order may be cited together as the Cayman Islands (Constitution) Orders 1972 to 2004.

(3) In this Order, “the Constitution” means the Constitution set out in Schedule 2 to the principal Order.

(4) This Order shall come into force on such day as the Governor, acting in his discretion, may appoint by proclamation published in a Government Notice.

Amendment of section 18 of the Constitution 2. Section 18 of the Constitution is amended by adding at the end of subsection (2) the following sentence– (1) 1962 c. 19.

(2) S.I.1972/1101, amended by S.I. 1984/126, 1987/2199, 1992/226, 1993/3143, 2003/1515.

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“In this subsection the words “other citizenship” do not include British citizenship.”.

A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council Document Generated: 2018-01-23 Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends the Constitution of the Cayman Islands so that a British overseas territories citizen who is also a British citizen is not disqualified for election to the Legislative Assembly of the Islands.