Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 2673
CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC TERRITORIES
The Cayman Islands (Constitution) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2004
Made
13th October 2004
Laid before Parliament
25th October 2004
Coming into force
26th October 2004
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of October 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 No. 2) 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 26th October 2004.
Amendment of section 18 of the Constitution
2. Section 18 of the Constitution is amended by substituting for the final sentence of subsection (2) the following sentence–
“ In this subsection the words “other citizenship” do not include British citizenship acquired by virtue of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002. ” .
Modification of section 47 of the Constitution
3. —(1) Notwithstanding section 47(2) of the Constitution, the Governor shall dissolve the present Assembly no later than 17th March 2005.
(2) In this section “the present Assembly” means the Assembly as it is constituted on the date of commencement of this Order.
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council