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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

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1964 No. 1970

CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC TERRITORIES

The British Guiana (Constitution) (No. 2) Order 1964

Made	14th December 1964

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of December 1964

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty , by virtue and in exercise of the power reserved to Her in pursuance of the British Guiana Act 1928(a)^[1] by section 22 of the British Guiana (Constitution) Order in Council 1961(b)^[2] (hereinafter called "the principal Order") is pleased , by and with the advice of Her Privy Council to order, and it is hereby ordered , as follows:—

Citation and construction.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the British Guiana (Constitution) (No. 2) Order 1964.

(2) This Order shall be construed as one with the British Guiana (Constitution) Orders 1961 and 1964(c)^[3] and this Order and those Orders may be cited together as the British Guiana (Constitution) Orders 1961 to 1964.

Amendment of Constitution of British Guiana.

2. The provisions of the Constitution set out in the Annex to the principal Order which are specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order are amended in the manner specified in the second column of the Schedule.

Transitional provision.

3. If at any time before the House of Assembly first meets after the commencement of this Order, the Governor informs the person holding office as Premier that the Governor is about to re-appoint him as Premier or to appoint another person as Premier, then the provisions of section 3 (2) of the British Guiana (Constitution) Order 1964(d)^[4] shall cease to have effect and all persons then holding office as Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries shall forthwith vacate their respective offices.

W. G. Agnew.

1. (a) 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 5.
2. (b) S.I. 1961/1188 (1961 II, p. 2152).
3. (c) S.I. 1961/1188, 1964/921 (1961 II, p. 2152; 1964 II, p. 2050).
4. (d) S.I. 1964/921 (1964 II, p. 2050).