by the Islands from Her Majesty's Exchequer in the United King- dom for the purpose of balancing the annual budget or otherwise, such control rests with Her Majesty's Government, that any Bill introduced, or any motion proposed, in the Assembly should have effect, then, if the Assembly fail to pass the Bill or to carry the motion within such time and in such form as the Administrator thinks reasonable and expedient, the Administrator may, at any time that he thinks fit, and notwithstanding any provisions of this Order or of any other law in force in the Islands or of any Standing Orders of the Assembly, declare that the Bill or motion shall have effect as if it had been passed or carried by the Assembly either in the form in which it was introduced or proposed or with such amendments as the Adminis- trator thinks fit which have been moved or proposed in the Assembly or any committee thereof; and the Bill or the motion shall be deemed there- upon to have been so passed or carried, and the provisions of this Order, and in particular the provisions relating to assent to Bills and disallow. ance of laws, shall have effect accordingly.
(2) The Administrator shall forthwith report to a Secretary of State every case in which he makes any such declaration and the reasons therefor.
(3) If any member of the Assembly objects to any declaration made under this section, he may, within fourteen days of the making thereof, submit to the Administrator a statement in writing of his reasons for so objecting, and a copy of the statement shall, if furnished by the member, be forwarded by the Administrator as soon as practicable to a Secretary of State.
(4) Any declaration made under this section other than a declaration relating to a Bill may be revoked by a Secretary of State and the Administrator shall forthwith cause notice of the revocation to be pub- lished by Government Notice; and from the date of such publication any motion that is deemed to have been carried by virtue of the declaration shall cease to have effect and the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 38 of the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the revocation as they apply to the repcal of an Act of Parliament.
~417 (1) A Bill straff not become a law unti-
(a) the Administrator has assented to it in Her Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behalf and has signed it in token of his assent;
or
(b) Her Majesty has given Her assent to it through a Secretary of State and the Administrator has signified Her assent by Proclamation. (2) When a Bill is presented to the Administrator for his assent, he shall, subject to the provisions of this Order and of any Instructions addressed to him under Her Majesty's Sign Manual and Signet or through a Secretary of State, declare that he assents, or refuses to assent, to it, or that he reserves the Bill for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure:
Provided that the Administrator shall reserve for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure--
(a) any Bill which is in any way repugnant to, or inconsistent with, the
provisions of this Order; and-
Assent to Bills.
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