25 Aug. 1894
V.
76
18 May 1900
VI.
360
29 Sept. 1900
ཁ
VI.
53
VI.
177
7 Feb. 1903
VI.
178
B
7 Feb. 1907
VII.
62
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LEGAL INSTRUMENTS-continued.
LETTERS PATENT-continued.
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Letters Patent appointing Mr. J. P. Hennessy Governor of the Bahamas null and void in consequence of their not being proclaimed in the Colony within six months. Power of the Crown to legislate for a conquered or ceded
territory by Letters Patent, i.e., Gibraltar. Proposed issue in the case of each Colony of Letters Patent permanently constituting the office of Governor. Full title of Her Majesty to be recited in Letters Patent
issued in this country.
Revocation of Letters Parent appointing Colonial
Governors.
Letters Patent appointing Sir Garnet Wolseley Governor
of Natal.
Letters Patent establishing a Legislature in a Colony can only be revoked by virtue of and in accordance with the powers contained in the Letters Patent themselves. Legality of Victorian Letters Patent of 21 February 1879 Interpretation of the phrases "the Chief Secretary for the time being" and "the Crown Advocate for the time being" in Malta. Letters Patent of 12 December 1887 and 19 August 1891.
Validity of Letters Patent authorizing the annexation of
the Kermadec Islands to New Zealand.
Interpretation of the word "incapable" in Clause XVI. of the Gold Coast Letters Patent of 13 June 1886 as applied to the Governor blockaded in Coomassie. Letters Patent constituting the office of Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Anstralia and the office of Governor in each of the States.
Invalidity of Regulation in respect of the Cocos Islands 'made by the Governor of the Straite Settlements under
Article IV. of Letters Patent of 1 February 1886. Interpretation of the words "persons in occupation of "lands" in Section III. of the Transvaal Constitution ¡Letters Patent of 6 December 1906.
Power of the Transvaal Government under the Transvaal Constitution Letters Patent of 6 December 1906, to legialate concerning Chinese labourers imported into the Transvaal.
See also ECCLESIASTICAL.
ORDERS IN COUNCIL.
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PROCLAMATIONS.
ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS.
See separate headings.
Victorian Instructions of 21 February 1879.
Objections and criticisms of the Chief Justice and
the Attorney-General.
Commonwealth of Australia and State Instructions Instructions to the Governor of the Gold Coast as to
Northern Territories and Ashanti,
SEALS. See separate heading.
WARRANTS (Royal).
Appointments to Legislative Council
9 May 1907
4 July 1907
VII. VII.
70
76
New Form of Warrant
Issue of Warrants without reference to the Privy Council
LEGISLATION.
1
ALLOWANCE OF COLONIAL ACTS.
GOVERNOR'S ASSENT.
26 Jan. 1888
IV.
110
29 Sept. 1900
VI.
53
5 Feb. 1901
VI
69A
14 Aug. 1901
VI.
100
15 Jan. 1878
III.
158
28 July 1879
III.
208
Subject,
85
Date.
Vol.
No.
30 Oct. 1865
II.
=
431
24 June 1873
II.
834
LEGISLATION—continuedl.
ALLOWANCE OF COLONIAL ACTS—continued,
GOVERNOR'S ASSENT-continued.
Obligation of Ministers in Responsible Government Colonies to obtain Governor's assent prior to the intro- duction of important measures. Governor General of Canada ought to act on his own discretion in leaving in operation or disallowing Pro- vincial Acts and not pay regard to the advice of the Dominion Ministers.
The legal effect of the British North America Act, 1867, is to vest in the Governor-General in Council the power of assenting to or disallowing Provincial Acts. Validity of a Bill assented to by the Governor of Western
Australia, but which should have been reserved.
Do. Governor's assent a nullity, and the Bill may yet be assented to by Her Majesty. Need for the Sighature of the Officer Administering the
Government of Cyprus by whom the Act was passed. Assent by the Governor of New South Wales to an Act
which should have been reserved. Validity of Jamaica law assented to by the Governor, but
which should have been reserved. Validity of Newfoundland Act assented to by the Governor, but which under the Royal Instructions should have been reserved.
Limit of time within which assent must be given
Governor's assent to Act which should have been reserved
renders it invalid.
28 Sept. 1864
I.
275
Period within which Governor's assent must be given ... {
6 April 1865
I.
325A
10 Oct. 1902
VI.
165
ROYAL ASSENT.
119
1 Nov. 1875
III.
79
10 Aug. 1878
III.
179
18 Sept. 1878
111:
185
25 Sept. 1879
III.
209B
9 Feb. 1894
V.
51
3 Nov. 1899
12 Nov. 1901
V.
VI.
-239
112
10 Oct. 1902
VI.
165
22 June 1861
[.
69
11 April 1866
II.
406
28 Oct. 1871
11.
734
28 Nov. 1871 12 Feb. 1874
H
737
III.
6
16 Nov. 1874
III.
13
18 Sept. 1878
][].
185
10 Dec. 1885
IV.
64
Form of signifying
Signification by despatch of the Queen's assent to Cape
of Good Hope Act for annexation of Basutoland. Confirmation of Acts with suspending clauses Question whether Orders in Council assenting to Acts are
to be regarded as "confirmation and approval.” Proclamation of Tobago Bill with suspending clause
before it had received the Royal assent. Royal assent may be given to a Bill assented to by the
Governor, but which should have been reserved. Proclamation may be issued by Governor on receipt of telegraphic message informing him that the Queen's assent has been given to a Reserved Bill. Whether the Royal assent ought to be given to Victorian Constitution Bill, altered after the second and third readings, looking to the proviso in section 60 of the Constitution Act, which requires that the second and third readings of such Bill shall be passed with the concurrence of an absolute majority of both Houses, and whether the Bill would be valid if assented to by the King in Council.
COLONIAL LAWS VALIDITY ACT, 1865.
Application to the laws of the Commonwealth of Aus-
tralia.
15 Aug. 1903 5 Oct. 1903
VI.
201
VI.
202A
DISALLOWANCE.
Sufficiency of grounds for disallowing a Canadian Act... Power of the Crown to disallow an ordinance after the Governor had been told that that power would not be exercised.
21 Dec. 1899
V
243
3 Feb. 1883
III.
289
21 Jan: 1902
VI.
124
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LEGISLATION—continual.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
Is not competent to legislate for Cyprus
Act 18 Geo. III. cap. 12 as to taxation of certain Colonies
not applicable to Malta.
REPUGNANCY TO ENGLISH LAW.
General opinion
The scheduling of Victorian Act establishing the con- stitution in an Imperial Act did not enable the Legislature to pass laws in the Colony repugnant to Imperial Acts extending to the Colony. Proposed Colonial legislation (Newfoundland) providing for summary trial of offences under an Imperial Act triable by the Supreme Court.
Question whether Newfoundland Act respecting foreign
fishing vessels repugnant to 59 Geo. III. c. 38. Question whether Section 3 of Mauritius Ordinance 6 of 1891, respecting sketching of fortifications, is repug- nant to the Official Secreta Act, 1889.
Question whether Canadian Act respecting the Speaker of the Senate is repugnant to the British North America Act, 1867.
Whether Western Australia Companies Act 28 of 1898 is
in conflict with the Imperial Companies Act.
Date.
Vol.
No.
19 Sept. 1881
III.
206
21 Sept. 1901
VI.
105
12 April 1862
1.
110
22 April 1870
11.
638
2 July 1891
IV.
218
29 July 1892
V.
14
k
6 June 1893
V.
38
23 Oct. 1894
V.
77
29 March 1899
V
208.
RESERVATION,
Sonth Australian Electoral Act 10 of 1855-6 not having
been reserved is invalid.
Assent by Governor to Acts which should have been
retorved
H
Need for reservation of Victorian Act 29 Vict., No. 293,
affecting Customs Duties.
Question whether Jamaica Customs Duties Acts were invalid in toto on account of absence of suspending clause
Necessity for reservation of Electoral Bills, Tasmania... Necessity for reservation of New South Wales Promissory
Oaths Act, 1870.
Assent by the Governor of Western Australia to Bill
which should have been reserved
Necessity for reservation of New South Wales Electoral
Act 38 of 1893.
Need for laying Western Australian Electoral Bill before Parliament for 30 days prior to the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure.
Validity of Jamaica Law 26 of 1895, reducing the salary of the Attorney-General, the Law having been assented to by the Governor and not reserved for the significa- tion of Her Majesty's pleasure.
Necessity for reservation of New South Wales Acte
Nos. 73 and 84 of 1900.
Necessity for reservation of Western Australian Acts
Nos. 2 and 5 of 1900.
Necessity for reservation of Newfoundland Act 1
Edw. VII. c. 12.
Application to Queensland of Imperial Acta 5 and 6
Vic. c. 76 and 13 and 14 Vic. c. 59.
Necessity for reservation of New South Wales Act 54 of
1902, extending the Parliamentary Franchise Women.
to
25 March 1862
I.
103-
12 April 1862
110.
28 Sept. 1864
I.
275
30 June 1866
II.
419-
8 July 1868
4 Nov. 1868
28 July 1871
26 July 1872
10 Aug. 1878
18 Sept. 1878
9 Feb. 1894
==== EEP
II.
518.
II.
536
11. 720
II.
775
III.
178
179
51
8 Feb. 1897
V.
127
3 Nov. 1899
V.
239.