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Mr Paterson, NTD

Paterson.

cc: Miss Brooks

Reference

BNA 1981 and Colonial Constitutions

1. Our recent work on the draft new constitution for Anguilla makes one think that some existing constitutions will need amend- ment when the BNA comes into force to take care of references to CUKS if these references are not sufficiently covered by transi- tional provisions in the Act itself, and the same may be true of some other colonial laws.

2.

I have not looked into the matter and it may be of course that it has already been considered.

10 February 1982

MI Juleman

A.R.R

A R Rushford

Deputy Legal Adviser

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