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The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009

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The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009
Statutory Instrument
Citation2009 No. 1751
Territorial extent United Kingdom
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Dates
Made8 July 2009
Laid before Parliament15 July 2009
Commencement1 September 2009; 15 years ago (2009-09-01)
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesThe St Helena Constitution Order 1988
Status: Current legislation
Text of the St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 (No. 1751) is a Statutory Instrument of the Parliament of the United Kingdom direct from the Privy Council of the United Kingdom that made legal provision for a new Constitution for the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Before the Constitution came into force, the territory was formally known as St Helena and Dependencies under the provisions of the St. Helena Constitution Order 1988, which the 2009 Order replaces. The new Constitution gave each of the main islands equal status, ending the status of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha as dependencies of Saint Helena within the territory. However, it retains a single Governor who is based in Jamestown, a single legal system and Administrators for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It came into force on 1 September 2009.[1]

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  1. ^ "Enhanced status and Bill of Rights in Tristan's new constitution". Retrieved 18 March 2021.