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| Subject: The Trinidad & Tobago (Constitution) Order in Council, 1961 Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:13 am | |
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The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago.
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of June, 1961 Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas, having regard to the constitutional discussions held in London in November, 1959, and in Trinidad in June, 1960, it is expedient that a new constitution should be established for Trinidad and Tobago: And Whereas, in accordance with the wishes of the people of Trinidad and Tobago, as signified by their representatives assembled in the Legislative Council on the ninth day of September, 1959, there is hereby recorded their belief that recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace, their faith in fundamental human rights and the dignity and worth of the individual, and their conviction that human rights should be protected by rule of law:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in Her by the Trinidad and Tobago Act, 1887(a), and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
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