Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969

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The Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 is the legal instrument that established Gibraltar’s modern constitutional framework and institutions of self-government under British sovereignty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Order in Council ⓘ
constitutional instrument ⓘ
legal document ⓘ
appliesTo public authorities in Gibraltar ⓘ
residents of Gibraltar ⓘ
category Gibraltar constitutional law ⓘ
United Kingdom statutory instruments relating to overseas territories ⓘ
constitutionalStatus Gibraltar constitution ⓘ
country Gibraltar ⓘ
defines constitutional relationship between Gibraltar and the United Kingdom ⓘ
scope of self-government in Gibraltar ⓘ
enactedBy Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council
form Order in Council made under the Royal Prerogative ⓘ
jurisdiction Gibraltar ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor Gibraltar’s constitutional status under the United Kingdom ⓘ
Gibraltar’s internal self-government ⓘ
legalSystem common law tradition ⓘ
politicalContext United Kingdom overseas territory governance ⓘ
purpose to establish Gibraltar’s modern constitutional framework ⓘ
to establish institutions of self-government in Gibraltar ⓘ
replaced earlier constitutional arrangements for Gibraltar ⓘ
sovereigntyContext British sovereignty ⓘ
status in force until superseded by later Gibraltar constitution ⓘ
subject distribution of powers between the Governor and elected representatives in Gibraltar ⓘ
establishment of a legislature for Gibraltar ⓘ
executive authority in Gibraltar ⓘ
fundamental governmental institutions of Gibraltar ⓘ
typeOfTerritoryRegulated British Overseas Territory ⓘ

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Parliament of Gibraltar → createdBy → Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 ⓘ
Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 → replaced → Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 ⓘ
Constitution of Gibraltar → precededBy → Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 ⓘ
Constitution of Gibraltar → replaces → 1969 Constitution of Gibraltar ⓘ
linked to: Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969
Chief Minister of Gibraltar → constitutingInstrument → Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 ⓘ
Gibraltar general elections → predecessorConstitution → Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 ⓘ