Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands

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colonial legislature former legislative body unicameral legislature

The Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands was the former colonial-era legislative body of the territory, later superseded by the modern House of Assembly.

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Label	Occurrences
Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands canonical	1

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial legislature ⓘ former legislative body ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ
category	British colonial government institutions ⓘ Defunct legislatures ⓘ Politics of the British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
compositionType	elected and appointed members ⓘ
country	British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolvedIn	2007 ⓘ
function	approve public expenditure ⓘ enact laws for the British Virgin Islands ⓘ scrutinize the executive ⓘ
governmentType	parliamentary system ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
historicalPeriod	colonial era ⓘ
houseType	unicameral ⓘ
jurisdiction	British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor	British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Road Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Tortola NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	British Overseas Territories legislative institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of the British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Caribbean ⓘ
replacedBy	House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ modern House of Assembly ⓘ
replacedIn	2007 ⓘ
role	primary law‑making body of the territory ⓘ
sovereignState	United Kingdom ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
successor	House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
underAuthorityOf	British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of the British Virgin Islands ⓘ

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House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands → replaces → Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands ⓘ