Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978

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constitutional instrument legal document order in council

The Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 is the legal instrument that established Saint Lucia’s modern constitutional framework and monarchy in preparation for its independence from the United Kingdom.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Constitution of Saint Lucia	5

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional instrument ⓘ legal document ⓘ order in council ⓘ
bindingOn	all public authorities in Saint Lucia ⓘ
constitutionalForm	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
constitutionalType	written constitution ⓘ
contains	savings for existing laws at independence ⓘ supremacy of the Constitution clause ⓘ
country	Saint Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ
defines	emergency powers framework ⓘ executive branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ grounds for disqualification from Parliament ⓘ judicial branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ legislative branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ procedures for dissolution of Parliament ⓘ procedures for elections to the House of Assembly ⓘ qualifications for membership of Parliament ⓘ relationship between Governor-General and Cabinet ⓘ
enablingAct	West Indies Act 1967 ⓘ
governmentForm	parliamentary democracy ⓘ
grantedBy	Privy Council ⓘ surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
headOfStateDefinedAs	Crown in right of Saint Lucia ⓘ surface form: the Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in right of Saint Lucia
historicalContext	adopted in preparation for Saint Lucia’s independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ
jurisdiction	Saint Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
monarchEstablished	Elizabeth II ⓘ
monarchTitle	Queen of Saint Lucia ⓘ
providesFor	Cabinet of Saint Lucia ⓘ Constitutional amendment procedures ⓘ Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia ⓘ House of Assembly of Saint Lucia ⓘ Parliament of Saint Lucia ⓘ Senate of Saint Lucia ⓘ citizenship of Saint Lucia ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual ⓘ judicature of Saint Lucia ⓘ Governor-General of Saint Lucia ⓘ surface form: office of Governor-General of Saint Lucia office of Prime Minister of Saint Lucia ⓘ public service of Saint Lucia ⓘ
purpose	to establish Saint Lucia as a constitutional monarchy ⓘ to establish the modern constitutional framework of Saint Lucia ⓘ to provide for the government of Saint Lucia on independence ⓘ
resultedIn	establishment of Saint Lucia as an independent state within the Commonwealth ⓘ
shortTitle	Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 self-link ⓘ
signedBy	Elizabeth II ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
status	in force ⓘ