Council of Government of Malta

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The Council of Government of Malta was a colonial-era administrative and advisory body that governed the Maltese Islands under British rule before the establishment of the modern parliamentary system.

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Label Occurrences
Council of Government of Malta canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body
colonial governing council
appliesToJurisdiction Crown Colony of Malta NERFINISHED
Maltese Islands NERFINISHED
country Malta
facetOf British rule in Malta NERFINISHED
political history of Malta
followedBy Legislative Assembly of Malta NERFINISHED
modern parliamentary system of Malta
governingBodyOf Crown Colony of Malta NERFINISHED
governmentForm colonial administration
hasCharacteristic advisory rather than fully legislative powers
dominated by appointed officials
limited local representation
hasFunction advising the British governor of Malta
assisting in the governance of Malta under British rule
deliberation on local legislation and administration
hasJurisdiction civil administration in Malta
local legislation in Malta
hasLanguage English
Italian
Maltese
hasPart elected members
ex officio members
nominated members
official members
unofficial members
hasRole administrative body
advisory body to the British colonial governor
headOfGovernment Governor of Malta NERFINISHED
historyOfTopic constitutional history of Malta
legalForm colonial council established by British authorities
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity British Empire NERFINISHED
Malta NERFINISHED
partOf British colonial administration in Malta NERFINISHED
replaced earlier purely executive colonial administration in Malta
replacedBy more representative constitutional institutions in Malta
subordinateTo Colonial Office of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Governor of Malta NERFINISHED
temporalCoverage 19th century
early 20th century
usedLegalSystem British colonial law
Maltese civil law traditions under British sovereignty

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Parliament of Malta historicalPredecessor Council of Government of Malta