Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1953
E908295
The Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1953 was a British legal instrument that significantly revised Jamaica’s colonial constitution, expanding internal self-government and establishing key political offices that paved the way toward independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1953 canonical | 1 |
| Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1957 | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British statutory instrument
ⓘ
Order in Council ⓘ constitutional order ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
constitutional offices in Jamaica
ⓘ
executive branch of the colonial government of Jamaica ⓘ legislative branch of the colonial government of Jamaica ⓘ |
| consequence |
laid institutional foundations for self-rule in Jamaica
ⓘ
strengthened local political institutions in Jamaica ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | amended Jamaica’s existing colonial constitution ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| effectOnGovernment |
expanded powers of locally elected representatives
ⓘ
increased internal self-government for Jamaica ⓘ restructured colonial constitutional framework ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Privy Council of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | internal constitutional arrangements of Jamaica prior to independence ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late British colonial constitutional reforms in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major step in Jamaica’s transition from colony to independence ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | late British colonial period in Jamaica ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Monarch of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Colony of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | Order in Council made under royal prerogative and statutory authority ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subordinate legislation made under authority of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial law ⓘ |
| precedes |
Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
independence of Jamaica in 1962 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish key political offices in Jamaica
ⓘ
to expand internal self-government in Jamaica ⓘ to pave the way toward Jamaican independence ⓘ to revise the colonial constitution of Jamaica ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
development of responsible government in Jamaica
ⓘ
process of decolonisation of the British Empire ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
distribution of powers between colonial governor and local institutions
ⓘ
executive authority in colonial Jamaica ⓘ political offices in Jamaica’s colonial government ⓘ structure of the legislature in colonial Jamaica ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | constitutional reform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1957