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Coll 1/71 'Aden Protectorate Order in Council 1937' [‎9v] (18/178)

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The record is made up of 1 file (87 folios). It was created in 8 Jul 1936-2 Sep 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Quorum.
Power to
make laws.
Voting.
Assent to
Bills.
Disallow
ance.
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Provided that, where a Member is re-appointed to fiil a vacancy caused
by the termination of his own term of office, the date from which he has
been continuously a Member of the Legislative Council (any interval
between such termination and re-appointment being disregarded) shall
be regarded as the date of his appointment for the purpose of this section.
13 . The Council shall not be disqualified for the transaction of business
by reason of any vacancy among the Members; but no business except
that of adjournment shall be transacted if objection is taken by any
Member present that there are less than six Members present besides the
Governor or other Member presiding.
Governor
to attend
and preside.
14 . The Governor shall, so far as is practicable, attend and preside
at all meetings of the Council, and in his absence such Member as the
Governor may appoint or, in the absence of such Member or if no
Member be so appointed, the senior Member of the Council actually
present shall preside.
15 . It shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice and consent of
the Council, to make laws for the peace, order and good government of
the Colony.
16 . All questions proposed for decision in the Council shall be deter
mined by a majority of the votes of the Members present:
Provided that the Governor or other Member presiding shall, if the
votes be equally divided, have a casting vote in addition to his original
vote.
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17 .—(i) No Bill shall become law until either the Governor shall have
assented thereto in His Majesty's name and on His Majesty’s behalf, and
shall have signed the same in token of such assent, or His Majesty shall
have given His assent thereto by Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. or through the Secre
tary of State.
(2) When a Bill is presented to the Governor for his assent, he shall,
according to his discretion, but subject to the provisions of any
Instructions addressed to him under His Majesty’s Sign Manual and
Signet or through the Secretary of State, declare that he assents, or
refuses his assent, thereto, or that he reserves the Bill for the signification
of His Majesty’s pleasure.
(3) A law assented to by the Governor shall come into operation on the
date on which such assent shall be given, or if it shall be enacted, either
in such law or in some other enactment, that it shall come into operation
on some other date, on that date.
(4) A Bill reserved for the signification of His Majesty’s pleasure shall
become law so soon as His Majesty shall have given His assent thereto,
either by Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. or through the Secretary of State, and the
Governor shall have signified such assent by Proclamation in the Gazette.
It shall come into operation on the date of such Proclamation or, if it
shall be enacted, either in such law or in some other enactment, that it
shall come into operation on some other date, on that date.
18 .—(1) Any law to which the Governor shall have given his assent
may be disallowed by His Majesty through the Secretary of State.
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The file contains correspondence between the Colonial Office, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Political Department, and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, regarding the drafting of the following Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (copies included):

The file also contains extracts of minutes from the House of Lords and House of Commons.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).

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1 file (87 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 89; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 2-88 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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