The Falkland Islands (Appeals to Privy Council) (Amendment) Order 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/3205
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, construction and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Falkland Islands (Appeals to Privy Council) (Amendment) Order 2009 and shall be construed as one with the Falkland Islands (Appeals to Privy Council) Order 1985 .

(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st January 2010.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“Court” means the Court of Appeal for the Falkland Islands established by section 87 of the Constitution set out in the Schedule to the Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008 ;

“the 1985 Order ” means the Falkland Islands (Appeals to Privy Council) Order 1985.

Section 3 Amendment of 1985 Order

The 1985 Order is amended in article 2 by substituting for the definition of “Court” the following—

“Court” means the Court of Appeal for the Falkland Islands established by section 87 of the Constitution set out in the Schedule to the Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008;

Section 4 Transitional provisions

(1) In respect of any judgment of the Court of Appeal for the Falkland Islands established by the Falkland Islands Constitution Order 1985 , or of the Court, given before the commencement of this Order, an appeal may be commenced, continued and concluded or continued and concluded, as the case may be, in accordance with the 1985 Order as amended by this Order as nearly as may be as if it were an appeal from a judgment of the Court given after the commencement of this Order.

(2) Any Order that Her Majesty in Council may see fit to make on any such appeal or any Order on an appeal from the Court of Appeal for the Falkland Islands established by the Falkland Islands Constitution Order 1985 or from the Court made by Her Majesty before the commencement of this Order, but not enforced before such commencement, may be enforced as if it were an Order made on an appeal from a judgment of the Court given after the commencement of this Order.