An Act to render valid acts done by the Governor of any of His Majesty's Plantations after the expiration of His Commission by the Demise of His late Majesty, and to extend the period within which the Patents of Governors of Colonies shall on any future Demise of the Crown become vacant, and to provide for the longer duration of the Patents of Governors after the Demise of the Crown. 23d December, 1830.

  • Province
    Imperial Acts
  • Chapter
    1 William IV – Chapter 4 (1830)
  • Year
    1831
  • Concepts
    Elections & Public Office
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Imperial/Impérial
  • Number of Articles
    2
  • Description
    This Act, passed in December 1830, stipulates that the "patents, commissions, warrants [and] other authorities" in force at the time of King George IV's death in June 1830, as pertaining to posts of employment in British territories abroad, remain in effect until new such patents shall be passed by the new monarch, King William IV.
  • Source
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