TCI Constitution

Statement of Governance Principles 28. (1) A Secretary of State may at any time issue a Statement of Governance Principles and amend or replace any such Statement. (2) Before issuing any Statement of Governance Principles or any amendment of such a Statement, a Secretary of State shall allow four weeks to expire during which— (a) the Government and the Leader of the Opposition shall be consulted on a draft of the Statement or amendment; and (b) the House of Assembly shall debate a draft of the Statement or amendment, and the Secretary of State shall give due consideration to any changes to the draft proposed as a result of such consultation or debate. (3) Any Statement of Governance Principles, and any amendment of such a Statement, shall be issued by instrument in writing which shall be published in the Gazette and in any other way that the Governor, acting in his or her discretion, thinks fit. © Crown Copyright 2014 Copying/unauthorised distribution strictly prohibited. Printed under Authority by The Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. www.lawrevision.ai  LAWS OF TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Constitution CAP. 1.01 35 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2014 (4) In exercising their functions, all organs of government in the Islands have a duty to give effect to the Statement of Governance Principles for the time being in effect. (5) No court shall find that any act or omission of an organ of government was unlawful on account only of a failure to give effect to the Statement of Governance Principles for the time being in effect. (6) Subject to subsection (5), the Supreme Court may enquire, but only on an application for judicial review, whether or not any organ of government has acted rationally and with procedural propriety in relation to giving effect to the Statement of Governance Principles for the time being in effect. (7) The Premier or the House of Assembly may at any time request a Secretary of State to amend a Statement of Governance Principles following the procedure set out in subsection (2), and the Secretary of State shall provide reasons in writing if he or she declines such a request.