Trinidad_and_Tobago_Independence_Act_1962

Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962

Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962

United Kingdom legislation

The Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 54) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Trinidad and Tobago with effect from 31 August 1962.

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As a result of the Act, Trinidad and Tobago became an independent country in the West Indies achieving independence from the United Kingdom.

Background to enactment

The bill was first presented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the Trinidad and Tobago Independence Bill on 4 July 1962, by Secretary of State for the Colonies, Reginald Maudling.[1] It was passed in the House of Commons after a third reading and committee on 6 July 1962, without amendments.[2] It entered the House of Lords on 9 July 1962 and was read by George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne (the Minister of State for Colonial Affairs) on 16 July 1962.[3] It was passed in the House of Lords on 26 July 1962 without any amendments.[4]

The bill received royal assent on 1 August 1962, from Queen Elizabeth II.[5]

Content

Key areas of the Act included:

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Hansard, July 4 1962". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commons and Lords libraries. 4 July 1962. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Hansard, July 6 1962". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commons and Lords libraries. 6 July 1962. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Hansard, July 16 1962". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commons and Lords libraries. 16 July 1962. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Hansard, July 26 1962". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commons and Lords libraries. 26 July 1962. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  5. [5]
    "The London Gazette" (PDF). The London Gazette. 3 August 1962. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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