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“the State” means the State of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(which may also be referred to as the State of St. Vincent and
the Grenadines);
“the Supreme Court” means the Supreme Court established by
the Supreme Court Order;
“the Supreme Court Order” means the Order referred to in
section 26 of this Act.
Former Constitution
repealed and the
Constitution enacted.
Schedule.
3.Subject to this Act, on the appointed day all the
provisions of the Order-in-Council of 1979 (in so far as they form
part of the law of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) are revoked
and the former Constitution is repealed.Thereupon, the
Constitution shall come into effect as the supreme law of Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, subject to the transitional
provisions set out in sections 5 to 29 of this Act.
4.The Governor-General shall, by Proclamation
issued by him, and published in the Official Gazette, appoint a
day for the commencement of the Constitution, acting in
accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister; and that day
may be referred to as “the appointed day”.
5.At any time after the commencement of this Act
the former Parliament may, for the purpose of enabling the
Constitution to function as from the appointed day, exercise any
of the powers conferred on the Parliament established by the
Constitution, until the first Parliament under the Constitution is
elected.
6.(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the
existing laws shall continue in force on and after the appointed
day as if they had been made pursuant to the Constitution, but
shall be construed with such modifications, adaptations,
qualifications, exceptions and other such alterations as may be
necessary to bring them into conformity with this Act, the
Supreme Court Order and the Constitution.
The appointed day.
Schedule.
Exercise of powers of
Parliament before the
appointed day.
Existing laws.
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