Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969
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The Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 was published in May 1969.
The constitution, which saw its initial formal talks begin on July 16, 1968 and was finalised on July 24, was chaired by Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd.
The most important feature of the 1969 Constitution for the Gibraltarians was the crucial preamble, in its final form began:
| “ | Whereas Gibraltar is part of Her Majesty’s dominions and Her Majesty’s Government have given assurances to the people of Gibraltar that Gibraltar will remain part of Her Majesty’s dominions unless and until an Act of Parliament otherwise provides, and furthermore that Her Majesty’s Government will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes. | ” |
[edit] References
- Jackson, William (1990). The Rock of the Gibraltarians. A History of Gibraltar, 2nd, Grendon, Northamptonshire, UK: Gibraltar Books, page 316. ISBN 0-948466-14-6. General Sir William Jackson was Governor of Gibraltar between 1978 and 1982, a military Historian and former Chairman of the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage.
