13
LEEWARD ISLANDS

INSTRUCTIONS passed under the Royal Sign Manual
and Signet to the Governor and Commander-in-Ohief
of the Lesward Islands.

ELIZABETH, R. Signed on behalf
MARGARET. of Her Majesty.

Dated 21st December, 1953.

Instructions to Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over the Leeward Islands, or other Officer for the
time being administering the Government of Our said
Islands.

Whereas by the Leeward Islands Letters Patent, 1953
(hereinafter called “the Letters Patent”), We have ordered
and declared that there shall be a Governor and. Commander-
in-Chief in and over Our Colony of the Leeward Islands:

And Whereas We have thereby authorized, commanded
and empowered the Governor to do all things belonging to -his
Office in accordance with such‘Instructions as may from time
_ to time be given to him by Js under Our Sign Manual and

Signet: -

And Whereas it is provided by section 4 of the Leeward
Islands Act, 1871, as amended, that there shall be in and for
the Colony of the Leeward Islands an Executive Council,
constituted in such manner, and having such functions, as may
be prescribed by Instructions under ‘Our Sign Manual and
Signet:

And Whereas certain Instructions under Our Sign Manual
and Signet were issued to the Governor on the seventeenth day
of November, 1936; and whereas such Instructions were
amended by Additional Instructions issued on the twenty-
eighth day of December, 1939, the twelfth day of J uly, 1943,
the thirtieth day of Décember, 1950, and the twenty-second
day of February, 1952:

And Whereas We are minded to substitute fresh Instruc-
tions for the aforesaid Instructions and Additional Instructions
(hereinafter together called “ the existing Instructions ”):