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Laws of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

This section of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) government website provides access to the Ordinances (primary legislation) and Orders and Regulations (secondary legislation) made by the Commissioner for the Territory. The South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. The laws are arranged by date back to 1908 and can be viewed as PDFs. A link is also given to the British Settlements Act 1887 under which the SGSSI Commissioner has the power to make laws.

Government of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

Official website of the Government of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The site has information on the status and government of the islands along with sections covering the environment, fisheries and tourism. Annual reports, policy documents and SGSSI legislation are also given.

St Helena Government

Website of the St Helena government. St Helena is an island in the South Atlantic and a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. St Helena forms part of a group including Ascension Island and the Tristan da Cunha group of Islands. There is information about the legal system, structure of government, government directorates and the island’s environment. There are also web pages aimed at tourists and investors. Other parts of the site provide access to the laws of St Helena, government publications, government gazettes and Supreme Court judgements (2015 onwards).

St Helena Laws

Webpage of the St Helena government site providing access to the laws of this self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. St Helena forms part of a group including Ascension Island and the Tristan da Cunha group of islands. The St Helena government enacts its own local laws- ordinances and secondary legislation- which are linked to on this site. Laws are arranged alphabetically and given in PDF. There is also a link to the Saint Helena Act 1833 which contains St Helena’s Constitution under which the laws are made.

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