Southern Rhodesia Act 1965
Act of Parliament | ||
![]() Commencement 16 November 1965 | | |
Repealed | 18 April 1980 | |
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Other legislation | ||
Repealed by | Zimbabwe Act 1979 | |
Status: Repealed | ||
Text of statute as originally enacted | ||
Text of the Southern Rhodesia Act 1965 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Southern Rhodesia Act 1965 (c. 76) was an act of the
History
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On 11 November 1965, the
Effect
The first use of the act was when the Queen issued an
The act was intended to show that the British Government alone had authority in Southern Rhodesia in theory. However, in practice, the act was largely ignored in Rhodesia and the government continued to meet as they considered that it was in violation of the constitutional convention that Westminster did not legislate for Southern Rhodesia without their consent.[6] Additionally, it maintained that "in view of the new [Rhodesian] constitution" adopted as an annex to the UDI, the Crown's reserve power to sack the government no longer existed.[7][8]
The Rhodesian Front government initially maintained allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II. It attempted to reconstitute Rhodesia as a
References
- ^ "Southern Rhodesia Act 1965". Legislation.gov. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe profile". BBC News. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Southern Rhodesia Act 1965" (PDF). National Archives. Retrieved 9 March 2018 – via CVCE.
- S2CID 248993968.
- ^ "Financing Rebellion: The Rhodesian State Financial Policy and Exchange Control 1962-1979" (PDF). University of the Free State. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ISBN 978-1444179620.
- ^ Bulletin, Volumes 3-4, Africa Institute of South Africa, 1965, pages 12-13
- ^ Rhodesian independence, (Interim history), Robert W. Peterson, Facts on File, 1971, page 34
- ^ The International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Volume 20, page 659, 1971
- ^ "Resolution 423(1978)". United Nations. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Act 1979". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2018.