Anguilla Act 1980
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The Anguilla Act 1980 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which received royal assent
on the 16 December 1980. The Act made provisions for the government of the United Kingdom to administer Anguilla
, and pass laws for the territory or on its behalf. The Act also ended the Associated State of St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla, which was created in turn by a federal act in 1882. Section 1(1) and Section 2(2) were repealed in 1995.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, which received royal assent
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
on the 16 December 1980. The Act made provisions for the government of the United Kingdom to administer Anguilla
Anguilla
Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...
, and pass laws for the territory or on its behalf. The Act also ended the Associated State of St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla, which was created in turn by a federal act in 1882. Section 1(1) and Section 2(2) were repealed in 1995.