The latest revised edition of the Laws of the TCI comes into force December 1st 2011.
This 2009 Revised Edition puts the collection of laws and their related amendments in one publication, providing for greater ease of reference.
Attorney General Huw Shepheard held a handing over ceremony at his Grand Turk chambers on Thursday 24th November 2011. Mr. Shepheard in his capacity as Law Revision Commissioner is required by law to deliver a copy each of the revised laws for record keeping purposes to the Governor, Registrar of the Supreme Court, Registrar of Deeds, and the Clerk of the House of Assembly.
“I should make it clear that I intend that the Laws of the Turks and Caicos Islands are regularly revised on a two-year rolling programme; such a programme is essential for keeping the laws accessible to all who require them as well as to assist in the maintenance of confidence in the legal system of the Turks and Caicos Islands,” Mr. Shepheard said.
The last revised edition of the Laws of the TCI was made in 1998, and before that there were revised editions in 1968, 1951, 1908 and 1862.
The 2009 Revised Law edition was prepared by the Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. The Centre was incorporated on January 11th 2007 and launched in an official ceremony on 28th September 2007 at its headquarters in Anguilla. Its Directors are the Attorneys General of Anguilla, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands; Ivor Green, James Wood and Huw Shepheard respectively. The Centre’s primary purpose is to revise the laws of Anguilla, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands, but its services may also be made available to other governments in the Caribbean region.
Neil Adsett, former law revision Commissioner provided the foundation for this 2009 general revision of the TCI laws. This was built upon by Principal Legislative Counsel Desiree Downes and Legislative Assistant Administrator Sandra Wilkin who between them consolidated and typeset 11 years of legislative changes.
Members of the public will eventually have access to this revised edition at the National Library, or they may purchase individual copies from the Attorney General’s chambers.
