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(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (hereinafter referred to as “the Federation”), with the consequential distribution of functions of the Federal Government and Legislature among the Territories; and an Order in Council under this section may make, or authorise the making of, such incidental, supplemental and consequential provisions as appear necessary or expedient for the purposes of the Order.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing subsection, the incidental, supplemental and consequential provisions which may be made by or under an Order under this section shall include provisions—
(a)for the apportionment and transfer of property, rights, liabilities, powers or duties of the Federation or the Government or Legislature thereof or of institutions operating for Federal purposes;
(b)as to the armed forces and public service of the Federation and persons being members or former members thereof and as to other persons employed or formerly employed for the purpose of institutions operating for Federal purposes (including provision for the discharge of obligations to, or otherwise compensating, such persons and for the apportionment of liabilities arising therefrom);
(c)for the determination of matters pending before Federal courts and tribunals;
(d)for the continuance, as respects any of the Territories, of existing law as in force in the Territory immediately before dissolution, subject however to the powers of the authority having power to legislate for the Territory after dissolution and to any modifications or adaptations prescribed, by any authority in the Territory designated by Order under this section, in the exercise of powers conferred by such an Order;
(e)for modifying or adapting any Act of Parliament (and in particular the enactments relating to citizenship) or any instrument having effect under an Act of Parliament, so however that this section shall not authorise the amendment of the constitution of any of the Territories;
and if it is agreed between the Governments of all or any two of the Territories that it is expedient that provision should be made by Order in Council for the exercise, from the dissolution of the Federation or from any earlier date, of judicial or executive functions specified in the agreement by institutions or bodies constituted jointly for those Territories, Her Majesty may by Order in Council make that provision.
(3)In so far as appears expedient for facilitating the transition to the state of affairs which will be produced by the dissolution of the Federation, an Order under this section may be made so as to make provision for any matter falling within the foregoing subsection, and specified in the Order, as from such time before the dissolution as may be so specified.
(4)The power conferred by subsection (1) of this section shall include power by Order in Council to make provision whereby any of the Territories ceases to be included in the Federation, and references in the foregoing provisions of this section to the dissolution of the Federation shall be construed accordingly.
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C1Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved by S.I. 1963/2085.
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