Barbados Independence Act 1966

Barbados Independence Act 1966

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by Barbados of fully responsible status within the Commonwealth.
Statute book chapter	1966 c. 37
Dates
Royal Assent	17 November 1966
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Barbados with effect from 30 November 1966. The Act also provided for the granting of a new constitution to take effect upon independence, which was done by the Barbados Independence Order 1966.

As a result of the Act, Barbados became the fourth English-speaking country in the West Indies to achieve full independence from the United Kingdom.

See also

• List of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom
• Barbados nationality law

References

• Official text of the Barbados Independence Act 1966 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database

• Chronological table of the statutes; HMSO, London. 1993. ISBN 0-11-840331-1

Further reading

• Cox-Alomar, Rafael (10 2004). "An Anglo-Barbadian dialogue: the negotiations leading to Barbados' independence, 1965-66". The Round Table (The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs) (Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group) 93 (377): 671–690. doi:10.1080/0035853042000300160. ISSN Online ISSN: 1465-4008 0035-8533, Online ISSN: 1465-4008. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/ctrt/2004/00000093/00000377. 

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