Statutory Rules and Orders Other Than Those of a Local, Personal, Or Temporary Character

The Orders relating to Egypt are printed under the sub-heading "Turkey" and that relating to Morocco under that sub-heading.

(a) Continent and Adjacent Islands.

THE AFRICA ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1889.†

At the Court at Balmoral, the 15th day of October, 1889.

PRESENT:

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.

Lord Chancellor.
Viscount Cross.
Mr. Chaplin.

Whereas, by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means, Her Majesty the Queen has power and jurisdiction in the parts of Africa mentioned in this Order, and in the Island of Madagascar: +

The Orders under the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts regulating currency in Cyprus and British Protectorates are printed under the title “Coin, Colonies."

See also The Africa Order in Council, 1892, The Africa Order in Council, 1893, and The Africa Protectorate (Capital Sentences) Order in Council, 1898, all printed below. These orders are expressly repealed, together with the main Order, as to the British Central Africa Protectorate by The British Central Africa Order in Council, 1902, printed at p. 40 below; as to the East Africa Protectorate by The East Africa Order in Council, 1897, p inted in Statutory Rules and Orders, 1897, pp. 134-157, which was repealed by the East Africa Order n Coune 1, 1902, printed at p. 68 below; and as to Uganda by The Uganda Order in Council, 1902, printed at p. 77 below. The main Order is expressly directed to cease to apply as to Northern and Southern Nigeria by The Northern Nigeria Order in Council, 1899, printed at p. 153 below, and The Southern Nigeria Order in Council, 1899, printed at p. 167 below.

By Declaration of August 5, 1890, a French Protectorate was established over Madagascar; since August 1896, it has been a French colony.

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the
powers by the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1843 to 1878,* or other-
wise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice
of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-

1. This Order may be cited as the Africa Order in Council,

1889.

2. This Order is divided into parts as follows:--