SCHEDULEThe Constitution of the Falklands Islands
CHAPTER VTHE EXECUTIVE
The Governor to consult the Executive Council66
1
Subject to subsection (2), in the formulation of policy and in the exercise of the functions conferred on the Governor by this Constitution or any other law the Governor shall consult with the Executive Council and, subject to section 67, shall accept its advice.
2
The Governor shall not be obliged to consult with the Executive Council—
a
when acting under instructions given to him or her by Her Majesty through a Secretary of State pursuant to section 23;
b
when the matter is one on which the Governor is required by section 25 to consult the Commander British Forces or on which the Commander British Forces has, in accordance with that section, given advice to the Governor;
c
when exercising any function conferred on the Governor by this Constitution or any other law where it is provided, either expressly or by necessary implication, that the Governor exercise such function in his or her discretion or in his or her judgement or in accordance with the advice of, or after consultation with, any person or authority other than the Executive Council;
d
if, in his or her judgement, the service of Her Majesty would sustain material prejudice by such consultation;
e
if, in his or her judgement, the matter is too unimportant; or
f
if, in his or her judgement, the urgency of the matter requires him or her to act before he or she can consult the Executive Council.
3
In any case falling within subsection (2) the Governor shall, as soon as practicable, communicate to the Executive Council the measures which he or she has adopted and the reasons for them, unless he or she is instructed not to do so by a Secretary of State.