IIT.  Afrika.  972  152.  Transvaal.

LXI1.—(1.)  Where,  under  any  law  of  the  Colony,  any  power,  jurisdiction,  or
authority,  is  at  the  date  of  the  commencement  of  these  Our  Letters  Patent  exercised
  by  the  Lieutenant-Governor,  such  power,  jurisdiction,  or  authority  shall  be
exercised  by  the  Governor  in  Council,  and  where,  under  any  law,  any  power,  jurisdietion,
  or  authority  has  been  conferred  on  any  member  of  the  existing  Executive
Council  of  the  Transvaal,  such  power,  jurisdietion,  or  authority  shall  be  exercised
by  the  Minister  to  whom  it  shall  be  assigned  by  the  Governor  in  Council.

(2.)  Where  in  any  exesting  Law  the  words  “Legislative  Council”  occur,  they
shall,  unless  the  context  otherwise  indicates,  be  read  as  if  they  were  “Legislative
Council  and  Legislative  Assembly.”

LXII.  The  Governor  may,  by  proclamation  in  the  Gazette  at  any  time,  before
the  date  of  the  nomination  of  persons  for  election  as  members  of  the  Legislative
Assembly,  and  provided  that  Our  approval  be  previously  signified  to  him  through
a  Sccretary  of  State,  vary,  annul,  or  add  to  any  of  the  provisions  of  these  Our  Letters
Patent  in  order  to  carry  out  the  purposes  of  the  same,  and  may  provide  for  any
other  matter  necessary  in  order  to  carry  into  effect  the  provisions  thereof.

LXIII.  In  these  Our  Letters  Patent,  unless  the  contrary  intention  appears  —

“Date  of  the  election  of  the  Legislative  Assembly”  means  the  date  of  the
proclamation  in  the  ““Gazette”  of  the  persons  elected  as  members  of  the  Legislative
Assembly  at  a  General  Election.

“Gazette”  means  the  Transvaal  Government  Gazette.

“Governor”  means  the  officer  for  the  time  being  administering  the  government
  of  the  Colony.

“Governor  in  Council”  means  the  Governor  acting  by  and  with  the  advice
of  the  Executive  Council.

“Secretary  of  State”  means  one  of  Our  Principal  Secretaries  of  State.

LXIV.  These  Our  Letters  Patent  shall  be  proclaimed  at  such  place  or  places
within  the  Colony  as  the  Governor  shall  think  fit,  and  shall  commence  and  come
into  operation  on  a  day  to  be  fixed  by  the  Governor  by  proclamation  in  the  Gazette,
and  thereupon  the  Letters  Patent,  Orders  in  Council,  and  Instructions,  described
in  Schedule  6  hereto,  shall,  without  prejudice  to  anything  lawfully  done  thereunder,
be  revoked.

LXV.  These  Our  Letters  Patent  may  be  cited  as  “The  Transvaal  Constitution
Letters  Patent,  1906.”

In  witness  whereof  We  have  caused  tlıese  Our  Letters  to  be  made  Patent.
Witness  Ourself  at  Westminster,  this  sixth  day  of  December,  in  the  sixth  year  of
Our  Reign.

By  Warrant  under  the  King’s  Sign  Manual.

Muir  Mackenzie,