Effect
The Act established:
- The bicameral General Assembly (often referred to as Parliament, but not officially so called until 1986), consisting of the Governor, a Legislative Council and a House of Representatives;
- The Executive Council, nominally appointed by the Governor. This issue was to dominate the first session of Parliament in 1854;
- The Provinces of New Zealand, which divided New Zealand into six provinces.
By the Act, the provinces had the authority to pass provincial legislation, although the Governor had a reserve power of veto such legislation, and the right of the Crown to disallow provincial Acts within two years of their passage was preserved. Parliament was granted the power to make laws for the "peace order and good government of New Zealand" provided such legislation was not inconsistent with the laws of England.
Read more about this topic: New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
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