Slavery Abolition Act, 1833

Acts passed by local Legislatures with similar but improved Enactments to this Act to supersede this Act on being confirmed by His Majesty in Council.

XXIII. ‘And whereas it would be desirable that such of the Provisions of this Act as relate to the internal Concerns of the said respective Colonies should be enacted in such respective Colonies so far as may be possible by the Authority of the several local Legislatures of such Colonies respectively;’ be it therefore enacted, That in case the Governor, Council, and Assembly of any One or more of His Majesty’s Colonies aforesaid shall, by any Act or Acts of General Assembly for that Purpose made, substitute for the several Enactments herein-before contained, or any of them, any Enactments accomplishing the several Objects in such herein-before contained Enactments respectively contemplated as fully and to the like Effect, but in a Manner and Form better adapted to the local Circumstances of any such Colonies or Colony; and in case His Majesty shall, by any Order or Orders to be by Him made, by the Advice of His Privy Council, confirm and allow any such Act or Acts of Assembly, and shall in and by any such Order or Orders in Council recite and set forth at length the several Provisions and Enactments of this present Act for which such other Enactments as aforesaid shall have been substituted by any such Act or Acts of General Assembly, then and in such Case so much and such Parts of this present Act as shall be so recited and set forth at length in any such Order or Orders of His Majesty in Council shall be suspended and cease to be of any Force or Effect in any such Colony from and after the Arrival and Proclamation therein of any such Order or Orders of His Majesty in Council, and shall continue to be so suspended so long as any such substituted Enactments shall continue in force and unrepealed, and no longer.