An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by Barbados of fully responsible status within the Commonwealth.
Citation
1966 c. 37
Dates
Royal assent
17 November 1966
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Barbados with effect from 30 November 1966. The Act also provided for the granting of a new constitution to take effect upon independence, which was done by the Barbados Independence Order 1966.
As a result of the Act, Barbados became the fourth English-speaking country in the West Indies to achieve full independence from the United Kingdom, after Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Guyana. At independence, Barbados became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations as a Commonwealth realm; prior to this, Barbados had been a fully self-governing British colony from 1961.
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