Law of the SBAs

How legislation is made

The Sovereign Base Areas does not have a representative legislature. The Administrator has the power, by reason of the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council, 1960, to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Sovereign Base Areas, but subject in particular to:

•     a right of the Crown through a Secretary of State to disallow, and
•     the declaration made in 1960 by the UK government, referred to above.

The Attorney General and Legal Adviser is responsible for advising the Administrator whether proposed legislation is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.

Other sources of law

The Attorney General and Legal Adviser is responsible for advising the Administrator whether proposed legislation is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.