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  • Signed by King George V on Aug 10 on the advice of the Privy Council
  • Came into effect on Sep 1 by proclamation of the High Commissioner
  • Transjordan excluded from the beginning
  • Article 23 (election of members of the Legislative Assembly) amended on Mar 2, 1923. Gazette 87, Mar 15. First general election for the Legislative Council.
  • Palestine (Amendment) Order in Council, 1923. Gazette 92, May 29. Powers and limitations of the HC in issuing ordinances.
  • Palestine (Amendment) Order in Council, 1933. Gazette 349, Mar 16, p270. HC is given power to convert "miri" land to "mulk".
  • Palestine (Amendment) Order in Council, 1935. Gazette 496 Suppl. 2, Feb 28, pp195–197. HC can replace taxes or tithes on a wakf by other taxes.
  • Palestine (Amendment) Order in Council, 1939. Gazette 898 Suppl. 2, June 29, pp459–465. HC is given power to enact regulations to implement the White Paper of 1939. Changes to Muslim religious courts.
  • Palestine (Amendment) Order in Council, 1940. Gazette 1093 Suppl. 2, May 1, 1941, pp666–667. All natural water shall be vested in the HC.
  • Palestine (Amendment) Order in Council, 1947. Gazette 1642 Suppl. 2, Jan 19, 1948, pp35–36. Changes to power of courts.
  • Note that there were other Orders in Council, such as the Palestine (Defense) Order in Council. I'm not including those.

Zerotalk 23:48, 21 March 2019 (UTC) Probably that is all the amendments. Zerotalk 09:05, 22 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]