HC Deb 23 December 1929 vol 233 c1945W
Major GLYN

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the different Colonies and Protectorates whose legislative bodies have either complete or partial control of customs duties, etc., without reference to the Secretary of State for the Colonies?

Dr. SHIELS

In the Colonies not possessing responsible Government and in Protectorates the legislature has control of customs duties without prior reference to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, but subject, of course, to His Majesty's general power of disallowance in respect of any law, which power is exercised on the advice of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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