HC Deb 29 January 1959 vol 598 c142W
98. Mr. Awbery

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what provision is made in the new constitution of Singapore whereby this House must be consulted before paragraph 106, which allows for the suspension of the constitution, can be put into operation; and with whom rests the responsibility for invoking paragraph 106.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

None; Section 106 itself makes it clear that the United Kingdom Government are responsible for invoking it.

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