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The Cabinet (Council of Ministers) is generally formed by 9-10 of the 17 elected Members of Parliament, through choice made by the Chief Minister with the approval of the Governor. [2] The 7-8 remaining members constitute the Opposition ( Shadow Cabinet ).
The Legislative Council was responsible for overall affairs with local issues being dealt with by the Gibraltar City Council.With pressure from the United Nations, the British government merged the Legislative Council and City Council to a House of Assembly to give Gibraltar domestic powers to deal with its own affairs whilst diluting the Governor's powers.
However, it eventually became the seat of the newly formed Gibraltar City Council. [5] Since 1926, the Gibraltar telephone service was operated by the City Council, [ 6 ] and an automatic exchange serving the territory was installed in the last floor of the building, [ 7 ] The building was later extended (including a new storey and a new body ...
The non-metropolitan county councils (where they exist) are the planning authorities for minerals, waste and their own developments, such as most schools, care homes, fire stations and highways. The Mayor of London has the right to become the local planning authority for individual applications already submitted to a local planning authority. [4]
Ministers have published a fresh record of the 81 places that have so far achieved the accolade.
6 Convent Place, colloquially known in Gibraltar as "Number 6", is the headquarters of His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar and the office of the Chief Minister. It is located opposite The Convent, the Governor of Gibraltar's official residence. Gibraltar's Economic Planning and Statistics Office is located in the building. [1]
The English Law (Application) Act 1962 stipulates that English common law will apply to Gibraltar unless overridden by Gibraltar law. However, as Gibraltar is a self-governing British overseas territory , it maintains its own independent tax status and its parliament can enact laws independently of the United Kingdom .
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