Southern Rhodesia Act 1965

Southern Rhodesia Act 1965
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make further provision with respect to Southern Rhodesia
Citation1965 c. 76
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent16 November 1965
Commencement16 November 1965
Repealed18 April 1980
Other legislation
Repealed byZimbabwe Act 1979
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Southern Rhodesia Act 1965 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Southern Rhodesia Act 1965 (c. 76) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was designed to reaffirm British legal rule in Southern Rhodesia after Rhodesia had unilaterally declared independence. In practice, it only enforced the status of Southern Rhodesia as a British colony in British constitutional theory as the Rhodesian government did not recognise it.[1]

  1. ^ "Southern Rhodesia Act 1965". Legislation.gov. Retrieved 9 March 2018.