2024 Gazettes

This 2024 Gazette compilation includes key legislative changes, amendments to marriage laws, raising the minimum marriage age to 18 and removing parental consent requirements. The Matrimonial Causes Ordinance 1979 was repealed. Various administrative appointments were made, including fisheries protection officers, customs officers, and postal officers. Public holidays for 2024 were declared, and fees were updated for customs declarations, marriage licenses, passenger landings, harbours, and postal services. A new Currency Ordinance established the pound sterling as official currency and provided for commemorative coins. The Supplementary Appropriation Ordinance authorized additional government expenditure of £1,104,000 for 2024. The gazettes also included notices regarding acting officials and fee schedules for various government services.

2023 Gazettes

This 2023 Gazette compilation includes four issues published in 2023. The April 26 issue appoints Fisheries Protection Officers and declares public holidays for 2023, including the Coronation of King Charles III. The August 11 issue introduces the Wildlife and Protected Areas Regulations, establishing a management plan for specially protected areas. The October 27 issue appoints various officers, sets the commencement date for the Wildlife Regulations, delegates powers under the Wildlife Ordinance, and announces the availability of the management plan online. The December 22 issue authorizes postal officers and enacts the Appropriation Ordinance 2023, allowing for the withdrawal of £8,201,446 for government expenditure in 2024. All actions are executed by Commissioner A. M. Blake C.M.G. or on her behalf.

2022 Gazettes

This 2022 Gazette compilation covers five issues, highlighting key legislative changes, appointments, and financial matters. It includes the validation of transhipment licence fees, amendments to wildlife protection laws, designation of specially protected areas, authorization of new commemorative coins, King Charles III’s accession, updates to various fees, changes to visitor definitions, and the Appropriation Ordinance 2022. Throughout the year, various officials were appointed, including Fisheries Protection Officers, Immigration Officers, and Reserve Police Officers. The gazettes also reflect the transition from Queen Elizabeth II to King Charles III, with all actions executed by the Commissioner or Acting Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.