as its tenth province. Elsewhere, the Colonial Laws Validity Act remains in force, and helps to define the relationship between Acts of Parliament and laws passed in self-governing British territories, as well as the legality of decisions made by territorial legislatures and governments. The power to amend the Colonial Laws Validity Act rests with the Parliament of the United Kingdom. See also Statute of Westminster 1931 Canada Act 1982 Australia Act 1986 Constitution Act 1986 External links Official text of the Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865, as originally enacted, from the Office of Public Sector Information. The text of the statute Notes References Further reading United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1865 Constitution of Canada Constitution of New Zealand Australian constitutional law 1865 in British law British Empire Governance of the British Empire History of the Commonwealth of Nations