Antigua and Barbuda: Polity Style: 1967-2026

27 Feb 1967	the Colony of Antigua acquired the status of an associated state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 2 Feb 1967, House of Lords on 16 Feb 1967; received Royal Assent on 16 Feb 1967) (Public General Acts, 1967, Part I, pp. 197-214) [1][2]
27 Feb 1967	the Constitution of Antigua, appended as a Schedule to the Antigua Constitution Order 1967, comes into operation on 27 Feb 1967, in accordance with the Antigua Constitution Order 1967, made on 22 Feb 1967 (Statutory Instruments, 1967, Part I, Section I, pp. 383-455)
27 Feb 1967 - 31 Oct 1981	Antigua
1 Nov 1981	the status of association of Antigua with the United Kingdom is terminated from 1 Nov 1981, in accordance with the Antigua Termination of Association Order 1981, made on 1 Jul 1981 (Statutory Instruments, 1981, p. 3309) [3]
1 Nov 1981	the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda, appended as a Schedule to the Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981, comes into operation on 1 Nov 1981, in accordance with the Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981, made on 31 Jul 1981 (Statutory Instruments, 1981, pp. 3315-3397)
1 Nov 1981 -	Antigua and Barbuda

Full title: An Act to confer on certain West Indian territories a new status of association with the United Kingdom, and to enable that status to be terminated at any time; to make provision for other matters in connection with, or consequential upon, the creation or termination of that status or other constitutional changes which may occur in relation to any of those territories; to make further provision as to grants under the Overseas Aid Act 1966; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid (may be cited as the West Indies Act 1967).
The provisions of the West Indies Act 1967 became applicable to Antigua on the date (27 Feb 1967) specified in the Section 2.1 of the West Indies Act 1967 (Appointed Days) Order 1967, made on 22 Feb 1967 (Statutory Instruments, 1967, Part I, Section I, p. 363).
The termination of the status of association with the United Kingdom effectively provided for the independence of a former associated state (West Indies Act 1967, Section 11).