WELCOME to this part of the website which is brought to you by the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Adviser, Sovereign Base Areas Administration (“Office of AGLA”).

Functions of the Office of AGLA
The Office of AGLA exists to provide legal advice to the Administrator and his Administration, to draft legislation, to bring prosecutions for offences against SBA law and to represent the Administration in civil cases before the SBA courts.

The Office of AGLA does not give legal advice to members of the public. Any points you wish to raise concerning the application of SBA law may be addressed to the Chief Officer at cosba@cytanet.com.cy or the SBA Police.

LEGISLATION APPLYING TO THE SBAS

How are the Laws Made?
The SBA legal system and SBA law are entirely separate from those of the Republic of Cyprus and the United Kingdom . The Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters. SBA legislation is enacted by the Administrator. In a commitment made by the UK Government at the same time as the Treaty of Establishment known as Appendix O,the intention was declared that :

The laws applicable to the Cypriot population will be as far as possible the same as the laws of the Republic.

Legal Texts
Almost all legislation in force and important constitutional documents are available in electronic form. These can be accessed and printed from this website. Legislation is accessible using the index and important constitutional documents from the Key Documents page.

Please note that this material has been gathered for your assistance and for guidance only. The official versions of SBA Legislation are those published in the Gazette.

Requests for copies of particular pieces of legislation only available in paper copy should be made to hqsbaa@cytanet.com.cy with full details of the enactment and amending enactments required. A charge may be made which will be notified to you before we proceed.