Gibraltar is excluded from 4 areas of EU policy, namely, Customs Union, Common Commercial Policy, Common Agriculture Policy, Common Fisheries Policy. Gibraltar is not officially represented in the UK parliament. Gibraltar uses its own currency (the Gibraltar pound) which is controlled by Gibraltar’s government. Other judicial institutions in Gibraltar include: the Court of Appeal of Gibraltar, Court of First Instance, and Magistrates' Court. The Supreme Court of Gibraltar has unlimited jurisdiction to resolve any civil or criminal disputes. Gibraltar has its own independent legal system. The Gibraltarian legislation is not drafted by the UK Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (an institution responsible for drafting all UK government Bills). The Gibraltar Legislation Support Unit (LSU), together with ministers and government departmental officials, is responsible for drafting the Gibraltarian legislation. Gibraltar is not governed by the UK laws, but by legislation which suits Gibraltar’s own particular requirements and not the UK requirements. The official website of the Gibraltar parliament states that the “the Gibraltar Parliament is the heart of democracy in Gibraltar and the rock foundation of the sovereignty of ‘Gibraltarians’ in the widest sense”. The parliament has 17 members, whereas the government consists of 10 members. The members of these two institutions are elected by the Gibraltar electorate.
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