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House of Assembly Review of Constituency Boundaries Order – Section 58 (Statutory Instrument 39/1973)

Statutory Instrument 39/1973 .. in force 30 November 1973 (S.I. 42/1973)

ARRANGEMENT OF ORDERS

1.Citation
2.Number of Constituencies
3.Application of Order
Schedule

Commencement [30 November 1973]

Whereas under subsection 2 of the Constitution provision is made for the appointment of a Standing Committee of the House (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) for the purpose of keeping under review—

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    (a)     the number of constituencies into which Saint Lucia is divided; and

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    (b)     the boundaries of such constituencies:

And Whereas under subsection 4 of section 49 of the Constitution the Committee is further charged with the responsibility of submitting to the House a report of its recommendations:

And Whereas in accordance with subsection (4) of section 49 of the Constitution the Committee on 9 November 1973 submitted to the House a report in which it recommends that Saint Lucia be divided into 17 constituencies, the boundaries of which are delineated in the Schedule of the said Report:

And Whereas it is Provided by subsection (7) of section 49 of the Constitution that as soon as practicable after the submission of any report the Minister shall lay before the House for its approval a draft of an Order to be made by the Governor for giving effect to the Report whether with or without modifications to the recommendations contained in the report:

And Whereas a draft of this Order giving effect to recommendations contained in the report of the Committee was laid before the House for its approval by the Minister designated for this purpose on 30 November 1973 and was approved by resolution of the House on 30 November 1973: