Article 14 Amendment of section 39 of Constitution.

Section 39(1) of the Constitution is amended by substituting for all the words before the proviso the following–

• “Subject to the provisions of this section, if a nominated or elected member of the Assembly is sentenced by a court of law in any country to death or to imprisonment (by whatever name called) for a term exceeding twelve months, and the acts constituting the offence for which such sentence was imposed would, if committed in Anguilla, have constituted an offence under the law of Anguilla, he shall forthwith cease to perform his functions as a member of the Assembly, and his seat in the Assembly shall become vacant at the expiration of a period of thirty days thereafter;”.