{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-39",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1973/1080",
  "legislation_title": "The Bahamas Independence Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/39",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Composition of Senate",
  "text": "(1) The Senate shall consist of sixteen members (in this Constitution referred to as “Senators”) who shall be appointed by the Governor-General by instrument under the Public Seal in accordance with the provisions of this Article.\n(2) Nine Senators shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.\n(3) Four Senators shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.\n(4) Three Senators shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition.\n(5) Whenever any person vacates his seat as a Senator for any reason other than a dissolution of Parliament, the Governor-General shall as soon as practicable appoint a person to fill the vacancy under the same provisions of this Article as those under which the person whose seat has became vacant was appointed.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1080/schedule/1/paragraph/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:06:14.990816+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}