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Article 48 The Legislative Assembly

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(1)

The Legislative Assembly shall consist of nine elected members and two ex officio members, namely the Attorney-General and the Financial Secretary.

(2)

The Legislature may by law increase the number of elected members of the Legislative Assembly; but no such law shall come into force—

(a)

if the additional member or members are not to be elected from an existing electoral district or districts, unless a Bill providing for the electoral districts and their boundaries to take account of the additional member or members in accordance with section 79 has been passed; and

(b)

until the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly next following the enactment of such law.