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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/st-helena-ascension-and-tristan-da-cunha-constitution-order-2009/schedule/paragraph-48",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1751",
  "legislation_title": "The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/st-helena-ascension-and-tristan-da-cunha-constitution-order-2009",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/48",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "Composition of Legislative Council",
  "text": "The Legislative Council shall consist of—\n(a) a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker, who shall be elected as provided in section 55; and\n(b) the following other Members—\n(i) twelve Elected Members, who shall be persons qualified for election and elected in accordance with this Constitution; and\n(ii) the Attorney General as ex officio Member.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. s. 48(b)(ii) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/895), art. 2(17)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1751/schedule/paragraph/48",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:09:37.810912+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."
}