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Paragraph 63 Legislative Council may transact business notwithstanding vacancies

United Kingdom

The Legislative Council shall not be disqualified for the transaction of business by reason of any vacancy in its membership (including any vacancy not filled when the Council first meets after a general election or an election to fill a vacancy among the Elected Members of the Council), and any proceedings in the Council shall be valid even though some person who was not entitled to do so sat or voted in the Council or otherwise took part in those proceedings.

Notes on Schedule

Modifications

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Sch. modified (22.8.2020) by The Overseas Territories (Constitutional Modifications) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/780), arts. 1(2), 3(2)

Commencement

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Sch. in force at 1.9.2009, see art. 1(3)