Paragraph 18 Tenure of office of Elected Members of Legislative Council

The seat of an Elected Member of the Legislative Council shall become vacant–

(a)

upon a dissolution of the Council;

(b)

if for a consecutive period of six months he is absent from meetings of the Council without the prior written permission of the Speaker;

(c)

if any circumstance arises that, if he were not a member of the Council, would cause him to be disqualified for election thereto by virtue of paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section 17(1) of this Constitution; or

(d)

in the circumstances mentioned in section 19 of this Constitution.