# The St. Helena Constitution Order 1988, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1842/schedule/1/paragraph/.18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/st-helena-constitution-order-1988/schedule-1/paragraph-.18
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