Paragraph 15 Legislative Council.

(1)

There shall be a Legislative Council for St. Helena which shall consist of–

(a)

the Speaker;

(b)

threeEx-officio Members, that is to say, the persons for the time being discharging the functions of–

(i)

the Chief Secretary of St. Helena;

(ii)

the Financial Secretary of St. Helena; and

(iii)

the Attorney General of St. Helena;

(c)

twelve Elected Members, who shall be persons qualified for election in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution; and

(d)

such Temporary Members as may be appointed under section 16(2) of this Constitution.

(2)

The Elected Members of the Legislative Council shall be elected in the manner provided by any law in force in St. Helena.

(3)

For the purpose of electing the Elected Members of the Legislative Council the Governor by regulations published in the Gazette shall provide for dividing St. Helena into electoral areas, and shall prescribe the names and boundaries of the electoral areas so established.