Paragraph 42 Quorum.

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch.2, (Constitution s. 3(1)(c) subst) (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.2
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 7(1)(c)(d) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.3
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 12(1) rep in pt) (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.4
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 13(1)(bb) added by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.5
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 15(2) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art6
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 19(d) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.7
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 21(2) subst) (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.8(1)
Sch.2, (Constitution ss. 34A, 34B added by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.9
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 44(1)(a) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.10
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 49(2) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.11
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 53(3) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.12
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 57(3) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.13
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 58(4) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.14
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 59(2) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.15
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 61(c)(d) added by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.16
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 87(5) subst) (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.17
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 88(1) defn of high legal office added by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.18
Sch 2 am (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 2002 arts 2, 3

(1)

A quorum of the Legislative Council shall be eight members not including the person presiding, of whom five are elected members.

(2)

If at any sitting of the Council any member who is present draws the attention of the person presiding at the sitting to the absence of a quorum and, after such interval as may be prescribed in Standing Orders, the person presiding at the sitting ascertains that a quorum of the Council is still not present, the Council shall be adjourned.