Article 7 House of Assembly

Any person (except the Chief Secretary) who immediately before the appointed day is a member of the Legislative Council shall on that day become a member of the House of Assembly and shall be deemed to have complied with section 62 of the Constitution and shall hold his or her seat in accordance with the Constitution.

The Standing Orders of the Legislative Council as in force immediately before the appointed day shall, except as may be otherwise provided under section 60 of the Constitution, have effect on and after that day as if they had been made under that section as Standing Orders of the House of Assembly but shall be construed with such modifications, adaptations, qualifications and exceptions as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with the Constitution.

The Governor shall dissolve the House of Assembly not later than the expiration of four years from the date when the Legislative Council first met after the last general election before the appointed day.

In this section “Legislative Council” means the Legislative Council established by the existing Constitution.