Paragraph 46 Qualifications for elected membership
United Kingdom
Subject to section 49, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the F1Parliament if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless, on the date of his or her nomination for election he or she—
has attained the age of 21 years; and
is resident in the Islands and has been so resident for not less than twelve months, in the aggregate, out of the F2three years immediately preceding that date; and
is a Turks and Caicos Islander.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Sch. 2 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1128), art. 8(1) (with arts. 4, 8(2))
- F2
Word in Sch. 2 s. 46(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1128), art. 9(6) (with art. 4)