# The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2011, Paragraph 51: Tenure of seats of members of Parliament

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Every elected member of the Parliament shall vacate his or her seat in the Parliament at the next dissolution of the Parliament after his or her election or appointment.
(2) An elected member of the Parliament shall also vacate his or her seat in the Parliament—
(a) if he or she resigns it by writing under his or her hand addressed to the Speaker;
(b) if, without the written permission of the Speaker, he or she is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Parliament;
(c) if he or she ceases to be ordinarily resident in the Islands;
(d) if the Speaker declares his or her seat vacant in the circumstances described in subsection (3); or
(e) subject to section 52, if any circumstances arise such that, if he or she were not a member of the Parliament, would cause him or her to be disqualified for election by virtue of any provision of section 49(1) other than paragraph (i).
(3) Subject to section 52, if the Integrity Commission determines that an elected member of the Parliament has acquired a prohibited interest in a contract with the Government, the Speaker shall declare the seat of that member vacant.
(4) The Integrity Commission shall make and publish rules defining the circumstances in which the acquisition by an elected member of the Parliament of an interest in a contract with the Government is prohibited, and each such member of the Parliament shall disclose to the Integrity Commission every interest he or she acquires in any such contract within seven days of acquiring it.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1681/schedule/2/paragraph/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/turks-and-caicos-islands-constitution-order-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-51
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