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economic and occupational interests are represented. It has been concluded that these would be best served initially by the election of 12 members from nine constituencies, namely commercial, industrial, financial, labour, social services, education, legal, medical, and engineers and associated professions.
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The main guidelines which have been applied in determining the composition of these functional constituencies and eligibility to vote in them are as follows:
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(a)
In
(b)
(c)
the case of economic and social constituencies, these will be based on
well-recognized
associations,
and
major
institutions
organizations,
with
a
territory-wide coverage. The lists of the voting members of these organizations will be adopted as the electoral rolls for these constituencies. Corporate members nominate representatives to vote on their behalf.
will
In the case of professional constituencies, these will be based
membership of those professions with well-established and recognized qualifications. The electoral rolls for these constituencies will be based on either the membership lists of the various major professional bodies and institutions on the statutory registers of members of those professions.
Each individual member or corporate member representative will have one vote. In the case of membership of more than one functional constituency or functional constituency organization a member must opt
opt for that in which he wishes to vote.
composition of the identified and the
Further details of the constituencies which have been seats to be allocated to them are given in Appendix B.
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functional number of
The electoral rolls will be published initially in the normal way as provisional rolls and thereafter as definitive or final rolls. Provision will be made for annual revision of the electoral rolls in the case of functional constituency organisations by notification by them of any additions or deletions to their membership lists, but for the names of those nominated
represent corporate bodies to be varied at any time by advice in writing to the Registration Officer; and also for the constituencies to be defined and for the seats in