Amendment
of Article
VII of
principal
Letters Patent.
Reservations.
(2) Appointments to the Legislative Council shall be made by the Governor, in pursuance of any Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet or through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, by an instrument under the Public Seal of the Colony. Official Members and Appointed Members shall hold their places in the said Council during Our pleasure and, subject thereto, in accordance with any Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet.
(3) Subject to any Instructions under our Sign Manual and Signet, Elected Members shall hold their places in the Legislative Council, and vacate their seats, in accordance with a law in that behalf in force in the Colony.”.
3. Article VII of the principal Letters Patent is amended by renumbering the same as paragraph (1) and by adding the following new paragraph—
"(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), a law of the Colony may provide for the election of Elected Members of the Legislative Council and, in particular, may determine the constituencies and the number of members of the said Council to be elected by each constituency, the qualifications and disqualifications of electors, candidates and Elected Members, and the tenure of office of Elected Members.".
4. We do hereby reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors full power and authority to amend or revoke these Presents.
In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.
Witness Ourself at Westminster the 2nd day of April in the thirty-fourth year of Our Reign.
By Warrant under The Queen's Sign Manual.
Oulton
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