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Amendment of Article VII of principal Letters

Patent.

Reservations

with a law in that behalf in force

in the Colony, and they shall hold

their places in the Council, and

vacate their seats, in accordance

with such law.

3.

Article VII of the principal Letters Patent is

amended by renumbering the same as paragraph (1) and

by adding the following new paragraph:-

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(2). Without prejudice to the generality of

paragraph (1), a law of the Colony may provide

for elections to the Legislative Council and,

in particular, may determine the bodies or

constituencies by which members of the

Legislative Council are to be elected, 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.

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