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Amend

nt of

claus XIV

of the

principal

Instructions.

3.

Clause XIV of the principal Instructions is amended by inserting, immediately after the words "ex

officio Member" where they appear in the second line,

the words "or an Elected Member".

Replacement

of Clause

XVI

of the

principal

Instructions.

4. Clause XVI of the principal Instructions is

revoked and replaced by the following

"Tenure of office of Official

and

Appointed Members of Legislative Council.

[Official Member or an]

XVI. (1) If any Official Member of the

Legislative Council ceases to hold office

under the Crown in the Colony his seat in

the Council shall thereupon become vacant.

[ Official Mendler Cotter than an

ex officio Member) and

(2) Every Appointed Member of the

Legislative Council shall vacate his seat

I (a))

every]

at the end of such period as may be specified in the Instrument by which he is appointed;

or at the end of the appointed day,

whichever occurs firot, and for the purposes-

of this paragraph the appointed day" meang-

(b) on

the day immediately before the commencement

M

of the session of the Council commencing next

after the holding of an election for all the

Elected Members of the Council, whichever first occurs.

(3) An Appointed Member who vacates his

seat under paragraph (2) of this Clause shall,

if appropriately qualified, be eligible to be

reappointed."