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49. Constituency Boundaries Commission
(1) There shall be for Saint Christopher and Nevis a Constituency Boundaries Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Commission) which shall consist of:
(a) a chairperson appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister given after the Governor-General has consulted the Leader of the Opposition and such other persons as the Governor-General, acting in his or her own deliberate judgment, has seen fit to consult;
(b) two members of the National Assembly appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister; and
(c) two members of the Assembly appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition: Provided that the chairperson shall not be a member of the Assembly or of the Nevis Island Assembly.
(2) A member of the Commission shall vacate his or her office
(a) at the next dissolution of Parliament after his or her appointment;
(b) in the case of the chairperson, if any circumstances arise that, if he or she were not a member of the Commission, would cause him or her to be disqualified for appointment as such;
(c) in the case of a member other than the chairperson, if he or she ceases to be a member of the National Assembly otherwise than by reason of the dissolution of Parliament; or
(d) if the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister given after the Governor-General has consulted the Leader of the Opposition in the case of the chairperson, in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister in the case of a member appointed under subsection (1)(b) or in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition in the case of a member appointed under subsection (1)(c), so directs.
(3) The Commission may regulate its own procedure and, with the consent of the Prime Minister, may confer powers and impose duties on any public officer or on any authority of the Government for the purpose of the discharge of its functions.
(4) The Commission may, subject to its rules of procedure, act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership and its proceedings shall not be invalidated by the presence or participation of any person not entitled to be present at or to participate in those proceedings: Provided that any decision of the Commission shall require the concurrence of a majority of all its members.