The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2006

Establishment of Constitution

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

4.  Schedule 2 shall have effect as the Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands on the appointed day; but until the House of Assembly is next dissolved after the appointed day—

(a)section 27(1) of the Constitution shall have effect as if the reference in paragraph (c) to “six other Ministers” were a reference to “five other Ministers”;

(b)section 27(6) of the Constitution shall have no effect;

(c)section 41(1) of the Constitution shall have effect as if the reference in paragraph (b) to “fifteen elected members” were a reference to “thirteen elected members”, and as if the reference in paragraph (c) to “four appointed members” were a reference to “three appointed members”;

(d)section 41(2) of the Constitution shall have no effect;

(e)section 43(2) of the Constitution shall have effect as if the words “Subject to section 41(2)” were omitted and as if the reference to “fifteen electoral districts” were a reference to “thirteen electoral districts”;

(f)section 45(1) of the Constitution shall have effect as if the reference in paragraph (b) to “two” were a reference to “one”.