Constitution St-Kitts-Nevis - ICRC

1983 Saint Kitts and Nevis Constitution
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Pensions laws and protection of pension rights.
88.--(5) In this section "pensions benefits" means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other
like allowances for persons in respect of their service as members of the Assembly or for the
widows, children, dependants or personal representatives in respect of such service.
CHAPTER XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Resignations.
117.--(1) A member of the Assembly may resign his seat by writing under his hand addressed to the
president of the Assembly and the resignation shall take effect, and the seat shall accordingly
become vacant, when the writing is received, as the case may be, by-
(a) the president; or
(b) if the office of president is vacant or the president is for any reason unable to perform the
functions of his office and no other person is performing them, the Clerk of the Nevis Island
Assembly.
(2) The president of the Assembly may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the
Assembly and the resignation shall take effect, and the office shall accordingly become vacant, when
the writing is received by the Clerk of the Nevis Island Assembly.
SCHEDULE 2
RULES FOR DELIMITATION OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
1. There shall be not less than five electoral districts in the island of Nevis.
2. All electoral districts shall contain as nearly equal numbers of inhabitants as appears to the
Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission to be reasonably practicable but the Commission may
depart from this rule to such extent as it considers expedient to take account of the following factors,
that is to say-
(a) the need to ensure adequate representation of sparsely populated rural areas;
(b) the means of communication;
(c) geographical features; and
(d) existing administrative boundaries.
PART 2
Provisions applied by section 104(4)
CHAPTER V
THE EXECUTIVE
Members of the Administration.
52.--(5) If occasion arises for making an appointment to the office of Premier or any other member
of the Administration while the Legislature is dissolved, then, notwithstanding the provisions of
subsections (2) and (4), a person who was an elected member of the Assembly immediately before
the dissolution may be appointed as Premier and a person who was an elected or nominated member
of the Assembly immediately before the dissolution may be appointed as a member of the
Administration other than the Premier.
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