British Guiana (Electoral Provisions) Order in Council, 1960
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1960 No. 2412
CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC
TERRITORIES
ADMINISTRATION OF TERRITORIES
The British Guiana (Electoral Provisions) Order in Council, 196021stDecember 1960
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of December, 1960
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas it is proposed that in due course there should be established for the Colony of British Guiana a Legislative Assembly (hereinafter referred to as "the proposed Legislative Assembly") consisting of not less than thirty-two and not more than thirty-five elected members:
And Whereas it is expedient that provision should be made for the election of members of the proposed Legislative Assembly and that registration of electors should take place notwithstanding that provision has not been made for the establishment of the proposed Legislative Assembly:
And Whereas copies of the draft of the following Order were laid before both Houses of Parliament on the fourth day of November, 1960:
And Whereas during the period of forty days beginning on that day neither House has resolved that the draft should not be laid before Her Majesty:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by subsection (1) of section 1 of the British Guiana Act, 1928(a), or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the British Guiana (Electoral Provisions) Order in Council, 1960.
Provisions for election of members to proposed Legislative Assembly
2.—(1) British Guiana shall be divided in such manner as the Governor, acting in his discretion, may appoint by order published in the Gazette into not less than thirty-two and not more than thirty-five electoral districts (by whatever name called) for the purpose of each returning one member to the proposed Legislative Assembly.
(2) Subject to the provisions of the next following subsection, a person shall be qualified to be registered as an elector for elections to the proposed Legislative Assembly in an electoral district if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he—
(a) is a British subject of the age of twenty-one years or upwards;
(b) has resided in British Guiana for a period of not less than two years immediately before the date of registration, or is domiciled and resident in British Guiana at that date; and
(a) 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 5.
(c) has such connection with that...
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