No. 7 of 1954. Virgin Islands Constitution 11 Vircin
and Elections. IsLaNDs.

(e) if he shall be sentenced by a court in
any part of Her Majesty’s dominions to death
or imprisonment (by whatever name called)
for a term exceeding twelve months;

(/) G) if, being a nominated member,
he shall be appointed permanently
to any public office; or = *2

(ii) if, being an elected member, he shall
be appointed to, or to act in, any
public office ;

(7) if he shall become subject to any of

the disqualifications specified in paragraph (¢),
(7) or (g) of section 11;

(h) if he shall become a party to any
contract with the Government of the Presi-
dency or of the Colony for or on account of
the public service or if any firm in which he is
a partner, or any company of which he is a
director or manager, shall become a party to
any such contract, or if he shall become a
partner in a firm, or a director or manager of
a company, which is a party to any such
contract:

Provided that, if in the circumstances it
shall appear to him or them to be just so to
do, the Commissioner may exempt any nomi-
nated member and the Council may exempt
any elected member from vacating his seat
under the provisions of this paragraph, if
such member shall, before becoming a party
to such contract as aforesaid, or before, or as
soon as practicable after becoming otherwise
interested in such contract (whether as partner
ina firm or director or manager of a company )
disclose to the Commissioner or to the Coun-
cil, us the case may be, the nature of such
contract and his interest or the interest of any
such firm or company therein.

(4) A nominated member of the Council
may by writing under his hand addressed to the
Governor and an elected member of the Conncil
muy by writing under his hand addressed to the