‘No. 7 of 1954. Virgin Islands Constitution 18
and Llectuns,

(2) Whenever the seat of an elected member |

of the Council becomes vacant the vacancy shall be
filled by election in accordance with the provisions
of this Ordinance.

_ 16. (1) Whenever there shall be a vacancy
in the number of persons sitting as official or nomi-
nated members of the Council by reason of the fact
that—

(a) an official member is discharging the
functions of Commissioner; or

(0) an official member appointed by
reference to his office is lawfully discharging
the functions of another official member; or

(c) an official member is appointed by
reference to his office and no person is law-
fully discharging the functions of that office;
or

(a) an official or nominated member is
suspended, as provided in section 17, from the
exercise of his functions as a member; or

-(e) an official or nominated member is
declared to be incapable, by reason of illness,
as provided in section 17, of discharging his
functions as a member; or

(7) an official or a nominated member is
absent from the Présidency ; or

(g) a nominated member is appointed
temporarily to, or to act in, any public office,

the Governor may by Instrument under the Public
Seal of the Presidency appoint a person to be a
temporary member for the period of such vacancy.

(2) If the vacancy is in the number of persons
sitting in the Council as official members, the
person appointed shall be a person holding an
office in the public service; and if the vacancy is in
the number of persons sitting in the Council as
nominated members, the person appointed shall be
a person qualified for appointment as a nominated
member.

VirGIN
IsLaNDs,

Temporary
Members.