(1) There shall be for Saint Christopher and Nevis a Constituency
Boundaries Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the
Commission) which shall consist of-
a) a chairman appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with
the advice of the Prime Minister given after the Governor-General has consulted
the Leader of the Opposition and such other persons as the Governor-General,
acting in his own deliberate judgment, has seen fit to consul;
b) two members of the National Assembly appointed by the Governor-General,
acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister; and
c) two members of the Assembly appointed by the Governor-General, acting in
accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition:
provided that the chairman shall not be a member of the Assembly or of the
Nevis Island Assembly.
(2) A member of the Commission shall vacate his office-
a) at the next dissolution of Parliament after his appointment,
b) in the case of the chairman, if any circumstances arise that, if he were
not a member of the Commission, would cause him to be disqualified for
appointment as such;
c) in the case of a member other than the chairman, if he cease to be a member
of the National Assembly otherwise than by reason of the dissolution of
Parliament; or
d) if the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime
Minister given after the Governor-General has consulted the Leader of the
Opposition in the case of the chairman, in accordance with the advice of the
Prime Minister in the case of a member appointed under subsection (1)(b) or in
accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition in the case of a
member appointed under subsection (1)(c), directs.
(3) The Commission may regulate its own procedure and, with the consent of
the Prime Minister, may confer powers and impose duties on any public officer or
on any authority of the Government for the purpose of the discharge of its
functions.
(4) The Commission may, subject to its rules of procedure, act
notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership and its proceedings shall not be
invalidated by the presence or participation of any person not entitled to be
present at or to participate in those proceedings:
Provided that any decision of the Commission shall require the concurrence of
a majority of all its members.
