OBJECTS AND REASONS(establishment of Independent Boundaries Commission)
This Act seeks to make an amendment to the Constitution of The Bahamas.
Clause 3 deals with the complete overhauling of the entire membership of the Constituencies Commission of The Bahamas, to be more accurately named “The Boundaries Commission”, from which all political representation and judicial presence will be removed. It is calculated to ensure that the new membership of the Commission will be characterised by persons qualified by their respective training and qualifications as well as non—political ties to faithfully undertake and properly discharge the duties which the Constitution has laid upon them.
It should be noted that by virtue of Article 54 of the Constitution Article 69 must, at the final voting thereon in each House, be supported by the votes of not less than three-quarters of all the members of each House and a vote must be taken by way of a referendum held in accordance with the Constitutional Referendum Act, Chapter 1.
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