Legislative Council of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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The House of Assembly of the Turks and Caicos Islands
is the legislature
of that British Overseas Territory. It has 21 members, 15 members elected for a four year term in single-seat constituencies (of which 11 lie in the Caicos Islands and 4 in the Turks Islands), 3 members ex officio, 3 appointed members and a speaker chosen from outside the house. The name of the house was changed from the Legislative Council of the Turks and Caicos Islands to its present name following the implementation of the new constitution on 9 August 2006. In August 2009, the United Kingdom suspended the Turks and Caicos' self-government after allegations of ministerial corruption. The prerogative of the ministerial government and the House of Assembly are vested in the islands' governor for a period of up to two years.
Clayton Greene was the incumbent speaker.
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...
is the legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of that British Overseas Territory. It has 21 members, 15 members elected for a four year term in single-seat constituencies (of which 11 lie in the Caicos Islands and 4 in the Turks Islands), 3 members ex officio, 3 appointed members and a speaker chosen from outside the house. The name of the house was changed from the Legislative Council of the Turks and Caicos Islands to its present name following the implementation of the new constitution on 9 August 2006. In August 2009, the United Kingdom suspended the Turks and Caicos' self-government after allegations of ministerial corruption. The prerogative of the ministerial government and the House of Assembly are vested in the islands' governor for a period of up to two years.
Clayton Greene was the incumbent speaker.