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Legal Notice No.
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO DRAFT ORDER Made by the President under section 72 of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago THE ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION ORDER, 2015 WHEREAS under section 71 of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (hereinafter referred to as “the Constitution”) there is established an Elections and Boundaries Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”): And whereas under subsection (1) of section 72 of the Constitution the Commission is charged, inter alia, with the review of the number and boundaries of the constituencies into which Trinidad and Tobago is divided: And whereas in accordance with paragraph (a) of the said subsection (1) of section 72 of the Constitution, the Commission, on the 28th day of April, 2014 submitted to the Honourable Prime Minister, and on the 28th day of April, 2014 submitted to the Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, a report in which it recommends that Trinidad should be divided into thirty-nine constituencies the boundaries except that there are – (a) no changes to be made in twenty-nine constituencies in Trinidad; and (b) alterations of the boundaries of ten (10) constituencies in the electoral area of Trinidad as follows: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) In Couva North due to transfer of Polling Division 3115 from this constituency to Couva South; In Couva South due to transfer of Polling Division 3115 from Couva North; In Diego Martin West due to transfer of Polling Division 0066 from this constituency to Diego Martin Central; and also transfer of Polling Division 0125 from Diego Martin North-East to Diego Martin West; In Diego Martin Central due to transfer of Polling Division 0066 from Diego Martin West; In Diego Martin North-East due to transfer from this constituency of Polling Division 0125 to the Diego Martin West constituency and Polling Divisions 0190 and 0195 to Port-of- Spain North/St.
Ann’s West; In Port-of-Spain North/St.
Ann’s West due to transfer to this constituency of Polling Divisions 0190 and 0195 from Diego Martin North-East and in addition, transfer from it of Polling Division 0680 to Port-of-Spain South; (vii) In Port-of-Spain South due to transfer to this constituency of Polling Division 0680 from Port-of-Spain North/ St. Ann’s West; (viii) In San Fernando East due to transfer from this constituency of Polling Divisions 4055 and 4060 to San Fernando West and transfer into it of Polling Divisions 3860, 3872 and 3905 from Oropouche East; (ix) (x) In San Fernando West due to a transfer into this constituency of Polling Divisions 4055 and 4060 from San Fernando East; and In Oropouche East due to transfer from this constituency of Polling Divisions 3860, 3872 and 3905 to San Fernando East, whereof are delineated in Appendix ‘’E’’ to the said report and Tobago should remain divided into two constituencies: And whereas it is provided by subsection (3) of section 72 of the Constitution that as soon as may be after the Commission has submitted a report under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of the said section 72, the Minister designated by the Prime Minister for this purpose shall lay before the House of Representatives for its approval the draft of an Order by the President for giving effect, whether with or without modifications, to the recommendations contained in the report: And whereas a draft of this Order giving effect without modifications to recommendations contained in the report of the Commission was laid before the House of Representatives for its approval by the Minister designated for this purpose by the Prime Minister on the day of , 2015 and was approved by resolution of the House of Representatives on the day of , 2015: Now, therefore, I, ANTHONY THOMAS AQUINAS CARMONA, O.R.T.T., S.C., President, do hereby order as follows: Citation 1.
This Order may be cited as the Elections and Boundaries Commission Order, 2015.

Boundaries Schedule 2.

Trinidad is hereby divided into thirty-nine constituencies the boundaries whereof are defined in the Schedule to this Order and Tobago remains divided into two constituencies.

SCHEDULE Dated this day of , 2015.

President Laid in the House of Representatives this day of , 2015.

Clerk of the House