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Chapter IV

DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES AND ELECTORAL DISTRICTS

Interpretation of Chapter IV

40. In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires-
"’A‘ roll of voters" means an "A" Roll prepared and kept under the electoral law in accordance with the provisions of the Second Schedule and includes any roll which may replace it under the electoral law for the time being in force, whether described in such law as an "A" Roll or by any other such distinguishing expression;
“‘B' roll of voters" means a "B" Roll prepared and kept under the electoral law in accordance with the provisions of the Second Schedule and includes any roll which may replace it under the electoral law for the time being in force, whether described in such law as a "B" Roll or by any other such distinguishing expression;
“rural constituency” means a constituency in which the majority of the voters are not resident in an urban area;
"urban arca" means an area under the jurisdiction of a municipal council or a town management board or such other area as the Officer Administering the Government way, by reason of the density of the population therein, declare, by notice in the Gazette, to be an urban area for the purposes of this Chapter and the provisions of any such notice shall have etfect as if they were enacted in this section but shall not be deemed to be an amendment of any of the provisions of this Constitution for the purposes of Chapter X.

Appointment of Decimation Commision.

41.(1) From time to time as may be required for the purposes of this Chapter, the Officer Administering the Government shall appoint a Delimitation Commission which shall comprise the Chief Justice as Chairman and two other persons nominated by the Chief Justice as members-
Provided that a person shall not be qualified for appointment to the Delimitation Commission if he is a Member of Parliament
(2) If, after the appointment of the Commission and before the Commission's report to the Officer Administering the Government is completed, the Chief Justice or any member is for any

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