(1) The Commission
shall, whenever required to do so under subsection (2) of this section,
make an electoral redistribution.
(2) The Commission is
required to commence proceedings for the purpose of making an electoral
redistribution—
(a)
within three months after the commencement of the Constitution (Electoral
Redistribution) Amendment Act 1991 ;
(b) as
soon as practicable after the enactment of an Act that alters presently or
prospectively the number of members of the House of Assembly;
(c)
within 24 months after each polling day.
(3) After commencing
proceedings for the purpose of making an electoral redistribution,
the Commission shall proceed with all due diligence to complete those
proceedings.
(4) An
electoral redistribution under this section shall be effected by order of
the Commission.
(5) Except where
discontinuous or separate boundaries are necessary for the purpose of
including an island within an electoral district, the boundaries of an
electoral district shall, in any electoral redistribution made by the
Commission, form an unbroken line.