Nevis Island Assembly
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The Nevis Island Assembly is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making laws and governing internal affairs on the island of Nevis within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nevis Island Assembly canonical | 5 |
| Nevis Island Assembly elections | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
subnational legislature ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy |
Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis on advice of Premier of Nevis
|
| chamberType | unicameral ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Nevis Island Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Nevis Island Administration Order and related constitutional sections
|
| constitutionalRightLinked | right of Nevis to secede under certain conditions ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | legislature for the island of Nevis ⓘ |
| country | Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ |
| createdBy | Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | approximately every 5 years ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | 5 single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| established | 1983 ⓘ |
| executiveLeaderTitle | Premier of Nevis ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeFunction | scrutiny of legislation for Nevis ⓘ |
| hasElections | Nevis Island Assembly elections ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers |
3 nominated members
ⓘ
8 elected members ⓘ |
| hasPower |
control of local taxation on Nevis
ⓘ
oversight of Nevis Island Administration ⓘ pass ordinances for Nevis ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | appointment of Nevis Island Administration ⓘ |
| headOfStateRepresentative | Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | internal affairs of Nevis ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law tradition ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Nevis Island Administration ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nevis ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Charlestown, Nevis ⓘ |
| meetsInBuildingType | parliament building ⓘ |
| oversees | Nevis Island Administration budget ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
ⓘ
surface form:
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Nevis Island Assembly ⓘ |
| relatedBody | National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ |
| relationToNationalParliament | separate from National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ |
| represents | people of Nevis ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
governing internal affairs of Nevis
ⓘ
making laws for Nevis ⓘ |
| termLength | up to 5 years ⓘ |
| totalMembership | 11 members ⓘ |
| typeOfLawPassed | Nevis Island ordinances ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| websiteType | official government website (Nevis Island Administration) ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nevis Island Assembly elections
subject surface form:
Nevis