Ascension Island Council

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elected advisory body local government body public authority

The Ascension Island Council is the elected advisory body that represents the local population of Ascension Island and provides guidance on the island’s governance and administration under British Overseas Territory arrangements.

Aliases (1)

Government of Ascension Island ×1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elected advisory body → local government body → public authority →
appliesLegalSystem	English law (as applied to Ascension Island) →
appliesToJurisdiction	Ascension Island →
constitutionalContext	British Overseas Territory arrangements →
country	Ascension Island → United Kingdom → surface form: "United Kingdom (sovereign state)"
electorate	resident population of Ascension Island →
governmentType	advisory council →
hasFunction	advises on local legislation and policy → advises on public services on Ascension Island → channels views of residents to the Administrator →
hasRole	advises the Administrator of Ascension Island → provides guidance on governance and administration → represents the local population of Ascension Island →
jurisdiction	Ascension Island →
languageUsed	English →
legalStatus	advisory, non-sovereign body →
legislativeBody	Ascension Island Council →
locatedIn	Ascension Island → South Atlantic → surface form: "South Atlantic Ocean"
meetsIn	Ascension Island →
parentOrganization	Ascension Island Council → surface form: "Government of Ascension Island"
partOf	Ascension Island → British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha → surface form: "Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha"
politicalStatus	part of a British Overseas Territory →
selectionMethod	direct election →
subordinateTo	Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha → surface form: "Administrator of Ascension Island" UK government → surface form: "Government of the United Kingdom" Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ascension Island → governingBody → Ascension Island Council →

British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha → hasPart → Ascension Island Council →

Ascension Island Council → legislativeBody → Ascension Island Council →

Ascension Island Council → parentOrganization → Ascension Island Council →

surface form: "Government of Ascension Island"