Island Council of Tristan da Cunha

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The Island Council of Tristan da Cunha is the small British territory’s local governing body, responsible for administering community affairs and advising on policy for the remote South Atlantic island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative council
local government body
advises Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
surface form: Administrator of Tristan da Cunha

Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
appliesToJurisdiction Tristan da Cunha
appliesToPopulation residents of Tristan da Cunha
country Tristan da Cunha
United Kingdom
electoralSystem non-partisan elections
follows Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
surface form: Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order
governmentBranch local administration
governmentType local council
governs Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
hasCapital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
hasExOfficioMember Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
surface form: Administrator of Tristan da Cunha

Chief Islander of Tristan da Cunha
Financial Secretary of Tristan da Cunha
hasLeaderTitle Chief Islander
hasNumberOfAppointedMembers 1
hasNumberOfElectedMembers 8
hasNumberOfExOfficioMembers 3
hasNumberOfMembers 12
hasRole advisory body
executive body
legislative body
headOfGovernment Chief Islander of Tristan da Cunha
jurisdiction Tristan da Cunha
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalSystem British law
locatedIn British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean

Tristan da Cunha
meetsIn Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
parentOrganization Island Council of Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Government of Tristan da Cunha
partOf Tristan da Cunha
political system of Tristan da Cunha
region South Atlantic
responsibleFor community affairs
local governance
local policy advice
subordinateTo Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
uses British-style council procedures
worksWith Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
surface form: Administrator of Tristan da Cunha

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Nightingale Island administeredBy Island Council of Tristan da Cunha
this entity surface form: Tristan da Cunha Island Council
this entity surface form: Tristan da Cunha Island Council
Tristan da Cunha localCouncil Island Council of Tristan da Cunha
Island Council of Tristan da Cunha parentOrganization Island Council of Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Government of Tristan da Cunha