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54. Vacancies in Senate and casual vacancies
Feedback & supportSave as provided under Clause (3), whenever there is a vacancy among members of the Senate or a casual vacancy among members of the House of Representatives, such vacancy or casual vacancy shall be filled within sixty days from the date on which it is established by the President of the Senate that there is a vacancy or by the Election Commission that there is a casual vacancy, as the case may be, and an election shall be held or an appointment made accordingly:
casual vacancy
“casual vacancy” means a vacancy arising in the House of Representatives or a Legislative Assembly otherwise than by a dissolution of Parliament or of the Assembly;
Art. 51
See Art. 57(1a).
Art. 52
See Art. 57(1a).
Clause (2): Added by Act A514, paragraph 4(b), in force from 15-05-1981.
Art. 53
Proviso added by Act 26/1963, subsection 11(1), in force from 16-09-1963.
Clause (1): Renumbered by Act A566, paragraph 7(a), in force from 16-12-1983.
Clause (2): Inserted by Act A566, paragraph 7(b), in force from 16-12-1983.