Article 266 of the Constitution is amended by — Amendment

Article 266 of the Constitution is amended by — Amendment of Article (a) the deletion of the definitions of “adult”, “by-election”, 266 “child”, “election”, “general election” and “term” and the substitution therefor of the following in the appropriate places in alphabetical order: “adult” means a person who has attained the age of eighteen years; “child” means a person who is below the age of eighteen years; “election” means an election to the office of President, Member of Parliament, mayor, council chairperson or a councillor; “general election” means elections to the office of President, Member of Parliament, mayor, council chairperson or a councillor, when held on the same day; “term” means a period commencing when Parliament or a council first sits, after a general election, ending when Parliament is dissolved, except as is provided under Article 106; and “youth” means a person who has attained the age of eighteen years, but is below the age of thirty-five years; and (b) the insertion of the following new definitions in the appropriate places: “constituency-based seat” means a seat in the National Assembly that is held by a Member of Parliament elected under the first-past-the-post electoral system; and “ward-based seat” means a seat in a council that is held by a councilor elected under the first-past- the-post electoral system. 184