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 (3) Elections for membership of the Constitutional Council shall take place at intervals of three years and the periodical changes in the composition of the Council shall be so arranged that five members shall complete their term of office at one triennial election and six members shall complete their term of office at the next following tricnnial election, (4) Casual vacancies shall be filled as they occur by election in accordance with the provisions of sections 89 and 90. The term of office of any person who is elocied to fill a casual vacancy in the membership of the Council shall expire on the date on which the term of office of the member whom he replaces would have expired and such person shall not be eligible for re-election 85. No person shall be eligible to be elected a member of Qualifica- the Constitutional Council unless - tions for members (a) he is of the age of thirty-five years or over, and (b) he is a citizen of Rhodesia; and (c) he has resided in Rhodesia for a period of not less than ten out of the fifteen years immediately prior to his election 86. (1) A person shall be disqualified for election as a Disqualifica- member of the Constitutional Council, who tions of members. (a) within five years prior to his election, is or has been a Member of Parliament or has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia or of the Federal Assembly. or is or has been a candidate for election to Parliament or has been a candidate for elec- tion to the Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia or the Federal Assembly; or (b) is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent under any law in force in Rhodesia, or (c) is, under any law in force in Rhodesia, certified to be insane or otherwise adjudged to be of unsound mind or detained as a criminal lunatic; or (d) is under a sentence of death or imprisonment (whether or not he is at the material time serving such sentence of imprisonnent); or (e) holds any public office or is a member. or is in the employment of any public or local authority, or (1) has previously held office as Chairman or member of the Constitutional Council ET 57