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(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a Traditional Council shall consist, in addition to the President, of the persons shown in the National Register of Chiefs as the members thereof.

(2) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, the membership of a Traditional Council in the first instance shall be the same as the membership of that Council immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(3) As soon as practicable after any change occurs in the membership of a Traditional Council the Council shall notify the Regional House of Chiefs thereof which shall in turn notify the National House of Chiefs and, subject to the following subsection, the National House of Chiefs shall cause the said Register to be altered accordingly.

(4) If the National House of Chiefs is satisfied after consultation with the appropriate Regional House of Chiefs that any person should, or that any person should not, be a member of a Traditional Council, the National House of Chiefs may amend the Register accordingly.