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(1) Any person who is chosen a member of both the Houses of the West Bengal Legislature, and who has not taken a seat in any of the Houses, may, by notice in writing signed by him and delivered to the Secretaries of both the Houses, or to any person authorised by the Governor in this behalf, within ten days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of the declarations that he has been so chosen or, if such publications have been made on different dates, within ten days from the later of such dates, as the case may be, intimate in which of the Houses he wishes to serve, and any choice so intimated shall be conclusive and his seat -in the House in which he does not wish to serve shall thereupon become vacant. In default of such intima- tion. the seat of such person in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly shall become vacant. (2) If a person who is already a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and has taken his seat in such Assembly is chosen a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council, his seat in the Assembly shall, on the publication in the Offi,cial Gazette of the declaration that he has been so chosen, become vacant. Price—Indian, anna 1 ; English, 2d. Prohibi- tion of simul- taneous member- ship. 2 The West Bengal Legislature (Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership) Act, 1952. Savings. [West Ben. Act VII of 1952.] (Section 3.) (3) If a person who is already a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council and has taken his seat in such Council is chosen a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, his seat in the Council shall, on the publication in the Official Gazette of the declaration that he has been so chosen, become vacant.