HOA

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HOA is the commonly used abbreviation for the House of Assembly, the unicameral legislative body of the British Virgin Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
unicameral legislature
abbreviationFor House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
country British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
establishedAsHouseOfAssembly 2007
fullName House of Assembly NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasFunction lawmaking for the British Virgin Islands
oversight of the executive government
representation of constituencies in the British Virgin Islands
hasMemberType at-large members
elected members
ex officio members
hasNumberOfChambers 1
hasPower to amend laws
to approve public expenditure
to pass laws
to question government ministers
to repeal laws
hasRole approves the budget of the British Virgin Islands
enacts legislation for the British Virgin Islands
represents the people of the British Virgin Islands
scrutinises the executive branch
jurisdiction British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem Westminster-style parliamentary system
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
Road Town NERFINISHED
Tortola NERFINISHED
meetingPlace House of Assembly building, Road Town NERFINISHED
meetsIn Road Town, Tortola NERFINISHED
overseasTerritoryOf United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf political system of the British Virgin Islands
predecessor Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
region Caribbean
replaced Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
shortName HOA
sovereignState United Kingdom
styleOfGovernment parliamentary democracy
territorialStatusContext British Overseas Territory NERFINISHED
votingSystem first-past-the-post voting

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