 At the time of the election the British Virgin Islands was governed as part of the Leeward Islands and the Legislative Council was constituted under Leeward Islands Act, 1950.After the election a new Constitution of the British Virgin Islands came into effect (the Constitution (Virgin Islands) Act, 1950).The 1950 Constitution was intended to be an interim measure, but several elections were later conducted under it until the 1967 Constitution was promulgated.