by article 65 of the Constitution. Broadly speaking this requires that the candidate must be a second generation Belonger, and must either be domiciled in the British Virgin Islands or have completed a period of residence. In order to be elected as a member of the House, a person must either be a Virgin Islander (as defined) over the age of 21, and otherwise qualified to vote in the Territory. For these purposes a "Virgin Islander" means a Belonger who is either: a person who was born in the British Virgin Islands to a mother or father who was a British Overseas Territories Citizen (by birth or descent); a person who was born in the British Virgin Islands to a mother or father who was also a Belonger (by birth or descent); or a person who was born outside of the British Virgin Islands to a mother or father who was also a Belonger (by birth or descent) provided that one of his or grandparents also belonged to the British Virgin Islands by birth. A person may also be qualified to stand for election if they were qualified to stand in the 2007 general election under the previous Constitution, regardless of whether or not they have previously stood for election. However, a person is disqualified from being elected (regardless of where they are born) if they are not domiciled in the British Virgin Islands unless: in the case of a person who has never been domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, they have resided in the Territory for at least 5 years immediately before the date of their nomination for election; or in the case of a person who was formerly domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, but have lived outside of the Territory for at least 10 years, they have resided in the Territory for at least 3 years immediately before the date of their nomination for election. Disqualifications from standing for election A person is disqualified from being elected as a member of the House if: they hold any public office; they are declared bankrupt in any country; they are adjudged to be of unsound mind in any country; a sentence of death has been imposed upon them, or if they have served a term of imprisonment of at least 12 months within the previous five years; they are disqualified or suspended under the laws of the British