Chapter 5 - Standing Order No 21 - Absence of President and Deputy President

Standing Order No. 21



Absence of President and Deputy President
  1. If both the President and the Deputy President are absent, one of the Temporary Chairs of Committees will act as President.
  2. If no Temporary Chairs are available in the absence of the President and Deputy President, the members present, if a quorum, will elect a member present to act as President for that day only, the question being put to the House by the Clerk.

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