S.O.18 Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Assistant Speaker - absence of all during session
18. If the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Assistant Speaker and Temporary Speakers are all absent on a day when the House is sitting, the Clerk shall inform the House which shall, upon motion without notice, before any further business is conducted, proceed to the election of an Acting Speaker and:
(1) The Clerk shall preside for the election of an Acting Speaker in the same manner as for the election of Deputy Speaker.
(2) The Members present, if a quorum, may elect an Acting Speaker who shall perform the duties of the Speaker.
(3) If the House does not proceed to an election the matter shall stand adjourned until the next sitting day or if a sitting day has not been set, a date set by the Government, when the election of an Acting Speaker, if still necessary, shall take precedence of all other business.
amended 3 July 2009
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| S.O. 21 of 1994 (Repealed) | 21. If the Speaker and the Chairman of Committees are both absent when the House is sitting the Clerk shall inform the House which shall, before any further business is conducted, proceed to the election of an Acting Speaker and: (1) The Clerk shall preside for the election of an Acting Speaker. (2) The Members present, if a quorum, may elect an Acting Speaker who shall perform the Speaker's duties. (3) If the House does not proceed to an election it shall stand adjourned until the next sitting day when the election of an Acting Speaker, if still necessary, shall take precedence of all other business. |
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