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holding of elections prior to the appointed date to elect
persons to be elected members of the said Legislative
Council in accordance therewith but, until the appointed
date, nothing in these Instructions or the said laws shall
affect the membership or powers and privileges of the
said Legislative Council as constituted and in force
immediately before the date of these Instructions.
(5) In these Instructions "the appointed date"
means such date as the said Governor shall appoint for
the commencement of the session of the said Legislative
Council commencing next after the current session thereof.
Replacement of Clause
XIII of the
principal
Instructions.
2. Clause XIII of the principal Instructions is
revoked and replaced by the following
"Legislative
Council:
Suspension of Official
or Appointed Members.
XIII.
The Governor may upon
sufficient cause to him appearing suspend
from the exercise of his functions in the
Legislative Council any Official or Appointed
Member thereof pending the signification
of Our pleasure, giving immediate notice to
Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries
of State. If the suspension is confirmed
by Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries
of State, the Governor shall forthwith by
an instrument under the Public Seal of the
Colony revoke the appointment of such Official
or Appointed Member and thereupon his seat in
the Legislative Council shall become vacant.".
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