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entered in the minutes of the Council,
so desire.
should the member
If the Governor decides to act against the
advice of the majority of members, he is required to report
his reasons to the Secretary of State. In practice, the
Governor has not declined to accept the advice of Council
within living memory.
8.
Members tender their advice individually, but
decisions are of the Council as a whole: no member has
individual responsibility for given subjects or portfolios
(except the ex-officio members in their other capacity)
Legislative Council
The Council is now composed of:
9.
i)
12 Unofficial Members elected by the
electoral college;
ii)
12 Unofficial Members elected by the
functional constituencies;
iii)
22 Unofficial Members appointed by the
Governor;
iv)
10 Official Members (including three
ex-officio members) appointed by the
Governor;
making a total of 56 members 24 elected Unofficials,
22 appointed Unofficials and 10 Officials.
contains elected members for the first time.
means non civil servant in the context).
The 1985 Council
("Unofficial"
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