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(D) BY DELETING ''LEGISLATIVE
SAID COUNCIL' COUNCIL''
AND SUBSTITUTING THE FOLLOWING
13. CLAUSE XVI OF THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONS IS AMENDED
1 'THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'
AND (2) (B) BY DELETING THE COUNCIL (A) IN PARAGRAPHS (1)
ING IT OCCURS AND SUBSTITUTING THE FOLLOWING
COUNCI
WHEREVER
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(B) IN PARAGRAPH (3) BY INSERTING/AFTER ''OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL''.
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'MEMBER' THE FOLLOWING
CLAUSE XVII OF THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONS IS AMENDED BY DELETING
THE FOLLOWING 1 WHEREVER IT OCCURS AND SUBSTITUTING ''THE COUNCIL
''THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'
15. CLAUSE XIX OF THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONS IS REVOKED AND REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING
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XIX. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHALL NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS ON ACCOUNT OF ANY VACANCIES AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: BUT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHALL NOT BE COMPETENT TO ACT IN ANY CASE UNLESS THERE IS PRESENT AT AND THROUGHOUT THE MEETING/OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ATLEAST 20 MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR OR THE MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PRESIDING
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INSTRUCTIONS IS AMENDED BY AND SUBSTITUTING THE FOLLOWING
IN THE ABSENCE OF THE GOVERNOR FROM A MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THERE SHALL PRESIDE AT THAT MEETING
(A) SUCH MEMBER OF APPOINT OR
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS THE GOVERNOR
MAY
(B)
(B) IN THE ABSENCE OF THE MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPOINTED UNDER SUB-PARAGRAPH (A) OR IN DEFAULT OF SUCH APPOINTMENT,
IN HIS ABSENCE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR, IN THE CHIEF SECRETARY OR,
HIS ABSENCE, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY; OR
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