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CEYLON GOVT. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY MAY 17, 1946
(e) a Senator or a Member of Parliament by reason only
the fact that he receives any remuneration or allowance as a Senator or Member,
(f) a member of the Judicial Service Commission, (g) a member of the Public Service Commission, (h) the Auditor-General,
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(i) a member of the Ceylon Defence Force or of the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force or of any other naval, military, or air force that may be raised under the provisions of any Act of Parliament, by reason only of his member- ship of any such force,
(j) a Crown Advocate other than a Crown Counsel,
(k) a Crown Proctor ;
"Secretary of State" means one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State;
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Senator means a person who is for the time being a Member of the Senate;
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"Session means the meetings of Parliament commencing when Parliament first meets after being constituted under this Order, or after its prorogation or dissolution at any time, and terminating when Parliament is prorogued or is dissolved without having been prorogued ;
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sitting means a period during which the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the case may be, is sitting conti- nuously without adjournment, and includes any period during which the Senate or the House of Representatives is in Committee;
"Speaker" means the Speaker for the time being of the House of Representatives and includes the Deputy Speaker or other Member who may for the time being be acting as Speaker;
"State Council" means the State Council constituted by the Ceylon (State Council) Order in Council, 1931;
"United Kingdom " means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
(2) Any reference in this Order to an Order in Council shall be construed as a reference to that Order as amended by any subsequent Order.
(3) Any reference to the holder of a particular judicial or public office shall be deemed to include a reference to a person acting in that office.
(4) In the interpretation of this Order, the provisions of the Interpretation Ordinance other than the definition of "the Govern- ment" shall, subject to the express provisions of this Order, and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in that Ordinance, apply as it applies for the interpretation of an Ordinance of the State Council.
Exercise of Governor's
functions.
PART II.
THE GOVERNOR.
4. (1) In the matter of summoning, proroguing and dissolving Parliament, and the appointment and dismissal of Ministers, the Governor shall, except as otherwise provided by this Order, act in accordance with the constitutional conventions applicable to the exercise of a similar function in the United Kingdom by His Majesty :
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