CO129-565-9 Amendment to Letters Patent relating to Governor and Commander-in-Chief 5-10-1937 - 9-5-1938 — Page 41

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Clause 3.

There is no provision here for the

case where the functions of two offices, the holders of

which are both ex officio members of the Council, are

being performed by one person.

It seems very strange that a public officer

may be provisionally appointed as an unofficial member.

Is there some special reason for this?

Clause 4. The words "for Our confirmation or

disallowance" have been omitted in all recent Instructions

because they raise doubts as to whether a provisional

member is qualified to act prior to the confirmation

of his appointment.

Clause 8. The words "unless when" are hardly

grammatical.

Clause 25. The words at the end of paragraph 2

dolid are not very happy. An Ordinance should be oddod end

should be as of the date when it becomes law, even if it

has a suspending clause which prevents it coming into

operation until some years later.

Clause 26. Recent Instructions have omitted the word

"Our" in the third line of the concluding paragraph

It sometimes happens that for the purposes of

this clause the draft Bill is forwarded for instructions,

and in this case the only thing to do is either to convey

H.M's Instructions for the introduction of the Bill, or

to assent to the Bill after it should be passed.

doubt whether either course is really appropriate

clause probably means that H.M's instructions should be

sought after the Council has passed the Bill.

word "Our" is omitted,honorer

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