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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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