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H

a)

CONFIDENTIAL

POWERS TO BE RETAINED BY GOVERNOR.

Detail

To dissolve the Legislative Council

Authority

RI XXVIIIA

ANNEX A

UK Practice

Sovereign on advice of PM

Sovereign

(on advice of PM?)

Remarks

Should this be limited to circumstances of Council's refusal to pass law or vote funds of a significant nature? Should the

Governor be require to consult the Senior Official Member and Senior Member formally?

See also RI XXI A

b)

To appoint the date on which the session of Council begins and ends

SO 5

c)

(i)

Governor at the

SO 6

(i) Sovereign

first sitting

has right to

address the

(ii)

Council and

having done so

to suspend the

(ii) Speaker/

Lord

Chancellor

(ii) to be transferred to President (on a motion by CS?)

sitting

d)

To determine that a

SO 7 (A)

Sovereign

sitting be held

outside the normal session

CONFIDENTIAL

See II (b)