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(a) such Member of the Executive Council

as the Governor may appoint; or

(b)

(c)

in the absence of the Member of the

Executive Council appointed under

sub-paragraph (a) or in default of such appointment, the Chief Secretary

or, in his absence, the Attorney General

or, in his absence, the Financial

Secretary; or

in the absence of the Members of the

Executive Council specified in sub-

paragraphs (a) and (b), the senior

Official Member of the Executive Council

present, other than the Commander

British Forces.

of this clause

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (c), the

Official Members of the Executive Council shall

have seniority according to the priority of their respective appointments to the Executive Council

and

appointed by the same Instrument

shall have seniority among themselves according to

the order in which they are named therein.".

467

amended

those

•

Clause IX of the principal Instructions is

(a)

in paragraph (1) by inserting before "presidin

the following

SECRET

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