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(2) If at any sitting of the Legislative Council a quorum is not present and an y Member who is present objects on that account to the transaction of business and, after such interval as may be prescribed by standing rules and orders

of

the

Governor

presiding

Council,

or

the

Member

at the sitting

ascertains that

a quorum is

still not present, he shall

adjourn the Council.

this

(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2) of Clause, a quorum shall consist of twenty Members including the Governor or Member presiding".

Clause XXI (1)

principal

Instructions

revoked

and

replaced.

3. Clause

Instructions is

XXI (1) revoked

of and

the principal replaced by the

of

following new Clause :

"XXI.(1)

-

The Governor shall be

President of the Legislative Council and, when present at a meeting of the Council, shall preside."

4. Clause

XXVIIIA

of the principal Instructions is amended by adding at

by adding at the end of the proviso to paragraph (1) the following :-

" (or if the election was held on more than one day, of the first day of that election)".

Given at Our Court at this

of

in the

year of Our Reign.

T306

day

Amendment

of

Clause XXVIIIA

of

principal

Instructions.