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of

(2) If at any sitting the Legislative Council

a quorum is not present and any Member who is present objects on

account to

that

the transaction of business and, after such interval

as

prescribed by

rules and orders

Council,

may

be

standing

of

the

Governor

or

presiding

at

the

the

Member

sitting

ascertains that a quorum is

still not present, he shall adjourn the Council.

(2)

of

(3) For the purpose of paragraph

this Clause, а quorum shall consist of twenty Members including the Governor ΟΙ Member presiding".

3. Clause

XXI (1)

of and

the principal replaced by the

of

Clause XXI (1)

principal

Instructions

revoked

and

Instructions is revoked 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 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

day

replaced.

Amendment

of

Clause XXVIIIA

of

principal

Instructions.

of

year of Our Reign.

in the