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EFUKOSE DERBY

ve Council or any com

e the following purposes s

ie the Council at any time as he shall think

cluding during a Special sitting,

Bing Members of the Coumil to put questions to i sme public matter for which the Government EF Colone is responuhle and receive answers theretgand (c) proposing any policy, measure, hill, vote, resolution, motion er question for debate by and in the Council or any such caouniuce or sub-committee.

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(2) In relation to any pubhe matter for włuch the Government of the Colony is responsible, the Governor at his discretion. may require and direct a public officer designated by him to aband a suting at the Legislative Council, or a committee of sun-committee thereof, for the following purposes-

(a) making a state:1:01;

(b) answering questions put hy Members of the Council; and (C) propoмng any policy, measure, bill, vote, resolution."

motion di question för debmc and in the Council, or any such committee or sub-coinmittee.'

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10. Clause: XXII of the principal Instructions is amended by "Questions to be deleting the words "the Governor or”.

daridad by a Krajority, Original and

11. Clause XXIV is revoked and replaced by ■ new Clause XXTV which - reads:--

"XXIV. (1) Subject to paragraph 2 of this clause, it shall be competent for any Member of the Legislative Council to propose any question for debate therein; and such question shall be debated and disposed of sccording to the standing rules and orders.

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(2) Every ordinance-votc, resolution, or question, the object-or effect of which may be to dispose of or charge any part of Our revenue arising within the Colony, shall be proposed only by--

(a) the Governors

(b) a public officer whom the Governor has designated to make such a

proposal under clause XXI(B), paragrapir 2; or

(c) a member of the Legislative Council expressly authorised or permitted

by the Governor to make such a proposal."/

Given at Our Court at

in the Forty-first year of out Reign.

this/day

of

Amendment of Clauke XXII of the principali Instructions

and

consequential armsadrzent of side-note.

Revocation- #cd-

Chase XXIV replacement of

of principal Instrucuon

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