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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-73",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1973/1080",
  "legislation_title": "The Bahamas Independence Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/73",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "73",
  "heading": "Appointment of Ministers",
  "text": "(1) Whenever there shall be occasion for the appointment of a Prime Minister, the Governor-General shall appoint as Prime Minister—\n(a) the member of the House of Assembly who is the leader of the party which commands the support of the majority of the members of that House, or\n(b) if it appears to him that that party does not have an undisputed leader in that House or that no party commands the support of the such a majority, the member of the House of Assembly who, in his judgment, is most likely to command the support of the majority of members of that House,\nand who is willing to accept the office of Prime Minister.\n(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Article, the Ministers other than the Prime Minister shall be such persons as the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, shall appoint from among the Senators and the members of the House of Assembly.\n(3) If the Attorney-General is appointed from among the members of the House of Assembly, not more than three Ministers shall be appointed from among the Senators, and if the Attorney-General is appointed from among the Senators, not more than two other Ministers shall be appointed from among the Senators.\n(4) If occasions arises for making an appointment to the office of Prime Minister while Parliament is dissolved, a person who was a member of the House of Assembly immediately before the dissolution may, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, be appointed as Prime Minister.\n(5) If occasion arises for making an appointment to the office of any other Minister while Parliament is dissolved, a person who, immediately before the dissolution, was a Senator or a member of the House of Assembly may, subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Article, be appointed as a Minister.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1080/schedule/1/paragraph/73",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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