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Paragraph 26 Power to summon public officers to attend meetings of Legislative Council.

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(1)

The Speaker, acting in his discretion, may summon to the Legislative Council any public officer, notwithstanding that such officer may not be a member of the Council, when in the opinion of the Speaker the business before the Council renders the presence of such officer desirable.

(2)

Any public officer so summoned shall be entitled to take part in the proceedings of the Council relating to the matter in respect of which he was summoned but shall not thereby become a member of the Council and shall not have the right to vote in the Council.