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Paragraph 10 Presiding in Executive Council.

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(1)

The Governor shall, so far as is practicable, preside at meetings of the Executive Council.

(2)

In the absence of the Governor there shall preside at any meeting of the Executive Council–

(a)

such member of the Council as the Governor, acting in his discretion, may appoint;

(b)

in the absence of a member so appointed, the seniorEx-officio Member present.

(3)

For the purpose of subsection (2) of this section, theEx-officio Members of the Executive Council shall have seniority in the order in which their offices are mentioned in section 5(1)(a) of this Constitution.