Paragraph 15 Proceedings in, and quorum of, Executive Council.

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch.2, (Constitution s. 3(1)(c) subst) (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.2
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 7(1)(c)(d) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.3
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 12(1) rep in pt) (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.4
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 13(1)(bb) added by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.5
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 15(2) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art6
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 19(d) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.7
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 21(2) subst) (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.8(1)
Sch.2, (Constitution ss. 34A, 34B added by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.9
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 44(1)(a) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.10
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 49(2) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.11
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 53(3) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.12
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 57(3) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.13
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 58(4) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.14
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 59(2) am) am. (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.15
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 61(c)(d) added by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.16
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 87(5) subst) (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.17
Sch.2, (Constitution s. 88(1) defn of high legal office added by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 1993 art.18
Sch 2 am (prosp) by Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution 2002 arts 2, 3

(1)

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

(2)

In the absence of the Governor from any meeting of the Council, the Chief Secretary, the Attorney General or the Financial Secretary, in that order, shall preside at the meeting.

(3)

No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Council if there are less than five members present, including the person presiding, of whom three are Ministers.

(4)

Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the Council shall not be disqualified for the transaction of business by reason of any vacancy in the membership of the Council (including any vacancy not filled when the Council is first constituted or reconstituted at any time) and the validity of the transaction of business in the Council shall not be affected by reason only of the fact that some person who was not entitled so to do took part in the proceedings.