Paragraph 39 Presiding in Legislative 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 Speaker or, in his absence, the Deputy Speaker or, if they are both absent, an elected or appointed member of the Legislative Council (not being a member of the Executive Council) elected by the elected and appointed members of the Legislative Council, shall preside in the Legislative Council.

(2)

References in this section to absence of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker shall include circumstances in which either office is vacant.