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Paragraph 40 Voting.

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(1)

Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, all questions proposed for decision in the Legislative Council shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.

(2)

The person presiding shall not vote unless on any question the votes are equally divided in which case he shall have and exercise a casting vote if, but not unless, in the case of the Speaker, he is an elected or appointed member.