Vol. 1 No. 16
I move Article 22. "All matters in each House shall, save as otherwise provided by this Constitution, be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present other than the Chairman or presiding member, who shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes. The number of members necessary to constitute a meeting of either House for the exercise of its powers shall be determined by its Standing Orders."
Article 22 agreed to and added to the Bill.
Will you allow me to point out what I think is an oversight in Article 21, although we have passed away from it? It is provided in that "Each House shall elect its own Chairman and Deputy-Chairman and shall prescribe their powers, duties and terms of office," but it does not provide that the House shall prescribe remuneration. In Article 57 you have a provision which states that the members of the Executive Council shall receive such remuneration as may from time to time be prescribed by law. I merely raise this point as I think it is relevant to Article 21. The Speaker and Deputy-Speaker should be remunerated by the House.
Yes, we will certainly consider that point and it can be brought up in the next Reading.
Article agreed to and added to the Bill.