Lawgist13Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum
(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, all questions at any sitting of the Legislative Assembly shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting other than the Speaker or person acting as such.
(2) The Speaker or person acting as such shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.
(3) The Legislative Assembly shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in the Legislative Assembly shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do, sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings.
(4) The quorum to constitute a meeting of the Legislative Assembly shall be one-third of the total number of members of the Assembly.
(5) If at any time during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Speaker, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the Assembly or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum.
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- 3 Legislative Assembly and its composition
- 4 Qualifications for membership of Legislative Assembly
- 5 Duration of Legislative Assembly
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- 7 Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly
- 8 Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to provide while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration
- 9 Right of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly
- 10 Special address by the Lieutenant Governor
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- 13 Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum
- 14 Vacation of seats
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- 37 Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly
