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(2) The seat of the Official Member of the Executive
Council shall, if he is appointed by name, become vacant—

(a) upon his death; or

(4) if he shall, by writing under his hand addressed
to the Governor, resign his seat in the Executive Council,
and if his resignation shall be accepted by the Governor; or

(c) if he shall be absent from the Colony without the
written permission of the Governor; or

(d) if he shall cease to hold a public office.

' (8) The seat of the Nominated Member or of an Elected
Member of the Executive Council shall become vacant— ~

(a) ifthe shall cease to be a Member of the General
Legislative Council:

Provided that, if a Member of the Execulive Council
shall cease to be a member of the General Legislative
Council by reason of the dissolution thereof, he shall not
on that account vacate his seat in the Executive Council
util such time as the General Legislative Council shall,
after such dissolution, elect any persons to be Members of
the Executive Council in pursuance of paragraph (2) of
clause 13 of these Instructions; or

(6) if he shall, by writing under his hand addressed
to the Governor, resign his seat in the Executive Council;
or

(c) if he shall be absent from the Colony without the
written permission of the Governor. °

"(4) (a) The General Legislative Council may, by resolu-
tion passed in manner provided in sub-paragraph (6) of this
paragraph, revoke the election to the Executive Council of any
Elected Member thereof, and upon the passing of such resolu-
tion, the seat of such Member in the Executive Council -st
become vacant.

(6) The passing of such a resolution shall
casting in favour thereof of the votes of not ”
thirds of all the nominated and representativ
General Legislative Council other than th
who shall not be entitled to vote on sr