‘No, 7 of 1954. Virgin Islands Constitution 15
and Mections,

Every such suspension shall be forthwith reported
by the Governor to Her Majesty through a Secre-
tary of State and shall remain in force unless and
until either it shall be removed by the Governor
by Instrument under the said Seal or it shall be
disallowed by Her Majesty through a Secretary of
State and such removal or disallowance shall be
published in the Gazeéée, or until the person
suspended ceases to be a member of the Council,

(2) The Governor may, by Instrument under
the Public Seal of the Presidency, declare any
official or nominated member of the Council to be,
by reason of illness, temporarily incapable of
discharging his functions as a member of the
Council, and thereupon such member shall not sit
or vote in the Council until he is declared, in
manner aforesaid, again to be capable of discharg-
ing his said functions.

18. The sessions of the Council shall be
held at such times and places as the Commissioner
shall from time to time by proclamation appoint.
There shall be at least one session of the Council in
every year, so that there shall not be an interval of
twelve months between the last sitting in one
session and the first sitting in the next session.

19. (1) The Council shall—

(a) at its first sitting after the, coming
into operation of this Ordinance;

(6) at its first sitting after any dissolu-

tion of the Council;

(c) at its first sitting after the occurrence
of a vacancy in the office of Deputy President
from any cause other than a dissolution of
the Council,

or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, elect
a member from among the elected and nominated
members to be Deputy President of the Council.

(2) Such person shall vacate the office of

Deputy President—
(a) upon a dissolution of the Council; or

VIRGIN
IsLANDS.

Sessions of
the Council.

Deputy
President.