S.L. const.2 Art. 151Presiding in the House.

(1) There shall preside at any sitting of the House the Speaker or, in his absence, the Deputy Speaker or, in their absence, a member of the House (not being a Minister or a Parliamentary

Secretary) elected by the House for the sitting.

(2) References in this standing order to circumstances in which the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is absent include references to circumstances in which the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker is vacant.