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United Nations — Treaty Series
1970
- (2) The Supreme Council shall consist of—
- (a) a Chief Minister and five other members appointed in accordance with, clause (3) ; and
- (b) three ex officio members, namely, the State Secretary, the State Attorney-General and the State Financial Secretary.
- (3) The Governor shall appoint as Chief Minister a member of the Council Negri who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of a majority of the members of the Council Negri and shall appoint the other members mentioned in paragraph (a) of clause (2) in accordance with the advice of the Chief Minister from among the members of the Council Negri:
- Provided that if an appointment is made while the Council Negri is dissolved a person who was a member of the last Council may be appointed but shall not continue to hold office after the first sitting of the next Council Negri unless he is a member thereof.
- (4) Notwithstanding anything in this Article, a person who is a citizen by naturalization shall not be appointed Chief Minister.
- (5) The Chief Minister shall not hold any office of profit and shall not actively engage in any commercial enterprise.
- (6) The Supreme Council shall be collectively responsible to the Council Negri.
Tenure of office of members of Supreme Council.
- 7. (1) If the Chief Minister ceases to command the confidence of a majority of the members of the Council Negri, then, unless at his request the Governor dissolves the Council Negri, the Chief Minister shall tender the resignation of the members of the Supreme Council other than the ex officio members.
- (2) A member of the Supreme Council other than an ex officio member may at any time resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, and a member of the Supreme Council other than the Chief Minister or an ex officio member shall also vacate his office if his appointment thereto is revoked by the Governor acting in accordance with the advice of the Chief Minister.
- (3) Subject to clauses (1) and (2), a member of the Supreme Council other than the Chief Minister or an ex officio member shall hold office at the Governor's pleasure.
Oaths of member of the Supreme Council.
- 8. Before a member of the Supreme Council exercises the functions of his office he shall take and subscribe in the presence of the Governor the oath set out in Part II of the Schedule.
Allocation of portfolio and provision regarding private business interests
- 9. (1) The Governor may, in accordance with the advice of the Chief Minister, assign to a member of the Supreme Council responsibility for any business of the government of the State including the administration of any department of government, and any member of the Supreme Council other than an ex officio member to whom such responsibility is assigned shall be styled " Minister ".
- (2) A member of the Supreme Council shall not engage in any trade, business or profession connected with any subject or department of
