The constitution and laws of Barbados
President and Deputy President of Senate
40. 1. When the Senate first meets after any dissolution of Parliament
and before it proceeds to the despatch of any other business, it shall elect a
Senator, not being a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary, to be President of
the Senate; and whenever the office of President becomes vacant for any reason
other than a dissolution of Parliament, the Senate shall, not later than its
second sitting after the vacancy has arisen, elect another Senator to fill that
office.
2. When the Senate first meets after any dissolution of Parliament, it shall,
as soon as practicable, elect a Senator, not being a Minister or Parliamentary
Secretary, to be Deputy President of the Senate; and whenever the office of
Deputy President becomes vacant for any reason other than a dissolution of
Parliament, the Senate shall, as soon as convenient, elect another Senator to
fill that office.
3. A person shall vacate the office of President or Deputy President of the
Senate -
a. if he announces the resignation of his office to the Senate or if, by
writing under his hand addressed, in the case of the President, to the Clerk of
the Senate or, in the case of the Deputy President, to the President (or, if
the office of President is vacant or the President is absent from Barbados, to
the Clerk), he resigns that office;
b. if he ceases to be a Senator:
Provided that the President shall not vacate his office by reason only that he
has ceased to be a Senator on a dissolution o Parliament, until the Senate
first meets after such dissolution;
c. if he is appointed to be a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary;
d. if, by virtue of the provisions of section 39(3), he is required to cease to
perform his functions as a Senator; or
e. in the case of the Deputy President, if he is elected to be President.
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