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A-23.1 - Act respecting the National Assembly

Section 117
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117. If the President is absent, or at the President’s request, the Vice-President designated by the President shall act as President. Only the first Vice-President or the second Vice-President may be designated for that purpose.
If the President is unable to act or the office of President is vacant, the first Vice-President shall act as President during such inability or vacancy.
However, if the first Vice-President also is unable to act or the office of first Vice-President also is or also becomes vacant, the second Vice-President shall replace the first Vice-President in the circumstances described in the second paragraph.
1982, c. 62, s. 117; 1998, c. 54, s. 2; 1999, c. 3, s. 6; 1999, c. 40, s. 25.
117. If the President is absent, or at the President’s request, the Vice-President designated by the President shall act as President. Only the first Vice-President or the second Vice-President may be designated for that purpose.
If the President is unable to act or the office of President is vacant, the first Vice-President shall act as President during such inability or vacancy.
However, if the first Vice-President also is or also becomes unable to act or the office of first Vice-President also is or also becomes vacant, the second Vice-President shall replace the first Vice-President in the circumstances described in the second paragraph.
1982, c. 62, s. 117; 1998, c. 54, s. 2; 1999, c. 3, s. 6.
117. If the President is absent, or at the request of the President, the President shall be replaced by the Vice-President designated by the President.
If the President is unable to act or the office of President is vacant, the Vice-President with the longest service as Vice-President during the current legislature or, in the case of equal service in that capacity, the Vice-President having the longest service as Member of the National Assembly or, in the case of equal service in that capacity, the elder of the Vice-Presidents shall replace the President during the time the President is unable to act or the office of President is vacant.
1982, c. 62, s. 117; 1998, c. 54, s. 2.
117. If the President is absent or unable to act, or at his request, he is replaced by one of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly.
1982, c. 62, s. 117.
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