sec.18Deputy Speaker continues to hold office on Assembly’s expiry or dissolution

### sec.18 Deputy Speaker continues to hold office on Assembly’s expiry or dissolution For all purposes, the Deputy Speaker holding office on the Assembly’s expiry or dissolution continues to hold the office until the day before the Assembly’s first sitting day after a general election. To remove doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) applies to the Deputy Speaker acting as Speaker under section 16 (3) for the purposes of section 15 (1) . Subsection (1) applies even if the Deputy Speaker— is not a candidate for election as a member at the general election; or is a candidate for election as a member at the general election and is not elected. s 18 amd 2013 No. 32 s 97 (sec.18-ssec.1) For all purposes, the Deputy Speaker holding office on the Assembly’s expiry or dissolution continues to hold the office until the day before the Assembly’s first sitting day after a general election. (sec.18-ssec.2) To remove doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) applies to the Deputy Speaker acting as Speaker under section 16 (3) for the purposes of section 15 (1) . (sec.18-ssec.3) Subsection (1) applies even if the Deputy Speaker— is not a candidate for election as a member at the general election; or is a candidate for election as a member at the general election and is not elected. - (a) is not a candidate for election as a member at the general election; or - (b) is a candidate for election as a member at the general election and is not elected.