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Public Works Committee Act 1914
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### 4 Vacancies
> > (1) Any member of the Committee may resign his seat on such Committee, by writing under his hand, addressed to the Governor. The seat of any such Member shall also be deemed to have become vacant for any reason which would vacate his seat as a Member of the Council or Assembly (as the case may be).
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> > (2) *\[Section 4 Subsection (2) substituted by 8 Geo. V No. 2, s. 2 \]*Where a vacancy occurs in the Committee, it shall be filled by appointment as aforesaid, within the next thirty sitting days of the House of Assembly, occurring after the happening of the vacancy: Provided that, if the vacancy arises when the Parliament is not in session, or, if the vacancy having arisen when the Parliament was in session remains unfilled when the Parliament is not in session, the Governor shall appoint a Member of Parliament to temporarily fill the vacancy until it shall be filled by appointment as aforesaid within the said thirty sitting days.