33Revocation of appointment as Deputy President

33 Revocation of appointment as Deputy President

(1)  The Governor may cause to be laid before both Houses of Parliament a statement requesting the Houses of Parliament to revoke the appointment of a person as a Deputy President on the grounds for suspension, referred to in section 30(1) or (3) , that are specified in the statement, if –

(a) the Governor is satisfied that the person may be suspended from the office of Deputy President on the grounds, referred to in section 30(1) or (3) , that are specified in the statement; and

(b) the Governor has suspended the person from office under section 30 on any grounds specified in the statement, whether or not they are the same grounds as the grounds to which the statement relates; and

(c) the statement required by section 30(5) to be laid before both Houses of Parliament in relation to the suspension of the person from the office of Deputy President has been laid before each House; and

(d) where the person has been suspended from office under section 30(3) , the suspension has been confirmed under section 31(1)(a) .

(2)  A House of Parliament, after 10 sitting-days, or a longer period allowed by resolution of the House, after the day on which a statement in relation to a person has been laid before the House under subsection (1) , may resolve –

(a) to refuse the request specified in the statement and, if the suspension of the person from office has not been revoked, to revoke the suspension; or

(b) to revoke the appointment of the person as a Deputy President.

(3)  If both Houses have resolved –

(a) under subsection (2)(a) to revoke the suspension of a person from the office of Deputy President, the suspension of the person from the office of Deputy President is revoked; or

(b) under subsection (2)(b) to revoke the appointment of a person as a Deputy President, the appointment of the person as a Deputy President is revoked –