SCHEDULE TO THE ORDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS

CHAPTER V PARLIAMENT

PART 4 Powers and Procedure of Parliament

56 Presiding in the Senate and House of Assembly
(1) The President of the Senate or, in his absence, the Vice-President or, if they are both absent, a Senator (not being a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary) elected by the Senate for that sitting shall preside at each sitting of the Senate.
(2) The Speaker or, in his absence, the Deputy Speaker or, if they are both absent, a member (not being a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary) elected by the House for that sitting shall preside at each sitting of the House of Assembly.
(3) References in this Article to circumstances in which the President, Vice-President, Speaker or Deputy Speaker is absent include references to circumstances in which the office of President, Vice-President, Speaker or Deputy Speaker is vacant.