The Montserrat Constitution Order 1989

Proceedings in Executive Council.

19.—(1) The Governor shall, so far as is practicable, attend and preside at meetings of the Executive Council.

(2) In the absence of the Governor there shall preside at any meeting of the Council either the Chief Minister or, in the absence of the Chief Minister, such other Minister as the Governor, acting after consultation with the Chief Minister, may appoint.

(3) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Council if there are less than three members present.

(4) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the Council shall not be disqualified for the transaction of business by reason of any vacancy in the membership thereof, and the validity of the transaction of business in the Council shall not be affected by reason only of the fact that some person who was not entitled so to do took part in those proceedings.