Amendment of section 31 of the Constitution (The Cabinet)2.
(1)
Section 31 of the Constitution (The Cabinet) is amended as follows.
(2)
At the beginning of subsection (1)(c), insert the words “subject to subsection (7),”.
(3)
After subsection (6), insert—
“(7)
The Governor may, acting after consultation with the Premier and Leader of the Opposition, appoint more than six other Ministers under subsection (1)(c), subject to the total number of other Ministers appointed in addition to the Premier not exceeding two-fifths of the combined number of appointed and elected members of the House of Assembly permitted in paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 43(1) respectively.”