(1) The Legislative Assembly shall from time to time elect as Speaker

10. (1) The Legislative Assembly shall from time to time elect as Speaker such person as the Assembly may determine and shall transact no business when the office of the Speaker is vacant other than the election of the Speaker. (1a) A person shall not be elected to be the Speaker unless he is a member or qualified to be a member of the Legislative Assembly. (1b) Any person elected as Speaker who is not a member of the Legislative Assembly— (a) shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe before the Assembly an oath of office; and (b) shall, by virtue of holding his office, be a member of the Assembly additional to the members elected to the Assembly: Provided that paragraph (b) shall not have effect for the purposes of the provisions of section 2 and no person shall be entitled by virtue of that paragraph to vote on any matter before the Assembly.