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Article 35 Deputy Speaker of Parliament (1) Parliament shall, after the election of the Speaker and before it proceeds to the despatch of any other business, elect one of its members to be Deputy Speaker and, whenever the office of Deputy Speaker is vacant, shall, as soon as possible, elect one of its members to fill that office. (2) A member of the Cabinet is not qualified to be elected Deputy Speaker. [cl (2) insrt GN No 72/1968, opn 17 May 1968] (3) The Deputy Speaker ceases to hold office: (a) when Parliament first meets after a dissolution; (b) upon ceasing to be a member of Parliament otherwise than by reason only of its dissolution; (c) upon becoming a member of the Cabinet; (d) upon being removed from office by a resolution of Parliament; or (e) upon resigning his office by writing under his hand delivered to the Clerk of Parliament. [cl (3) insrt GN No 72/1968, opn 17 May 1968] (4) The powers and functions conferred by this Constitution upon the Speaker shall, if there is no person holding the office of Speaker or if the Speaker is absent from a sitting of Parliament or is otherwise unable to exercise those powers and perform those functions, be exercised and performed by the Deputy Speaker and, if he is also absent or unable to exercise those powers and perform those functions, Parliament may elect one of its members to exercise those powers and perform those functions.