Persons presiding in Parliament

136 Persons presiding in Parliament (1) The person presiding at any sitting of the Senate must be — (a) the President of the Senate or, in his or her absence. the Deputy President of the Senate; or (b) in the absence of the President and Deputy President of the Senate, a Senator elected for the purpose by the Senate, but that Senator must not be a Minister or Deputy Minister. (2) The person presiding at any sitting of the National Assembly must be — (a) the Speaker or, in his or her absence, the Deputy Speaker; or (b) in the absence of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, a Member of the National Assembly elected for the purpose by the National Assembly. but that Member must not be a Minister or Deputy Minister. (3) The Speaker, or in his or her absence the President of the Senate, must preside at any joint sitting of the National Assembly and the Senate.