- may at any time resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Head of the State and may be removed from his office by a resolution of the House passed by a majority of all the then members of the House, but no resolution for the purpose of this sub-paragraph should be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.
- (c) While the office of the Chairman is vacant the duties of the office should be performed by the Deputy Chairman or if the office of the Deputy Chairman is also vacant, by such member of the House as the Head of the State may appoint for the purpose. During the absence of the Chairman from any sitting of the House, the Deputy Chairman or, if he is also absent, such person as may be determined by the rules of procedure of the House, or if no such person also is present, such other person as may be determined by the House should act as Chairman.
- (d) While acting as Chairman of the House concerned, the Deputy Chairman should exercise similar powers as the Chairman. There should also be provision for the delegation of powers relating to admissibility of questions, resolutions, bills and motions by the Chairman to the Deputy Chairman or to the person who acts as Chairman of the meeting in the absence of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman.
- (e) In joint sittings the Chairman of the House of Units should preside. In his absence the Chairman of the House of the People should preside and in case both of them are absent, such other person, as may be determined by rules.
62. Salary and allowances of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman: -There should be paid to the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of each House of the Federal Legislature such salaries and allowances as may be determined by Act of the Federal Legislature and until provision in that behalf is so made such salaries and allowances were as payable immediately before the commencement of the Constitution to the President and the Deputy President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan; provided that these should not be varied to the disadvantage of an incumbent during his term of office.
63. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman not to preside when a resolution for his removal is under discussion -At any sitting of either House of the Federal Legislature while a resolution for the removal of the Chairman or of the Deputy Chairman from his office is under consideration the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman, as the case may be. should not preside though he is present but he should have the right to speak in of otherwise take part in the proceedings of the House.
64. The Secretariat of the Federal Legislature: (1) The Secretariat of either House of the Federal Legislature should be independent and should be under the House concerned.
