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(2) Where a Minister other than the Prime Minister is
absent from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, or is unable by reason of
illness or of the provisions of section 118 of this Constitution to perform
the functions conferred on him by this Constitution, the President, acting
in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, may authorise some
other Minister to perform those functions or may appoint a
Representative or a Senator to act in the office of such Minister during
such absence or illness or other reason for his unavailability.
(3) The powers of the President under subsection (2) this
section shall be exercised by him in accordance with the advice of the
Prime Minister, save that, where the President considers that it is
impracticable to obtain the advice of the Prime Minister owing to his
absence or illness or other reason for his unavailability, the President
may exercise those powers without the advice of the Prime Minister.
Appointments
during
dissolution.
116. (1) If occasion arises for making an appointment to the
office of Prime Minister or any other Minister while Parliament is
dissolved, then, notwithstanding the provisions of sections 109 and 111
(3) of this Constitution, a person who was a Representative immediately
before the dissolution may be appointed Prime Minister, and a person
who was a Representative or a Senator immediately before the
dissolution may be appointed as any Minister other than Prime Minister.
(2) In the exercise of the powers conferred upon him by
subsection (1) of this section the President shall act in accordance with
the person who was Prime Minister immediately before the dissolution.
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Functions
of
Attorney-
General.
117. (1) The Attorney-General, as the principal legal advisor
to the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as laid down in
section 213 of this Constitution, shall, subject to subsection (3) of
section 112 of this Constitution, be responsible for the administration of
the legal affairs of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
(2) In accordance with subsection (1) of this section,
legal proceedings by and against the State shall be taken, in the case of
civil proceedings, in the name of the Attorney-General and, in the case
of criminal proceedings, in the name of the State.
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