Tenure of office of Speaker.
17.(1) The Speaker may at any time resign his office by announcing his resignation erther in person to Parliament or by writing under his hand addressed to the Clerk of Parliament, and shall vacate his office-
(a)on the dissolution of Parliament next following his election; or
(b) if he becomes a Minister or Deputy Minister; or
(c)in the case of a Speaker elected from among the Members of Parliament, if he ceases to be a Member of Parliament otherwise than by reason of a dissolution thereof or if, under the provisions of subsection (1) of section 21, he is required to cease to exercise any of his functions as a Member. or
(d) in the case of a Speaker elected from among persons who are not Mernbers of Parliament, if any circunstance arises that, if he had been elected to a seat in Parliament, the provisions of paragraph (d) to (i) of subsection (1) of section 20 would apply to him, or would require him, by virtue of subsection (1) of section 21, to cease to exercise any of his functions as a Member
(2) Any functions of the Speaker (whether authorized by law or otherwise) which require to be performed between a dissolution of Parlianicnt and the date when Parliament first meets thereafter shall be performed by the person who was Speaker immediately before that dissolution unless he relinquishes those functions by notice in writing to the Officer Administering the Government, or is for any reason unable to perform them, in which case those functions shall be performed by the Clerk of Parliament or by some other person appointed by the Officer Administering the Government in that behalf.
Remuneration of the Speaker.
18.(1) The Speaker shall receive such salary and allowances as Parliament may from time to time determine, such remuneration shall not be reduced during his continuance in office and shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
(2) A person who has held the office of Speaker immediately prior to a dissolution shall continue to receive the salary and allowances of the Speaker until Parliament meets after the dissolution or until he ceases sooner to perform the functions of
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