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or act done in accordance with such rules or orders
(except as to the making of laws and regulations),
is deemed to be the order or act of the Governor-General
 in Council.

The place of assembly of the Council is fixed
from time to time by the Governor-General in Council,
but must be within the territories of India: should it
meet within the Presidencies of Madras or Bombay,
the Governor of such Presidency becomes an extraordinary
 member.

Vacancies happening among the ordinary Members
 of Council may, unless a person has been provisionally
 appointed by the Crown in anticipation of
such vacancy, be temporarily filled up by the Governor-General
 in Council. Such person enjoys the emoluments
 and privileges of a member regularly appointed ;
but he ceases to be a member when one has been
duly appointed to fill up the vacancy. Similar
provisions are made to supply the place of members
incapacitated by any infirmity or otherwise, or absent
on leave. A person temporarily appointed, in such
circumstances, receives half the salary of the permanent
 incumbent and half his own salary. Persons
so appointed must be eligible for the office,
fn the event of a vacancy happening in the office
of Governor-General of India, when no provisional
successor shall- be in India, the senior Governor,
according to date of appointment, acts as Governor-General
 until a sticcessor arrives. or some person in