(1) At any sitting of a House of Parliament–
- (a) the Speaker presides;
- (b) in the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker presides; and
- (c) in the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, another member of the House elected by the House presides.
(2) At a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament, the Speaker of the National Assembly shall preside, assisted by the Speaker of the Senate.