30—Resignation of seats in the Assembly
(1) Any member of the
House of Assembly may resign his or her seat in the House by writing under his
or her hand, addressed to the Speaker of the House, and delivered to the
Speaker forthwith after the signing thereof, and upon the receipt of such
resignation by the Speaker, the seat of the member shall become vacant.
(2) If there is a
vacancy in the office of Speaker or if the Speaker is absent from the State or
incapacitated from performing the duties of office, the resignation may be
delivered to the Governor and when so delivered shall have the same effect as
if delivered to the Speaker.