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    "content": "(b) Senators with the longest cumulative period of service in the Senate and in the National Assembly; (c) Senators with the longest cumulative period of service in the National Assembly; (d) all other Senators. Hon. Senators, it is important to observe that Standing Order No.3(3) provides that:- “Pursuant to Article 74 of the Constitution, no person shall assume or perform any functions of the office of a Senator before taking and subscribing to the Oath or Affirmation of Office provided for under paragraph (1). Standing Order No.3(4) further provides:- “When the Clerk is administering the Oath or Affirmation of Office to Senators and before the Clerk has administered the Oath or Affirmation of Office to the Speaker, any question arising in the Senate shall be determined by the Clerk who shall, during that period, exercise the powers of the Speaker.” Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.3(1)(c), I shall now proceed to administer the Oath or Affirmation of Office to all Senators here present in the order of precedence that is set out in Standing Order No.3(2). In order to facilitate this process, the name of each Senator shall be called out. When called out, the Senator shall proceed to the podium on my right and thereupon shall have the option to take the Oath or Affirmation of Office as they may choose and in accordance with their respective religious persuasion. After taking the Oath or Affirmation of Office, the Senator shall proceed to subscribe to the Oath or Affirmation of Office at the table on my left by signing the Oath Book. Hon. Senators, we are now ready to commence the process. I will ask that the Clerk-at-the-Table calls out the names."
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