3. (i) There shall be a Supreme Council composed of not less than five members, a majority of whom shall be members of the Sarawak Civil Service, and majority of whom shall be members of the Council Negri: Provided that for the purpose this sub-section :’Council Negri’ includes the Council Negri that was in existence prior to the enactment of this Order.
(ii) The Chief Secretary and the Treasurer of Sarawak shall be members of the Supreme Council ex-officio, and those Sarawak subjects who were membe r s of the Supreme Council immediately prior to the enactment of this Order shall remain members of the Supreme Council for the remainder of their lives.
The other members of the Supreme Council shall be appointed by name of the Rajah.
(iii) Members of the Supreme Council appointed by name shall hold office for a period of three years: Provided that on the expiration of his term of office, a member of the Supreme Council may always be reappointed: and Provided further that a member of the Supreme Council who ceases to be a member of the Sarawak Civil Service or who is absent from Sarawak for more than twelve consecutive months shall forthwith cease to be a member of the Supreme Council notwithstanding that the period for which he was appointed has not expired.
(iv) Nothing in this section shall prevent a member of the Supreme Council, appointed by name, from resigning such membership if he so desires.
(v) Three members of the Supreme Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
4. (i) All powers purported to be conferred on the Rajah by any written law enacted or made prior to the enactment of this Order shall be deemed as from the date of the coming into operation of this Order to have been conferred on the Rajah in Council and not otherwise.
(ii) All prerogatives of the Rajah shall be exercised by the Rajah in Council and not otherwise except in so far as the Rajah in Council may from time to time determine.
(iii) Nothing in this section shall prejudice in any way the power of the Rajah personally to appoint the members of the Supreme Council as provided in subsection (ii) of section 3 of this Order.
5. The advice of the majority of the members of the Supreme Council present and acting shall be construed as being the advice of the Supreme Council.
