Government of Wales Act 1998

52 Presiding officer and deputy.U.K.

(1)The Assembly shall elect from among the Assembly members—

(a)the presiding officer, and

(b)the deputy presiding officer.

(2)The offices specified in subsection (1) shall be known by such titles as the standing orders may provide (but are referred to in this Act as the presiding officer and the deputy presiding officer).

(3)The presiding officer and the deputy presiding officer may not be Assembly members who represent the same party.