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Clerk and Office of the Clerk - Clerk - Deputy Clerk

108: Functions, duties, and powers of Deputy Clerk

You could also call this:

"The Deputy Clerk's jobs and powers"

You will have a Deputy Clerk who gets certain jobs and powers. The Deputy Clerk gets these from the law or from the rules of the House of Representatives. They also get jobs and powers that the Clerk gives them. You need to know the Deputy Clerk answers to the Clerk when doing their jobs. The Clerk is in charge of the Deputy Clerk when they are doing their work. This means the Deputy Clerk must follow what the Clerk says.

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107: Additional provisions relating to Clerk holding office, or

"Extra rules for the Clerk's job"

109: Deputy Clerk may perform Clerk’s functions, duties, and powers, or

"Deputy Clerk can do Clerk's job if they are away or can't work"

Part 5Clerk and Office of the Clerk
Clerk: Deputy Clerk

108Functions, duties, and powers of Deputy Clerk

The Deputy Clerk has—
the functions, duties, and powers conferred or imposed on the Deputy Clerk by law or by the rules and practice of the House of Representatives:
the functions, duties, and powers that the Clerk assigns to the Deputy Clerk, which may include a function, duty, or power of the Clerk.

The Deputy Clerk is subject to the control of the Clerk in performing the functions and duties and exercising the powers conferred or imposed on the Deputy Clerk under this section.