4.(1) The governor of a governor’s province may, by notification, appoint ministers, not being members of his executive council or other officials, to administer transferred subjects, and any ministers so appointed shall hold office during his pleasure.There may be paid to any minister so appointed in any province the same salary as is payable to a member of the executive council in that province, unless a smaller salary is provided by vote of the, legislative council of the province.
(2) No minister shall hold office for a longer period than six months, unless he is or becomes an elected member of the local legislature.
(3) In relation to transferred subjects, the Governor shall be guided by the advice of his ministers, unless he sees sufficient cause to dissent from their opinion, in which case he may require action to be taken otherwise than in accordance with that advice: Provided that rules may be made under the principal Act for the temporary administration of a transferred subject where, in cases of emergency, owing to a vacancy, there is no minister in charge of the subject, by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed by the rules.
(4) The governor of a governor’s province may at his discretion appoint from among the non-official members of the local legislature council secretaries, who shall bold office during his pleasure, and discharge such duties in assisting members of the executive council and ministers, as we may assign to them. There shall be paid to council secretaries so appointed such salary as may be provided by vote of the legislative council. A council secretary shall cease to hold office if he ceases for more than six months to be a member of the legislative council.