2010 ED] CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES [CAP 167
98.(1) Subject to clause (2), the Speaker or, in the absence of
the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker or, in their absence, a
member elected by the National Assembly, shall preside over
the deliberations of the Assembly.
President of
meetings of
the
National
Assembly
(2) The first meeting of a session of the Assembly shall,
until the Speaker is elected, be presided over by the person
who was the speaker or, in his absence, the Deputy Speaker
immediately before that meeting.
99. A member shall not take part in the proceedings of the Oath to be
National Assembly, other than the proceedings for the taken by
purposes of this article, until the member has taken and members
subscribed before the Assembly the oath of allegiance.
100. The National Assembly may act, notwithstanding any
vacancy in its membership, including any vacancy not filled
when the Assembly first meets after an election, and the
presence or participation of a person not entitled to be present
at, or to participate in, the proceedings of the Assembly shall
not invalidate the proceedings.
101. Subject to this Constitution, the National Assembly may
make Standing Orders for the regulation and orderly conduct
of its proceedings and the discharge of business at sittings of
the Assembly and for related purposes.
102. (1) There shall be freedom of speech and debate in the
National Assembly and a member shall not be subject to the
jurisdiction of any court or to any proceedings whatsoever,
other than in proceedings in the Assembly, when exercising
those freedoms or performing the functions of a member in
the Assembly.
(2) Where the National Assembly is in session an arrest
shall not be effected against a member in a way which will
interfere with the performance by the member of the functions
of the member in the Assembly and, where proceedings are
instituted against a member, the court or authority before
which the proceeding are being conducted shall so conduct the
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Validity of
proceedings
Standing
Orders
Privileges
and
immunities