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• Removal of individual legislators
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Article 110: Revoking membership
The membership of any member may only be revoked if a member has lost trust,
status or any of the conditions for membership on the basis of which he was elected,
or if the duties of membership have been violated.
The decision to revoke membership is issued by a two-thirds majority of the
members of the House of Representatives.
Article 111: Resignation of members
The House of Representatives accepts the resignation of its members, which must be
submitted in writing, and to be accepted must not be submitted after the House has
started procedures to revoke membership against the resigning member.
• Legislative committees
• Immunity of legislators
Article 112: Opinions of members
A House of Representatives member cannot be held accountable for any opinions he
expresses relating to his work in the House or its committees.
• Immunity of legislators
Article 113: Criminal action against members
It is prohibited, except in cases of in flagrante delicto, to take criminal action,
according to articles of felonies and misdemeanors, against a member without prior
permission from the House of Representatives. If not in session, permission must be
granted by the House of Representatives’ Bureau, and the House must be notified of
the decision as soon as it is in session.
In all cases, if a request for permission to take legal action against a member does not
receive a response within 30 days, the permission is to be considered granted.
Article 114: Seat
The seat of the House of Representatives is in Cairo.
However, in exceptional circumstances, the House may hold meetings elsewhere, at
the request of the President of the Republic or one-third of the House’s members.
Any meetings of the House that do not conform with the foregoing are invalid,
including any decisions that may have been passed.
Article 115: Ordinary session
The President of the Republic convokes the House of Representatives for its
ordinary annual session before the first Thursday of October. If such convocation is
not made, the House is required by the Constitution to meet on said day.
• Budget bills
• Length of legislative sessions
• Extraordinary legislative sessions
The ordinary session continues for at least nine months. The President of the
Republic brings the annual session to a close with the approval of the House only
after the state’s general budget has been adopted.
Article 116: Extraordinary session
It is possible for the House of Representatives to be called to an extraordinary
meeting to look into an urgent matter based on a request by the President of the
Republic, or upon a request signed by at least 10 members from the House.
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