local government council or holds a public office shall resign the office
before assuming the office of member of Parliament.
81.
Election of members of Parliament.
(1) A general election of members of Parliament shall be held within
thirty days before the expiration of the term of Parliament.
(2) Whenever a vacancy exists in Parliament, the Clerk to Parliament
shall notify the Electoral Commission in writing within ten days after the
vacancy has occurred; and a by-election shall be held within sixty days after
the vacancy has occurred.
(3) Notwithstanding clause (2) of this article, a by-election shall not
be held within six months before the holding of a general election of
Parliament.
(4) Every person elected to Parliament shall take and subscribe the
oath of allegiance and the oath of member of Parliament specified in the
Fourth Schedule to this Constitution.
(5) Except for the purpose of taking the oaths referred to in clause (4)
of this article, no person shall sit or vote in Parliament before taking and
subscribing the oaths.
82.
Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
(1)
There shall be a Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
(2) The Speaker and Deputy Speaker shall be elected by members of
Parliament from among their number.
(3) A person shall not be qualified to be elected a Speaker or Deputy
Speaker if he or she is a Vice President or a Minister.
(4) Subject to article 81(4) of this Constitution, no business shall be
transacted in Parliament other than an election to the office of Speaker at any
time that office is vacant.
(5) The Chief Justice or a judge designated by the Chief Justice shall
preside at an election of a Speaker, and the Speaker shall preside at an