expiry of the term of Parliament or of the extended period, as the case may
be, for the first sitting of the new Parliament.
(2) A session of Parliament shall be held at such place within Uganda
and shall commence at such time as the Speaker may, by proclamation,
appoint.
(3) The Speaker may, after consultation with the President, prorogue
Parliament by proclamation.
(4) A session of Parliament shall be held at least once a year but the
period between one session and the next following session shall be less than
twelve months.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, at least
one-third of all members of Parliament may, in writing signed by them,
request a meeting of Parliament; and the Speaker shall summon Parliament
to meet within twenty-one days after receipt of the request.
96.
Dissolution of Parliament.
Parliament shall stand dissolved upon the expiration of its term as prescribed
by article 77 of this Constitution.
General.
97.
Parliamentary immunities and privileges.
(1) The Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, members of Parliament and any
other person participating or assisting in or acting in connection with or
reporting the proceedings of Parliament or any of its committees shall be
entitled to such immunities and privileges as Parliament shall by law
prescribe.
(2) Notwithstanding article 41 of this Constitution, no member or
officer of Parliament and no person employed to take minutes of evidence
before Parliament or any committee of Parliament shall give evidence
elsewhere in respect of the contents of such minutes of evidence or the
contents of any document laid before Parliament or any such committee, as
the case may be, or in respect of any proceedings or examination held before
Parliament or such committee, without the special leave of Parliament first