(a)
(b)
(c)
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the Speaker as Chairman;
four other members of the National Assembly who
shall be appointed by the Speaker acting in
accordance with the advice of a committee of the
National Assembly; and
the Clerk of the National assembly who shall be
secretary of the authority.
(3)
The Clerk of the National Assembly shall be the
administrative head of the National assembly Service.
(4)
In addition to its other functions, the National Assembly
Service shall provide members of the National assembly
with facilities for the drafting of Bills and the obtaining of
such reasonable information from the relevant Government
department as may be required for that purpose.
RESPONSIBILITIES, PRIVILEDGES AND IMMUNITIES
Responsibilities 112.
of members
The responsibilities of the members of the National Assembly shall
include the following(a)
(b)
all members shall maintain the dignity of the National
Assembly both during the sittings of the National Assembly
and in their acts and activities outside the National;
all members shall regard themselves as servants of the
people of The Gambia desist from any conduct by which
they seek improperly to enrich themselves or alienate
themselves from the people, and shall discharge their duties
and functions in the interest of the nation as a whole and in
doing so, shall be influenced by the dictates of conscience
and the national interest.
Freedom of speech 113. There shall be freedom of speech and debate in the National
and debate
Assembly and that freedom shall not be impeached or questioned
in any court or place outside the National assembly.
Privilege of the 114.
National Assembly
Without prejudice to the generality of section 113, no civil or
criminal proceedings shall be instituted against a member of the
National assembly in any court or other place outside the National
Assembly by reason of anything said by him or her in the National
assembly.
Immunity service 115.
of process and arrest
No civil or criminal process issuing from any court or other place
outside the National Assembly shall be served on or executed in
relation to a member of the National Assembly while he or she is
on his or her way to, attending or returning from any proceeding of
the National Assembly.