Source: http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2163_D.htm
Timestamp: 2018-12-12 22:29:29
Document Index: 181838393

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 68', 'Art. 71', 'Art. 71', 'Art. 68', 'Art. 73', 'Art. 68', 'Art. 72', 'Art. 72', 'Art. 75', 'Art. 87', 'Art. 86']

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Majlis Al-Umma / National Assembly
Chamber name (generic / translated) Majlis Al-Nuwaab / House of Representatives
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Majlis Al-Aayan / Senate
Start of the mandate · When the election results are declared (Art. 68 (i) of the Constitution of 01.01.1952, as amended up to and including 01.08.1984)
Validation of mandates · Validation by the House of Deputies (Art. 71 of the Constitution)
· Procedure (Art. 71 of the Constitution)
End of the mandate · On the day when the legal term of the House ends - or on the day of early dissolution (Art. 68 (i) of the Constitution; for early dissolution, see Art. 73 and 74 of the Constitution)
. If elections are delayed after the termination of the term of the House, on the day of new elections (Art. 68 (ii) of the Constitution).
Can MPs resign? Yes · Yes, of their own free will (Art. 72 of the Constitution)· Procedure (Art. 72 of the Constitution)
· Authority competent to accept the resignation: the House of Deputies
Can MPs lose their mandate? Yes Definitive exclusion from Parliament by the latter (Art. 75, 76, and 90 of the Constitution)
Parliamentary immunity - parliamentary non-accountability · The concept does exist (Art. 87 of the Constitution)
Parliamentary immunity - parliamentary inviolability · The concept does exist (Art. 86 (i) of the Constitution).
Code (rules) of conduct · This concept does not exist in the country's juridical system. For the definitive exclusion from Parliament by the latter in cases of incompatibility, see Loss of mandate.