Each Member of the Council shall have the following rights: 1. To submit to the executive branch all legitimate requests necessary to enable the Member to carry out parliamentary functions. 2. To propose laws. Rejected proposals may not be resubmitted within the same term. 3. To address inquiries and interpellations to the government, to any Minister or to others of similar rank. Interpellations may only be discussed seven days after submission, unless the addressee agrees to reply immediately or within a shorter period. However, the seven-day period can be shortened to three days in urgent cases and with the approval of the President of the National Authority. Article 57 1. Following an interpellation, a minimum of ten Members of the Council may submit a request to withdraw confidence from the government or from any Minister. Voting on such a request may not be held earlier than three days after submission. A decision may be issued by approval of the majority of the Council’s Members. 2. Withdrawal of confidence shall result in termination of the term of the party from whom confidence was withdrawn. Article 58 The Council may form special committees or entrust one of its committees to conduct information gathering and fact-finding regarding any public matter or regarding any public institution. Article 59 The Legislative Council shall approve the General Development Plan. The law shall specify the way to prepare and present the Plan to the Council. Article 60 The law shall regulate the specific rules governing the preparation and approval of the general budget and disbursement of funds appropriated in it, as well as any attached budgets, developmental budgets, budgets for public institutions and services, and budgets for any project in which the government’s investment comprises at least 50% of its capital. Article 61 Taking into consideration the provisions of Article 90 of this Basic Law: 1. The government shall present the draft budget to the Legislative Council at least two months prior to the start of the fiscal year. 2. The Legislative Council shall convene a special session to discuss the annual draft budget. It shall either ratify it with the necessary amendments prior to the start of the new fiscal year or send it back to the government, within a period not exceeding one