68 Clerk to Parliament and other staff 132. (1) There shall be a Clerk to Parliament and such other staff of the parliamentary service as the Parliamentary Service Board may determine. (2) The Clerk to Parliament shall be head and controlling officer of the Parliamentary service. (3) The appointment of the Clerk and any other member of the staff of the parliamentary service shall be made by the Parliamentary Service Board in consultation with the Civil Service Commission. (4) The Clerk to Parliament or any member of staff of the parliamentary service shall not be suspended, transferred, promoted, removed or dismissed except by or with the approval of the Parliamentary Service Board. Part 4 Summoning, prorogation and dissolution Sessions of Parliament 133. (1) There shall be a session of Parliament at least once in every year so that a period of six months shall not intervene between the last sitting of Parliament in one session and the first sitting of Parliament in the next session. (2) Each session of Parliament shall be held at such a place within Swaziland and commence at such a time as the King may appoint by notice in the Gazette. (3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the sittings of each chamber of Parliament shall be held at such time and place as that chamber may, by its rules of procedure or otherwise, determine. (4) Whenever Parliament is dissolved a general election of the elected members of the House shall be held within sixty days of the date of dissolution and a session of Parliament shall be appointed to commence within thirty days of the date of that general election. Prorogation and dissolution of Parliament 134. (1) The King may at any time – (a) prorogue Parliament; or (b) dissolve Parliament. (2) Subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (7) Parliament, unless sooner dissolved shall stand dissolved five years less two months from the date of first meeting of the House following a general election. (3) At any time when Swaziland is at war, Parliament may from time to time extend the period specified in subsection (2) for not more than twelve months at a time. (4) The life of Parliament shall not be extended in terms of subsection (3) for more than five years. 68

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