(e) of the members referred to in paragraph (e) of the aforesaid clause, two shall retire after
the expiration of the first three years and two shall retire after the expiration of the next
three years; and
(f) of the members referred to in paragraph (f) of the aforesaid clause, two shall retire after
the expiration of first three years and two shall retire after the expiration of next three
years:
Provided that the Election Commission for the first term of seats for nonMuslims
shall draw a lot as to which two members shall retire after the first three years.
(4) The term of office of a person elected to fill a casual vacancy shall be the unexpired term of
the member whose vacancy he has filled.]
60. Chairman and Deputy Chairman. (1) After the Senate has been duly constituted, it shall, at
its first meeting and to the exclusion of any other business, elect from amongst its members a
Chairman and a Deputy Chairman and, so often as the Office of Chairman or Deputy Chairman
becomes vacant, the Senate shall elect another member as Chairman or, as the case may be, Deputy
Chairman.
(2) The term of office of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman shall be 1[three] years from the day
on which he enters upon his office.
61. Other provisions relating to Senate. The provisions of clauses (2) to (7) of Article 53,
clauses (2) and (3) of Article 54 and Article 55 shall apply to the Senate as they apply to the National
Assembly and, in their application to the Senate, shall have effect as if references therein to the
National Assembly, Speaker and Deputy Speaker, were references, respectively, to the Senate,
Chairman and Deputy Chairman 2[and as if, in the proviso to the said clause (2) of Article 54, for the
words 3[one hundred and thirty] the words 4[one hundred and ten] were substituted].
Provisions as to Members of 5[MajliseShoora (Parliament)]
6[62. Qualifications for membership of MajliseShoora (Parliament). (1) A person shall not
be qualified to be elected or chosen as a member of MajliseShoora (Parliament) unless—
(a) he is a citizen of Pakistan;
(b) he is, in the case of the National Assembly, not less than twentyfive years of age and is
enrolled as a voter in any electoral roll in—
(i) any part of Pakistan, for election to a general seat or a seat reserved for non
Muslims; and
1 Subs. by the Constitution (Eighth Amdt.) Act, 1985 (18 of 1985), s. 7, for "two".
2 Added by the Constitution (First Amdt.) Act, 1974 (33 of 1974), s. 5 (w.e.f. the 14th May, 1974).
3 Subs. by the Constitution (Tenth Amdt.) Act, 1987 (1 of 1987), s. 3, which was previously amended by P. O. No. 24 of 1985. Art. 2.
4 Subs. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), s. 19, for "ninety".
5 Subs. by the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), Art. 2 and Sch., for "Parliament".
6 Subs. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), s. 20, for "Article 62".
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