PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION (g) Carrying out other duties required by the Constitution to ensure proper implementation and review of the Constitution;; (h) Participation in the process of declaring a state of emergency in accordance with the Constitution;; and (i) Participation in the process of appointing the following members of government institutions, as provided for by the Constitution: Article 72. (i) Members of the Judicial Service Commission;; (ii) Chairman and Judges of the Constitutional Court;; (iii) Members of the National Independent Electoral Commission;; (iv) Members of the Boundaries and Federation Commission;; (v) Members of the Arbitration Committee. The Number of Members of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament The members of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament shall be elected through a direct, secret and free ballot by the people of the Federal Member States, and their number shall be no more than fifty-four (54) members based on the eighteen (18) regions that existed in Somalia before 1991, and on the following: (a) The number of Federal Member States of the Federal Republic of Somalia;; (b) That all Federal Member States shall have an equal number of representatives in the UpperHouse of the Federal Parliament;; and (c) That the members of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament shall be representative of all communities of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Article 73. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament shall be elected and dismissed through the same procedures that apply to those of the elections for the Speaker and Deputy Speakers of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament. Article 74. Sessions of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament (1) A newly elected Upper House of the Federal Parliament must hold its first sitting within 30 days after the declaration of the result of the general election. The National Independent Electoral Commission shall determine the date of the first session. (2) The Upper House of the Federal Parliament must hold two regular sessions each year, and each session shall last for a minimum of four (4) months. (3) The Rules of Procedure of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament shall determine the timings, the dates and the resting period of the regular sessions of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament. (4) The Upper House of the Federal Parliament shall be convened for a special session whenever: (a) Called by the Prime Minister;; (b) Called by its Speaker;; or 22