Seat of the National Legislature
61.
(1)
The National Legislature and each of its two Houses shall convene its sessions at
its seat in the National Capital, Juba.
(2)
Notwithstanding sub-Article (1) above, the two Speakers may convene a sitting of
the National Legislature elsewhere inside South Sudan.
(3)
Notwithstanding sub-Article (1) above, the Speaker may call the National
Legislative Assembly to convene in any other location in South Sudan.
(4)
Notwithstanding sub-Article (1) above, the Speaker of the Council of States may
call the Council of States to convene in any other location in South Sudan.
Eligibility for Membership
62.
(1)
A candidate for membership of the National Legislature shall:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
be a South Sudanese;
be at least twenty-one years of age;
be of sound mind;
be literate; and
not have been convicted during the last seven years of an offence
involving honesty or moral turpitude.
(2)
Members of the National Legislature and the Council of Ministers shall not be
eligible for membership of state legislatures or state councils of ministers while
occupying the aforementioned positions.
(3)
Membership of the National Legislative Assembly shall not be combined with
representation at the Council of States.
(4)
Membership in the Council of States shall not be combined with membership in
the Council of Ministers.
Loss of Membership of the National Legislature
63.
(1)
Membership of the National Legislative Assembly or the Council of States shall
be lost by a resolution passed by the appropriate House in any of the following
cases:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
mental infirmity or physical incapacity;
conviction for an offence involving honesty or moral turpitude;
adjudged or declared bankrupt by a competent court;
absence from a number of sittings without permission or acceptable
reasons, as shall be determined by the Conduct of Business Regulations of
each House;
resignation, in writing, to the appropriate House;
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