Section 55: Oath of allegiance
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55. Oath of allegiance
(1) No member of the Assembly shall take part in the proceedings of the
Assembly (other than proceedings necessary for the purposes of this section)
until he has taken and subscribed before the Assembly the oath of allegiance
prescribed in the Third Schedule.
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(2) Where a person other than a member of the Assembly is elected as
Speaker, he shall not preside at any sitting of the Assembly unless he has
taken and subscribed before the Assembly the oath of allegiance prescribed
in the Third Schedule.
[S. 55 amended by Act 1 of 1996.]
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- Must a newly elected member take an oath before taking part in Assembly proceedings?