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 (1) The High Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any question whether-  (a) any person has been validly elected as an Elected Member of the National Assembly or the seat of any such Member has become vacant;  (b) any person has been validly elected as Speaker of the Assembly or, having been so elected, has vacated the office of Speaker.  (2) Any question whether any person has been validly elected as a Specially Elected Member of the National Assembly or whether the seat of any such Member has become vacant shall be determined by the Speaker.  (3) Parliament may make provision with respect to-  (a) the persons who may apply to the High Court for the determination of any question under this section;  (b) the circumstances and manner in which the conditions upon which any such application may be made; and  (c) the powers, practice and procedure of the High Court in relation to any such application. 70. Clerk of the Assembly   (1) There shall be a Clerk of the National Assembly and an Assistant Clerk of the National Assembly and their offices shall be offices in the public service.  (2) There shall be such other offices in the department of the Clerk of the Assembly as may be prescribed by resolution of the National Assembly and such offices shall be offices in the public service. PART II General Provisions Relating to Procedure in National Assembly (ss 71-76) 71. Oaths to be taken by Speaker and Members   The Speaker, before assuming the duties of his or her office, and every Member of the National Assembly before taking his or her seat therein, shall take and subscribe before the Assembly the oath of allegiance. 72. Presiding in Assembly   There shall preside at any sitting of the National Assembly-  (a) the Speaker;  (b) in the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker; or  (c) in the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, such Member of the Assembly (not being the President or Vice-President or a Minister or Assistant Minister) as the Assembly may elect for that sitting. 73. Quorum in Assembly   If objection is taken by any Member of the National Assembly present that there are present in the Assembly (besides the person presiding) less than one third of the Members of the Assembly and, after such interval as may be prescribed in the rules of procedure of the Assembly, the person presiding ascertains that the number of Members present is less than one third, he or she shall thereupon adjourn the Assembly. 74.  Voting in Assembly   (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, any question proposed for decision in the National Assembly shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the Members present and voting.  (2) ...  (3) The person presiding in the National Assembly shall have neither an original vote nor a casting vote and if upon any question before the Assembly the votes are equally divided the motion shall be lost. 75. Unqualified persons sitting or voting   Any person who sits or votes in the National Assembly knowing or having