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Dikgosi shall vacate his or her seat in the Ntlo ya Dikgosi  (a) upon expiration of a period of five years from the date upon which he or she takes the oath of allegiance under section 80 of this Constitution;  (b) if, having been designated or selected to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi as such, he or she ceases to be a person for the time being performing the functions of the office of Kgosi;  (c) if he or she ceases to be qualified for membership of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi in terms of section 79;  (d) if he or she participates in party politics; or  (e) upon the dissolution of Parliament, whichever occurs first.  (2) A member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall be eligible for reselection, redesignation or reappointment, as the case may be, to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi. 83. Rules of Procedure of Ntlo ya Dikgosi   Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Ntlo ya Dikgosi may, subject to the approval of the President, make rules regulating its own procedure and in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, make rules for all or any of the following matter-  (a) the appointment or election and tenure of office of a Chairman of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi;  (b) the time and place at which the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall meet;  (c) the manner in which the views of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall be recorded and, if necessary, expressed to a Minister, the National Assembly, or to any other person or body;  (d) the regulation and orderly conduct of the proceedings of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi;  (e) ...... 84. Ntlo ya Dikgosi may transact business notwithstanding vacancies   The Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall not be disqualified for the transaction of business by reason of any vacancy among the Members thereof including any vacancy not filled when the Ntlo ya Dikgosi is first constituted or is reconstituted at any time; and any proceedings therein shall be valid notwithstanding that some person who was not entitled to do so sat or voted in the Ntlo ya Dikgosi or otherwise took part in the proceedings. 85. Functions of Ntlo ya Dikgosi   (1) The Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall consider the copy of any Bill which has been referred to it under the provisions of section 88(2) of this Constitution and the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall be entitled to submit resolutions thereon to the National Assembly.  (2) Any resolution which has been submitted to the National Assembly in accordance with the last foregoing subsection shall forthwith be laid before the Assembly by the Clerk of the Assembly.  (3) Any Minister who is responsible for a Bill such as is referred to in subsection (1) of this section, or his or her representative, may attend the proceedings of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi when the copy of the Bill is being considered.  (4) Any Minister may consult the Ntlo ya Dikgosi in respect of any matter on which he or she desires to obtain the opinion of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, and for that purpose the Minister or his or her representative may attend the proceedings of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi.  (5) The Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall be entitled to discuss any matter within the executive or legislative authority of Botswana of which it considers it is desirable to take cognizance in the interests of the tribes and tribal organizations it represents and to make representations thereon to the President, or to send messages thereon to the