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              [html]<thead><tr><td>Shall be construed as a reference to that law as it had effect on 29th September,</td><td>( 15 ) The Interpretation Act, 1889 shall apply, with the necessary adaptations, for posse of interpreting this Constitution and otherwise in relation theretic as it appliep purpose of interpreting and in relation to Acts of the Parliame</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>FIRST SOHEDULE TO THE CONSTITUTION ( Section 58 ( 2 )( b ))</td><td>ELEOTION OF SPEOIALLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF</td></tr><tr><td>THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY</td><td>n this Schedule -</td></tr><tr><td>- election * means an election to fill a vacancy among the Specially Elected Membersng otherwise than upon a dissolution of Parliament ;</td><td>neral election * means an election to fill the vacancies among the Specially Elected ors occurring upon a dissolution of Parilament ;</td></tr><tr><td>Speaker * means the Speaker of the National Assembly ; and escribed * means prescribed by rules made under paragraph 2</td><td>RI any time when the office of Speaker is vacant or the holder of that office is unable by of absence or illness to exercise the functions vested in him or her by this Schedule the</td></tr><tr><td>may be exercised by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly or, if there is no Speaker or the Deputy Speaker is unable by reason of absence or illness to exercise</td><td>unctions, by such Member of the Assembly ( not being the President or Vice - President or as or Assistant Minister ) as the Assembly may elect for that purpose.</td></tr><tr><td>ect to the provisions of this Schedule the National Assembly may make rules for the of Its Specially Elected Members.</td><td>tions of Specially Elected Members shall be conducted by the Speaker and, subject to the one of this Schedule and of any rules made under paragraph 2 thereof, shall be conducted manner as he or she may direct.</td></tr><tr><td>President shall nominate four candidates for election in the case of a general election or she shall nominate one candidate for election in the case of a by - election.</td><td>The names of the four candidates or, as the case may be, the name of the one candidate</td></tr><tr><td>Itemsed for election by the President under the forepoing subparagraph shall be presented to tional Assembly in such manner as may be prescribed, and any Elected Member of the bly ( other than the President if he or she is an Elected Member ) s</td><td>inate four candidates for election in the case of a general election and one candidate for in the case of a by - election.</td></tr><tr><td>A list of the candidates nominaled for election by the President and the Elected Members</td><td>National Assembly under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall be prepared, and lected Mamber of the Assembly shall be entitled to vols - in the case of a general election, for four candidates ; and in the case of a by - election, fon</td></tr><tr><td>list so constituted</td><td>The vole of every Exected Member of the National Assembly shall be given by ballot in manner as not to disclose how he or she has voled. An Elected Member of the National Assembly shall not cast more than one vote for arr</td></tr><tr><td>nodidate. he Speaker shall cause elections of Specially Elected Members to be held -</td><td>in the case of a general election, as soon as practicable after the holding of a general election of the Elected Members of the National Assembly and before the Assembly first meets after that general election ; and</td></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr></tbody>
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