Section 8, The Parliament Act, 2023

(1) There shall be established the Leadership of Parliamentcomprising the following: Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Clerk of Parliament, Leaders of Political Parties represented in Parliament and their deputies; Chief Whip and his deputy, Opposition Whip and his deputy, President of Female Caucus and Head of Paramount Chief Members of Parliament |(PCMPs). Leadership of (3) A Directorate or Office under subsection (2), shall be headed by a member of the Parliamentary Service designated as such by the Commission on the advice of the Clerk of Parliament. PART V - ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIALISED OFFICES 30. (1) There shall be established by the Parliamentary Service Commission the following Specialised Offices: a Office of the Law Clerk b Parliamentary Budget Office c Center for Strategy and Parliamentary Studies 31. There shall be established the Office of the Law Clerk by the Parliamentary Service Commission as provided for in Section 30 of this Act with the following functionsi. Provide legal advice to the Leadership and Administration of Parliament; ii. Scrutinise Bills, Constitutional Instruments and Statutory Instruments; iii. Scrutinise Agreements, Treaties and Conventions; iv. Carry out Legislative Research work; v. Cooperate with Law Officers Department and other Parliamentary Legal Offices in other jurisdictions. 32. Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 53 of this Act, the Office of the Law Clerk in the discharge of the specialised nature of its functions, shall not be subject to the interference of any person. Specialised Offices. the Office of the Law Clerk. Autonomy of the Office of the Law Clerk.