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Section 64, REPEALED THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE 1978-12
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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may regulate its own procedure and may inparticular make, amend, and revoke Standing Orders for the orderly conduct of its own proceedings.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Constitution or in any other law contained, no decision, order or
direction of Parliament or any Committee of Parliament or the Speaker relating to the rules of procedure of
Parliament or to the application or interpretation of such rules or any act done or purporting to have been done by
Parliament or by the Speaker under any rules of procedure, shall be enquired into by any court.
(3) Parliament may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership (including any vacancy not filled when
Parliament first meets after the entry into force of this Constitution or after any dissolution of Parliament) and the
presence or participation of any person not entitled to be present at or to participate in the proceedings of Parliament
shall not invalidate those proceedings.
(4) Parliament may, for the purpose of the orderly and effective discharge of its business make provision for the
powers, privileges and immunities of Parliament and the Committees and the members thereof.
Contempt of 65. Any act or omission which obstructs or impedes Parliament in the performance of its functions or which obstructs
Parliament. or impedes any member or officer thereof in the discharge of his duties or affronts the dignity of Parliament or which
tends either directly or indirectly to produce such a result shall be a contempt of Parliament.
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