Part V · General
Article 85 Sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution.
In force1st Amendment
This article covers sessions of Parliament. The President summons each House from time to time. Six months shall not pass between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next. This rule keeps Parliament meeting regularly. The President may prorogue the Houses and may dissolve the House of the People.
- (1) The President shall from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session.
- (2) The President may from time to time— (a) prorogue the Houses or either House; (b) dissolve the House of the People.
What it means
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This article covers sessions of Parliament. The President summons each House from time to time. Six months shall not pass between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next. This rule keeps Parliament meeting regularly. The President may prorogue the Houses and may dissolve the House of the People.