(b) that the Member should be suspended from the service of that House for a period not
exceeding six months, the Member is suspended for the period specified in the
resolution.
(2) A Member who is suspended from the service of Parliament cannot exercise his or her
functions as a Member or be entitled to any remuneration as a Member for the period of the
suspension.
120 Remuneration of President of Senate, Speaker and Members of Parliament
(1) The remuneration of the President of the Senate and the Speaker—
(a) must be prescribed in an Act of Parliament and is a charge upon the Consolidated
Revenue Fund;
(b) must not be reduced while they hold office; and.
(c) must continue to be paid to them after a dissolution until Parliament-first meets or until
they cease to hold office, whichever occurs the sooner.
(2) The remuneration paid to Members of Parliament must be prescribed in an Act of
Parliament.
121 Committee on Standing Rules and Orders
(1) There is, for the life of Parliament, a Committee to be known as the Committee on
Standing Rules and Orders consisting of
(a) the Speaker;
(b) the President of the Senate;
(c) the Deputy Speaker;
(d) the Deputy President of the Senate;
(e) members appointed by the Speaker and the President of the Senate from their
respective Houses of Parliament which shall include the Leader of Government
Business, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Whips;
(f) members elected by each of the Houses of Parliament.
(2) With respect to the number of members from either House of Parliament, the number of
members elected in terms of subsection (1)(f) is to be greater than that of members appointed in
terms of subsection (1)(e).
(3) The election of members of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders is to be based
on political and gender composition of the Parliament and is to be conducted as soon as possible
after the commencement of each session.
(4) The Speaker is the Chairperson of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders and the
President of the Senate is to be its Deputy Chairperson.
(5) A vacancy occurring in the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders is to be filled in
terms of the procedure applicable to the category of the position.
(6) The Committee on Standing Rules and Orders is responsible for—
(a) supervising the administration of Parliament;
(b) appointing the staff of Parliament and fixing their conditions of service;
(c) considering and deciding all matters concerning Parliament; and
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