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the penal scale and, in this case, only when caught in flagrante delicto or as a result of a judicial warrant.

4. Should criminal proceedings be brought against a Deputy to the

Assembly and the latter be indicted by a formal accusation or the equivalent thereof, the Judge will notify the Assembly which, for the purposes of the last part of the previous article, will decide whether the indicted Deputy should be suspended or not in order that proceedings may be pursued.

Article 27

1.

Deputies to the Legislative Assembly:

a) Cannot be members of a jury, experts or witnesses without the Assembly's consent, which will either be granted or not after the Deputy concerned is heard;

b)

Will have their military service or equivalent thereof or civil mobilization postponed, for the period of effective functioning of the Assembly;

c) Will have the right to request any official information and publications they may consider necessary for the exercise of their

functions.

2. Deputies' will also be entitled to an identity card, special passport and the remuneration to be fixed by the Assembly itself in a legal diploma.

Article 28 Deputies to the Legislative Assembly may renounce their mandate, the renunciation being drawn up in writing.

Article 29 During the period of effective functioning of the Assembly, Deputies exercising public functions must give priority to the exercise of their mandate.

Article 30 a)

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1. Those Deputies who:

Become subject to any of the causes of ineligibility or incompatib- ility provided for in the law mentioned in clause no 5 of article 21; b) Do not attend five consecutive sessions or a cumulative total of fifteen sessions without justification, will lose their mandate. 2. It is the duty of the Board of the Legislative Assembly, to announce the loss of mandate of any Deputy.