SECTION 26

(1) No quorum shall be required for General Committees. However, the presence of half plus one of their members shall be required for valid votes to be taken. (2) Where the quorum referred to in sub-section (1) is not reached before voting takes place, the Committee meeting shall be suspended for 2 (two) hours; upon resumption, voting shall be valid even in the absence of a quorum, but such absence shall be recorded in the Committee's report. (3) Where a matter is submitted to the National Assembly for examination in respect of which the emergency procedure is applied under Section 56 below, the suspension of a Committee meeting shall be for one hour only. No quorum shall be required upon its resumption. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 97 below, the Chairperson of the Committee may, after consulting the Bureau of the Committee, call to order any Member of the National Assembly who, through personal attacks and interruptions, impedes the smooth running of proceedings or free debate in Committee. (5) When a Committee member has been called to order 3 (three) times during the same sitting, the Chairperson of that Committee shall accordingly inform the President of the National Assembly. The latter may mete out to such a Committee member the disciplinary sanctions provided for under Section 96 below.