Members of the National Assembly may give proxies in Plenary Sitting only in the following cases:
(a) Illness, accident, serious domestic reasons, acts of God or disasters which prevent the Member of the National Assembly from travelling;
(b) Missions entrusted to the Member of the National Assembly by the Government or the National Assembly;
(c) Attendance at a meeting of an extra-parliamentary or international organization, following appointment by the National Assembly;
(d) In the case of extraordinary session, absence of the Member of the National Assembly from the territory of the Republic of Cameroon;
(e) Performance of a trade-union office, provided that the request for leave, showing reasons thereof, from the member concerned to the President of the National Assembly has been accepted by the House.
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In force from 09-09-2014
Source page 36
Section 71 of the Law n°2014/016 of 18 July 2014 laying down the Standing Orders of the National Assembly/akn/cm/act/loi/2014-09-09/2014-016
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