SECTION 20

(1) Members of the National Assembly may organize themselves into groups according to political party. No Group shall consist of less than 15 (fifteen) members, excluding Members of the National Assembly allied to them. (2) Members of the National Aşsembly who do not belong to any group may form an alliance with a Group of their choice, subject to the consent of the Bureau of that Group to have their names appear on its electoral list. (3) Groups shall be formed after submitting to the Eldest Member or to the President of the National Assembly, a list of their members and the Members of the National Assembly allied to them, as well as a joint public declaration signed by them to serve as a political programme of action. (4) No Member of the National Assembly may belong to more than one Group. (5) Allied Members of the National Assembly shall be taken into consideration in calculating the number of seats to allocate to Groups in the various National Assembly Committees provided for by these Standing Orders. (6) Each Group shall communicate to the President of the National Assembly the membership of its Bureau which shall comprise a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and a Secretary. (7) The President of the National Assembly shall be informed of any changes in the composition of a Group through notification signed by the Chairperson of the Group, and by the Member concerned and the Chairperson of the Group in the case of membership or alliance. 10 (8) Such changes shall be announced to the National Assembly by the President and shall be published in the Official Gazette of Debates in English and French.