SECTION 71

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.