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Article 71 The National Assembly shall convene on the second Saturday in the month of October unless the King decides to invite it to convene before this date.  Length of legislative sessions Article 72 The normal convening period for both the Consultative Council and the Chamber of Deputies shall last for at least seven months, and this convening period may not be closed before the budget is approved. Bahrain 2002 (rev. 2017) Page 19 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 28 Jun 2021, 18:28  Length of legislative sessions Article 73 As an exception to the provisions of the two foregoing Articles, the National Assembly shall convene on the day following the expiry of one month from the date of appointment of the Consultative Council or election of the Chamber of Deputies whichever occurs later, unless the King decides to invite it to convene before that date. If the date of convening the National Assembly in that period is later than the annual date prescribed in Article 71 of the Constitution, the convening period prescribed in