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(a) Upon the election of a new Knesset, or the resignation Government of the Government as stated in articles 18, 19, 20 or (Amendment No. 1 & 21, or upon the submission of a request on the basis of 9) article 29(b), the President of the State shall begin proceedings for the formation of a new Government, as stated in this Basic Law. (b) Upon the election of a new Knesset, or the resignation of the Government as stated in articles 18, 19, 20, 21 or 29, the outgoing Government shall continue to perform its functions until the new Government is formed. (c) The resigning Prime Minister shall continue to perform his duties until the new Government is formed. Should the Prime Minister pass away, should he be permanently unable to perform his duties, or should his term be terminated due to an offence, the Government shall designate another Minister, who is a Member of the Knesset, and a member of the Prime Minister's Parliamentary Group, to serve as acting Prime Minister until a new Government is formed. (d) A Government serving on the basis of clause (b), is entitled to appoint a Member of the Knesset to be a minister in place of the minister who has ceased to serve. The appointment of a Minister under this clause does not require the approval of the Knesset. In this clause, “Member of the Knesset” – including a minister or a deputy minister whose membership in the Knesset was terminated in accordance with article 42c of Basic-Law: The Knesset. Assigning the task of 30a Despite what is said in articles 7 to 11, 13 and 29, a minister forming a government or a deputy minister, whose membership in the Knesset was to a minister or deputy terminated in accordance with article 42c of Basic-Law: The minister, whose Knesset, may be assigned the task of forming a government, membership in the may be the subject of a request to assign to him the task of Knesset has terminated (Amendment No. 9) forming a government, or may be proposed as a candidate to be Prime Minister, in accordance of the provisions of the said articles, even though he is not a Member of the Knesset, but once he is Prime Minister his membership in the Knesset shall be renewed in accordance with the provisions of article 42c(c)(2) of Basic-Law: the Knesset. Substitute Prime 30b Despite what is said in articles 5(d), 16(c), 30(c) and 43(a), Minister, Acting Prime one may select, in accordance with the said articles, a minister Minister, or Alternate whose membership in the Knesset was terminated on the basis Prime Minister, who is of article 42c of Basic-Law: The Knesset, to substitute for the a minister or deputy Prime Minister, or to serve as Acting Prime Minister, or a minister, whose membership in the minister or deputy minister whose membership in the Knesset Knesset has terminated was terminated, as stated, as Alternate Prime Minister, even (Amendment No. 9) though he is not a Member of the Knesset, but once he is selected as stated his membership in the Knesset shall be renewed in accordance with the provisions of article 42c(c) of the said basic law.