The Defence and Security Committee of the National Assembly

(1) There shall be a Defence and Security Committee of the National Assembly which shall represent proportionally the political parties having seats in the National Assembly, and shall have such powers and functions as may be conferred upon it by this Constitution and an Act of Parliament. (2) The Defence and Security Committee may be assembled at any time, notwithstanding that Parliament stands adjourned and, where Parliament stands dissolved, shall continue to be constituted until such time as a new session of Parliament begins and a new Defence and Security Committee is appointed but no member shall otherwise hold office for more than one year.