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136. Validation of Acts of the Parliament. Where a person who has purported to sit or vote as a member of the Parliament PNG National Legislation This is an official copy of the Legislation of PNG at a meeting of the Parliament or of a committee of the Parliament— (a) was not duly qualified to be elected or appointed, or to continue, as a member of the Parliament; o r (b) had vacated his office as a member of the Parliament, all things done or purporting to have been done by the Parliament or by the committee , as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been as validly done as if that person had, when so sitting or voting, been duly qualified to be elected or appointed or to c ontinue as a member of the Parliament, or had not vacated his office, as the case may be. Division 3.—Special Instances of the Legislative Power.