-(1) Every proceeding for the purposes of determining the question

83.-(1) Every proceeding for the purposes of determining the question of the validity whether – of a person’s membership of (a) the election or appointment of any person to be Member of Parliament Parliament was valid or not; or Act No.14 (b) a Member of Parliament has ceased to be a Member of Parliament of 1979 and his seat in the National Assembly is vacant, or not, shall, Art.8 Act No.15 subject to the provisions of subarticle (2) of this Article, first be of 1984 instituted and heard in the High Court of the United Republic. Art.13 (2) Where the Electoral Commission, in the discharge of its functions in Act No.14 accordance with the provisions of Article 41(3) of this Constitution has declared of 1990 any Member of Parliament to have been elected President, then no court or any Act No.4 of 1992 other body shall inquire further into any question concerning the seat of that Member of Parliament being vacant. Art.30 (3) Parliament may enact legislation providing for the following matters: (a) persons who may institute proceedings in the High Court seeking for determination of any question in accordance with the provisions of this Article; (b) the grounds and times for instituting such proceedings, procedure for instituting proceedings and conditions which have to be fulfilled in respect of every such proceeding; and (c) prescribing the powers of the High Court over such proceedings and specifying the procedure for the hearing of the matter itself. (4) There shall be a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania against a decision of the High Court in any matter which was heard in accordance with the provisions of this Article. PART THREE PROCEDURE, POWERS AND PRIVILEGES OF PARLIAMENT Speaker and Deputy Speaker