Rules of procedure in Parliament.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make rules to regulate its own procedure, including the procedure of its committees. (2) Parliament may act notwithstanding a vacancy in its membership. (3) The presence or the participation of a person not entitled to be present or to participate in the proceedings of Parliament shall not, by itself, invalidate those proceedings. (4) The rules of procedure of Parliament shall include the following provisions— (a) the Speaker shall determine the order of business in Parliament and shall give priority to Government business; (b) a member of Parliament has the right to move a private member’s bill; (c) the member moving the private member’s bill shall be afforded reasonable assistance by the department of Government whose area of operation is affected by the bill; and (d) the office of the Attorney General shall afford the member moving the private member’s bill professional assistance in the drafting of the bill.