51() বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বিতীয় খন্ড constituency which, he wishes to represent, all his seats shall become vacant, but so long as he is a member for two or more constituencies he shall not sit or vote in an Assembly. 11. Resignation, etc. — (1) A member may resign his seal by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the Speaker. (2) If a member is absent from the Assembly without leave of the Speaker for fifteen consecutive sitting days, his seat shall become vacant. (3) If a member fails to take and subscribe an oath in accordance with Article 12 within a period of seven days from the date of the first meeting of the Assembly after his election, his seat shall become vacant: Provided that the Speaker or, if the Speaker has not been elected, the Commissioner, may, before the expiration of the said period, for good cause shown, extend the period. 12. Oath of Members of Assembly. -A person elected as a Member of an Assembly shall before entering upon the office, take and subscribe, before a person presiding at a meeting of the Assembly an oath or affirmation in the following form, namely: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan and that I will discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter honestly, to the best of my ability, faithfully in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Framework Order, 1970, the law and rules of the Assembly set out in that Order, and always in the interest of the solidarity, integrity, well-being and prosperity of Pakistan." 13. Date of Polling.- Polling for election to the National Assembly shall commence on the 5th October, 1970, and polling for election to the Provincial Assemblies shall commence on a date not later than the 22nd October, 1970. 14. Summoning of National Assembly, etc. -(1) After the close of the general election of members of the National Assembly, the President shall, for the purpose of framing a Constitution for Pakistan, summon the Nation Assembly to meet on such day and at such time and place as he may think to and the National Assembly so summoned shall stand constituted on the day of its first meeting: Provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as preventing the President from summoning the National Assembly on the ground that all the seats of the members have not been filled. (2) After meeting as convened under clause (1) the National Assembly shall meet at such times and places as the Speaker may decide. (3) The National Assembly shall, subject to reasonable adjournments, meet from day to day to transact its business. 15. Right of address, etc., of President. - The President may address the National Assembly and send a message or messages to the Assembly.
