S.L. const.2 Art. 5Members to take oath.

No member of the House shall be permitted to take part in the proceedings of the House (other than proceedings necessary for the purposes of article 69 of the Constitution) until he has made before the House an oath or affirmation of allegiance in the form set out in the Third Schedule to the Constitution: Provided that the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker may take place before the members of the House have made such oath or affirmation.