Rule 11Duration
of term of office of representatives and substitutes
11.1. The
term of office of representatives and substitutes shall begin when
their credentials are ratified.
11.2. Subject to the provisions
of paragraphs 3 and 4, the term of office of representatives and
substitutes shall expire at the opening of the next ordinary session.
11.3. Following
parliamentary elections, the national parliament concerned or other
competent authority shall make appointments to the Assembly within
six months of the election. If the national parliament cannot make
all such appointments in time for the opening of a new ordinary
session of the Assembly, it may decide, for a period of not more
than six months after the election, to be represented in the Assembly
by members of the existing delegation. The credentials of the existing
delegation shall expire at the opening of the first sitting of the
Assembly or meeting of the Standing Committee following the appointment
of the new delegation by the national parliament or competent authority
or following the expiry of the six months’ period after the election
date.
11.4. If
a seat becomes vacant through death or resignation, it may be provisionally
filled in the Assembly by a substitute, and in a committee by another
representative or substitute, of the same nationality, pending a
new appointment by the national delegation concerned.
