b. No member of the Consultative Council or the Council of
Deputies shall be called to account for expressing his opinions or
ideas in the Council or its committees unless the opinion expressed
is prejudicial to the fundamentals of the religion or the unity of the
nation, or the mandatory respect for the King, or is defamatory of
the personal life of any person.
c. Other than in a case of flagrante delicto, it shall be impermissible
during the convening period for any detention, investigation,
search, arrest or custodial procedures or any other penal action to
be taken against a member except with the permission of the
Council of which he is a member. Outside the convening period,
permission must be sought from the President of the relevant
Council.
The non-issue of a resolution by the Council or its President on the
permission which is being sought within one month from the date
of receipt of the request shall be regarded as permission.
The Council must be informed of any measures which may be
taken under the preceding paragraph while it is convened, and it
must invariably be informed at its first session of any action taken
against a member during the Council’s annual recess.
Article 90
The King may by Royal Order postpone the convening of the
National Assembly for not more than two months, and such
postponement shall not be repeated more than once in any one
convening period. The period of postponement shall not be
counted within the convening period provided by Article 72 of the
present Constitution.
Article 91
(Amended)
Any member of the Council of Deputies may address the Ministers
with written questions to clarify any issues pertinent to their
jurisdiction. Only the questioning member has a right to comment
once on the Minister reply. If the Minister adds new information,
the Council member right to comment is renewed thereof.14
14
Ibid.
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