(1) The Constituent Assembly existing at the time of commencement of this Constitution
shall ipso facto be converted into the Legislature-Parliament after the
commencement of this Constitution, and the term of such Legislature-Parliament
shall exist until 7 Magha 2074.Provided that if an election is held to the House of Representatives set forth
in this Constitution prior to the expiration of that term, the Legislature-Parliament
shall continue to exist until the day before the day specified for the filing of
nominations of candidates for that election.
(2) The Bills under consideration of the Legislature-Parliament at the
time of commencement of this Constitution shall ipso facto be transferred to the
Legislature-Parliament set forth in clause (1).
(3) The Legislature-Parliament set forth in clause (1) shall perform the
business required to be performed by the Federal Parliament in accordance with
this Constitution until election to the House of Representatives is held pursuant to
this Constitution.
(4) The legislative power of the State Assembly with respect of matters
set forth in Schedule-6 shall, upon the commencement of this Constitution, be
vested in the Legislature-Parliament set forth in clause (1) until the State
Assembly is formed. Any law so made shall be inoperative in relation to that State
after one year of the date of formation of the State Assembly set forth in this
Constitution.
(5) The Legislature-Parliament Secretariat, its Secretary General,
Secretary and employees existing at the time of commencement of this
Constitution shall, subject to the conditions of service in force at the time of their
appointment, exist in the Federal Parliament Secretariat set forth in this
Constitution.
(6) Where the Legislature-Parliament is in recess at the time of
commencement of this Constitution, the President shall summon its session no
later than seven days after the date of commencement of this Constitution. The
President shall thereafter summon a session of the Legislature-Parliament from
time to time.