(1) Unless dissolved earlier pursuant to this
Constitution, the term of the House of Representatives shall be five years.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1), the term of the
House of Representatives may be extended by a Federal Act for a period not
exceeding one year in cases where a proclamation or order of a state of emergency
is in effect.
(3) The term of the House of Representatives extended under clause (2)
shall ipso facto expire upon the expiry of six months from the date of voidance of
the proclamation or order of the state of emergency.