d)
e)
f)
g)
is removed on grounds of misconduct;
ceases to be a Member of the National Parliament or other deliberative
organ;
is recalled by the National Parliament or other deliberative organ; or
ceases to be a Pan-African Parliamentarian in terms of Article 19 of this
Protocol.
Article 6
Vote
The Pan-African Parliamentarians shall vote in their personal and independent
capacity.
Article 7
Incompatibility
Membership of the Pan-African Parliament shall not be compatible with the exercise of
executive or judicial functions in a Member State.
Article 8
Privileges and Immunities of Pan-African
Parliamentarians
1.
The Pan-African Parliamentarians, while exercising their functions, shall enjoy in the
territory of each Member State the immunities and privileges extended to
representatives of Member States under the General Convention on the Privileges and
Immunities of the OAU and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
2.
Without prejudice to Paragraph (1) of this Article, the Pan-African Parliament shall
have the power to waive the immunity of a member in accordance with its Rules of
Procedure.
Article 9
Parliamentary Immunities
1.
The Pan-African Parliamentarians shall enjoy parliamentary immunity in each
Member State. Accordingly, a member of the Pan-African Parliament shall not be
liable to civil or criminal proceedings, arrest, imprisonment or damages for what is
said or done by him or her within or outside the Pan-African Parliament in his or
her capacity as a member of Parliament in the discharge of his or her duties.
2.
Without prejudice to Paragraph (1) of this Article, the Pan-African Parliament shall
have the power to waive the immunity of a member in accordance with its Rules of
Procedure.