the draft constitution of the commonwealth of grenada

(a) a Finance and Public Accounts Committee;
and
(b) a Standing Order Committee.
(2) The composition of a standing or other committee
shall, as far as is practicable, reflect the strength of the political
parties and independent members in the Assembly but shall
otherwise be regulated by the Standing Orders.
(3) For the purposes of effectively performing its
functions a standing or other committee may summon any person
the committee believes may assist the committee in the
performance of its functions and the committee shall have the
powers, rights and privileges of the Supreme Court for –
(a) enforcing the attendance of witnesses and
examining them on oath, affirmation or
otherwise;
(b) compelling the production of documents;
and
(c) issuing a commission or request to examine
a witness abroad.
President to appoint
time and venue for
sessions of the
National Assembly
Prorogation and
dissolution of
Parliament
71.(1) Each session of the National Assembly shall be held
at such place and shall commence at such time as the President
may by Proclamation appoint.
(2) The time appointed for the commencement of any
session of the National Assembly shall be such that a period of six
months does not intervene between the end of one session and the
first sitting of the Assembly in the next session.
72.(1) The President, acting in accordance with the advice
of the Prime Minister, may by Proclamation at any time prorogue
Parliament.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the
President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime
Minister, may at any time dissolve Parliament.
(3) If the Office of Prime Minister is vacant, and the
President, acting in his or her discretion, considers that there is no
prospect of appointing to that Office within a reasonable time a
person who can command the confidence of a majority of the
members of the National Assembly, the President, acting in his or
her discretion, shall by Proclamation dissolve Parliament.
(4) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, Parliament,
unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the date
of its first sitting after any dissolution, and shall then stand
dissolved.
(5) At any time when Grenada is at war, Parliament
may extend the period of five years specified in subsection (4) for
not more than twelve months at a time; but the life of Parliament
shall not be extended under this subsection for more than five
years.
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