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Rules of Procedure

XVI. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF DEPUTIES

Article 221

A Deputy is obliged to take part in activities of the National Assembly.
No Deputy may be refused entry and stay in the National Assembly building.

Article 222

A Deputy permanently employed at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia shall be obliged to be present at sittings of the National Assembly when quorum is being established, as well as during the sitting.
A Deputy referred to in Paragraph 1 of the present Article unjustifiably absent when quorum is being established or during a sitting of the National Assembly shall have his/her status as Deputy permanently employed at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia revoked.

Article 223

The Chairperson of the National Assembly may allow a Deputy not to attend a sitting, and shall inform the National Assembly thereof.

Article 224

A Deputy shall be entitled to salary, i.e. an award and compensation of other expenses for the discharge of office of Deputy. Such expenses shall be determined by the National Assembly at the proposal of the Administrative Committee.

Article 225

A Deputy shall be entitled to be informed about all issues required for the discharge of his/her office.
In order to ensure that Deputies are kept informed, they shall regularly be supplied with official publications of the National Assembly, as well as informative and documentary material on issues on the agenda of National Assembly sittings and on other issues from within the purview of the National Assembly.

Article 226

A Deputy shall be entitled to request information and explanations from the Chairperson of the National Assembly, Chairpersons of National Assembly Committees, Government Ministers and officials at other Republic agencies and bodies, on issues concerning their rights and duties within purviews of agencies they head, when such information is necessary for the discharge of his/her office of Deputy.

Article 227

The National Assembly Support Service shall ensure, as part of its duties, conditions for the discharge of the office of Deputies, and shall, at their request:
- Provide technical assistance in preparing motions they submit to the National Assembly and to its Committees, and aid them in carrying out other tasks assigned to them by Committees and the National Assembly;
- Grant access to the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, as well as to any supplementary documents of relevance to particular issues on the agenda of the National Assembly and its Committees;
- Provide technical explanations on particular issues encountered during their work at the National Assembly;
- Ensure technical conditions for their work and carry out clerical and other duties to meet their needs.
The National Assembly Support Service shall prepare texts of Bills, as required by appropriate Committees, and pursuant to Article 144 of the present Rules of Procedure.

Article 228

A Deputy shall be granted access to the library and archives for purposes of work at the National Assembly.
A Deputy shall be entitled to use premises placed at his/her disposal for work and for meeting members of the public, in accordance with rules on internal order at the National Assembly.

Article 229

Upon verification of his/her mandate, a Deputy shall be issued with a special identification card.
The identification card shall specify immunity rights and other rights that a Deputy may exercise on the basis thereof.
The Administrative Committee shall prescribe the contents, format and manner of issuing identification cards, and shall keep records of identification documents issued.

Article 230

A Deputy tendering his/her resignation shall do so in writing, to the Chairperson of the National Assembly. The Chairperson of the National Assembly shall immediately forward the resignation to other Deputies.

Article 231

The Serbian language and the Cyrillic script shall be in official use at the National Assembly.
A Deputy shall be entitled to speak at a National Assembly sitting and to submit documents for the National Assembly, as foreseen by the present Rules of Procedure, in his/her native language.
A Deputy intending to use his/her native language in his/her work at the National Assembly, within the meaning of Paragraph 2 of the present Article, either at all times or in a particular situation, shall be obliged to inform the Secretary of the National Assembly thereof in a timely manner, so that his/her oral statement may be interpreted, and/or documents submitted by him/her translated, into the Serbian language.