107. There is a very sweeping statement in one article that membership in Parliament cannot be revoked,[79] but another article does provide for termination of mandate in certain circumstances.[80] It would appear that the first article is unnecessary, and that the second could serve as a reasonable but limited basis for terminating a parliamentary mandate. Aside from circumstances necessarily leading to loss of mandate (e.g. resignation, incompatibility of office, death, and legal incapacity), this article provides for automatic termination in the event a Member of Parliament is convicted of a criminal offence for which a sentence of at least five years is prescribed.
