17. Duration of Legislative Assembly.—The Legislative Assembly, unless sooner dissolved, shall
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continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer, and the expiration of
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the said period of five years shall operate as a dissolution of the Legislative Assembly:
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Provided that the said period may, while a Proclamation of Emergency issued under clause (1) of
article 352 is in operation, be extended by the President by order for a period not exceeding one year at a
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time and not extending in any case beyond a period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to
operate.
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