Chapter IV
Legislature
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Formation of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
74.
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw comprises of the following two Hluttaws :
(a)
in accord with the provisions of Section 109, the Pyithu Hluttaw formed
with Hluttaw representatives elected on the basis of township as well as
population and Hluttaw representatives being the Defence Services Personnel
nominated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services;
(b) in accord with the provisions of Section 141, the Amyotha Hluttaw formed
with Hluttaw representatives elected in equal numbers from Regions and
States and Hluttaw representatives being the Defence Services Personnel
nominated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services.
The Head and the Deputy Heads of the respective Hluttaws
75.
On the day of commencement of the first Hluttaw session for each term of the
Hluttaw concerned, the person who is to conduct and supervise the Hluttaw session held
for the taking of affirmation of office by Hluttaw representatives and for electing the Hluttaw
Speaker and Deputy Speaker shall be called the Chairperson, the Head and the Deputy
Head of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw shall be called the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, the
Head and the Deputy Head of the Pyithu Hluttaw, the Amyotha Hluttaw, the Region Hluttaw
or the State Hluttaw shall be called the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.