6. Repeal of section 27a of the principal enactment. Replacement of section 28 of the principal enactment

Section 28 of the principal enactment, as amended by

Law, No.5 of 1978 and Act, No. 37 of 1987 is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefore:—

“Punishment

28. The punishment which may be imposed which by Parliament for any offence under this Part shall arnold be admonition at the Bar of Parliament or removal from the precincts of Parliament:

Provided, however, that in the case of an offence committed by a member of Parliament, the Parliament may, in addition to or in lieu of any punishment hereinbefore specified, order his suspension from the service of Parliament for any period not exceeding one month:

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Provided further that in the case of an offence committed by a person who is not a member, Parliament may also order that such person shall be prohibited from entering Parliament or its precincts for a period not exceeding six months.”.