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 Such a request as said in the previous paragraph shall be filed with the chamber to the Members of which it belongs. If it belongs to the Members of both chambers, it shall be filed with the President of the chamber with the greater number of subscribing Members. If the numbers are equal, it shall be filed with the President of the Senate.

The President of the chamber receiving the request shall make the application [to the Monarch] and give a countersignature.

During a session, when anyone institutes a criminal proceeding against a Member of the Senate or House of Representatives, the court must obtain permission of the chamber to which the Member belongs before it can commence the trial. However, such trial must not obstruct the Member from attending a meeting.

The trial which the court has executed before there is a claim that the defendant is a Member of any chamber remains valid.

During a session, no Member of the Senate or House of Representatives shall be arrested or summoned to be