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 The Senate draws up the rules of procedure as soon as possible.

The Senate can invite the Ministers to take part in the debates and to give information therein.

At the instant referred to in article 112 the Senate in session is dissolved and substituted by a newly appointed Senate.

The House of Representatives representing the Indonesian People, consists of 150 members, without prejudice to the provision of the 2nd paragraph of article 100.

The number of the members from the Negara Republik Indonesia shall be equal to half the total number of members from the other territories of Indonesia.

1. The Chinese, European and Arabian minority groups shall be represented in the House of Representatives by respectively at least 9, 6 and 3 members.

2. If these numbers are not attained by delegating these members on the basis of articles 109, 110 c.q. 111, the Government of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia shall appoint additional representatives of these minorities. The number of the members of the House of Representatives referred to in article 98 shall then, if necessary, be increased by the number of these appointments.

Indonesian citizens who have attained the age of 25 years and have not been debarred from suffrage or the exercise thereof and have not been deprived of the right to be elected, can be members of the House of Representatives.

Membership of the House of Representatives is incompatible with the membership of the Senate and further with such offices as referred to in article 91.

1. The House of Representatives elects from its midst a Chairman and one or more deputy-Chairmen. These elections require confirmation by the President.

2. Until the election of the Chairman and of the deputy-Chairmen has