Article 311 — Standing Orders

(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect until the National Assembly or a House of Assembly exercises the powers conferred upon it by section 60 or 101 of this Constitution as appropriate. (2) The Standing Orders of the Senate in existence before its dissolution under section 64 of this Constitution shall apply in relation to the proceedings of the first session of the Senate convened by the President under section 64 of this Constitution. (3) The Standing Orders of the House of Representatives in existence before its dissolution under section 64 of this Constitution shall apply in relation to the proceedings of the first session of the House [Sections 311 (2) to (5) are substituted by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No. 8) Act, 2023] The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterationsof Representatives convened by the President under section 64 of this Constitution. (4) The Standing Orders of the State House of Assembly in existence before its dissolution under section 105 of the Constitution shall apply in relation to the proceedings of the first session of the State House of Assembly convened by the Governor under section 105 this Constitution. (5) The Standing Orders of a legislative house before its dissolution under section 64 or 105 of this Constitution may be modified within such a reasonable time after the inauguration and first session of the legislative house to bring them in conformity with the proceedings of the newly inaugurated legislative house. (6) In this section, the “ former Constitution ” refers to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979. [Cap. 62. LFN 1990]