3. Elections to the National Assembly (1) the register of voters established by the Elections Decree 1996 shall be deemed to have been compiled in accordance with an Act of National Assembly made for the purposes of section 41 until it is replaced by a register of voters so compiled. (2) the Provisional Independent electoral Commission established by the Provisional independent Electoral commission Decree 1996 shall, until the members of the independent Electoral Commission are appointed in accordance with section 42, exercise the functions and powers of the independent Electoral Commission. First constituency members of the National Assembly (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the National Assembly constituencies established by the Elections Decree 1996 shall, until other provision is made in accordance with Chapter V of this Constitution, be deemed to be constituencies for the purposes of the Constitution and the persons duly elected as members of the National assembly for those constituencies in accordance with the said Electoral Decree 1996 shall be deemed to have been elected as such members for their respective constituencies. Such members shall hold their seats in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. First meeting of the National Assembly 5.(1) The President shall appoint a person to be the acting Clerk of the National Assembly until an appointment to that office is made in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution (2) The standing Orders of the House of Representatives established under the Constitution of The Gambia 1970 shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with this Constitution, constitute the Standing Orders of the National Assembly until the National Assembly makes other provision in accordance with section 108 of this Constitution Existing law