expiry of the term of Parliament or of the extended period, as the case may be, for the first sitting of the new Parliament. (2) A session of Parliament shall be held at such place within Uganda and shall commence at such time as the Speaker may, by proclamation, appoint. (3) The Speaker may, after consultation with the President, prorogue Parliament by proclamation. (4) A session of Parliament shall be held at least once a year but the period between one session and the next following session shall be less than twelve months. (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, at least one-third of all members of Parliament may, in writing signed by them, request a meeting of Parliament; and the Speaker shall summon Parliament to meet within twenty-one days after receipt of the request. 96. Dissolution of Parliament. Parliament shall stand dissolved upon the expiration of its term as prescribed by article 77 of this Constitution. General. 97. Parliamentary immunities and privileges. (1) The Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, members of Parliament and any other person participating or assisting in or acting in connection with or reporting the proceedings of Parliament or any of its committees shall be entitled to such immunities and privileges as Parliament shall by law prescribe. (2) Notwithstanding article 41 of this Constitution, no member or officer of Parliament and no person employed to take minutes of evidence before Parliament or any committee of Parliament shall give evidence elsewhere in respect of the contents of such minutes of evidence or the contents of any document laid before Parliament or any such committee, as the case may be, or in respect of any proceedings or examination held before Parliament or such committee, without the special leave of Parliament first