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 116. The Secretariat of the Legislature of a Unit- (1) The Secretariat of the Legislature of a Unit should be independent and should be under the Legislature of the Unit.

 (2) Recruitment and conditions of service, including punishment and disciplinary action against the officers and staff of the Secretariat of the Legislature of a Unit, should be at par with the corresponding services of the Government of the Unit, but the recommendations of the Public Service Commission instead of going to the Government of the Unit should go to the Chairman of the Legislature of the Unit.

 117. The Finance Committee.- (1) The Finance Committee of the Legislature of a Unit should scrutinize all the financial proposals relating to the expenditure of the Legislature of the Unit and thereafter the Budget should be presented to the Legislature of the Unit.

 (2) The Chairman of the Legislature of a Unit should be the Chairman and the Finance Minister of the Unit, an ex-officio member of the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee of the Legislature of the Unit should exercise powers of control and direction on matters relating to the finances of the Legislature of the Unit similar to those as were exercisable by the Standing Finance Committee of the Legislature of a Province in the relation to the affairs of the Government immediately before the commencement of the Constitution.

 (3) The Legislature of the Unit should have power to make rules of procedure for the timely completion of business relating to its Budget.

 (4) The Finance Committee should frame rules to secure to itself closer contact and effective voice in regulating the finances of the Legislature of the unit

 118. Oath of Members, failure or refusal to take oath.- (1) A member of the Legislature of a Unit should be required to take an oath of allegiance to Pakistan. No member should take his seat in the Legislature until he has taken the prescribed oath:

 Provided that in the case of a Muslim member the oath should state that he will endeavor to fulfill the duties and obligations enjoined by the Holy Ouran and the Sunnah.

 (2) Voting quorum in the Legislature of a Unit.-Where a member fails to take an oath of allegiance within a period not exceeding six months from the date of the first meeting of the Legislature or refuses to take the oath, his seat should be declared vacant, provided that before the expiry of the said period the Chairman may, on good cause being shown, extend the period.

 119. (1) Except in cases in which a specific majority is provided, all decisions in the Legislature of a Unit should be taken in accordance with the rules framed by it. The Presiding Officer of the Legislature of the Unit should not exercise any vote excepting a casting vote in case of a tie.

 (2) The Legislature of the Unit should have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in the Legislature of the Unit