(1)Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the term of the Parliament in existence at the time this article comes into force, shall expire on the same date as the five year term of the President in office at the time this article comes into force as prescribed by clause (1) of article 105 of this Constitution.

(2)Where the service of a member of Parliament is terminated as a result of the application of clause (1), that member of Parliament is entitled to the payment by the State of compensation for loss of employment for the period by which his or her service as a member of Parliament is shortened.

(3)The amount of compensation to be paid to a member of Parliament under clause (2) shall be equal to the salary and allowances that the member of Parliament would have earned as a member if he or she had continued to be a member until the date on which the term of the Parliament in question would normally have ended.

(4)Where a member of Parliament entitled to compensation under clause (2) dies before the payment to him or her of the compensation, the compensation shall be paid to his or her estate.