ARTICLE 49 Functions of the Assembly 1. The Assembly shall be the legislative organ of the Community. 2. The Assembly: (a) shall liaise with the National Assemblies of the Partner States on matters relating to the Community; (b) shall debate and approve the budget of the Community; (c) shall consider annual reports on the activities of the Community, annual audit reports of the Audit Commission and any other reports referred to it by the Council; (d) shall discuss all matters pertaining to the Community and make recommendations to the Council as it may deem necessary for the implementation of the Treaty; (e) may for purposes of carrying out its functions, establish any committee or committees for such purposes as it deems necessary; (f) shall recommend to the Council the appointment of the Clerk and other officers of the Assembly; and (g) shall make its rules of procedure and those of its committees. 3. The Assembly may perform any other functions as are conferred upon it by this Treaty. ARTICLE 50 Election of Members of the Assembly 1. The National Assembly of each Partner State shall elect, not from among its members, nine members of the Assembly, who shall represent as much as it is feasible, the various political parties represented in the National Assembly, shades of opinion, gender and other special interest groups in that Partner State, in accordance with such procedure as the National Assembly of each Partner State may determine. 2. A person shall be qualified to be elected a member of the Assembly by the National Assembly of a Partner State in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article if such a person: 39