The official termination of each session of a House of Assembly is known as
adjournment
Closure
Dissolution
prorogation
Summon
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I want to clear this issue about adjournment, prorogation and dissolution.
An adjournment suspends the work in a sitting for a specified time, which may be hours, days or weeks. In this case, the time of reassembly is specified.
An adjournment only terminates a sitting and not a session of the House.
The power of adjournment lies with the presiding officer of the House.
Prorogation means the termination of a session of the House by an order made by the President under article 85(2)(a) of the Constitution. Prorogation terminates both the sitting and session of the House.
Usually, within a few days after the House is adjourned sine die by the presiding officer, the President issues a notification for the prorogation of the session. However, the President can also prorogue the House while in session.
A dissolution ends the very life of the existing House, and a new House is constituted after general elections are held.
In simplified terms:
Adjournment – terminates a sitting.
Prorogation – terminates a session.
Dissolution – terminates the life of a House.
