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(1)If when emergency regulations are made under section 20 Parliament stands prorogued to a day after the end of the period of five days beginning with the date on which the regulations are made, Her Majesty shall by proclamation under the Meeting of Parliament Act 1797 (c. 127) require Parliament to meet on a specified day within that period.
(2)If when emergency regulations are made under section 20 the House of Commons stands adjourned to a day after the end of the period of five days beginning with the date on which the regulations are made, the Speaker shall arrange for the House to meet on a day during that period.
(3)If when emergency regulations are made under section 20 the House of Lords stands adjourned to a day after the end of the period of five days beginning with the date on which the regulations are made, the Lord Chancellor shall arrange for the House to meet on a day during that period.
(4)In subsections (2) and (3) a reference to the Lord Chancellor or the Speaker includes a reference to a person authorised by Standing Orders of the House of Lords or of the House of Commons to act in place of the Lord Chancellor or the Speaker in respect of the recall of the House during adjournment.
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