Section 19Sec./Art. 19

Forfeiture of Seat. - The seat of a member of the Parliament shall be forfeited under any of the following circumstances:

(a) Voluntary resignation in the form of either a written or oral declaration in the Parliament;

(b) Conviction of grave offense as defined by the rules of the Parliament for treason, high crimes, heinous crimes, crimes against morality, or other crimes punishable by more than six (6) years of imprisonment;

(c) permanent physical or mental incapacity that makes the member unable to discharge the duties of a member, ord death;

(d) Substitution by the party to which the member belongs with another member of the same party, the member having been elected under the proportional representation system;

(e) Expulsion by the Parliament for disorderly behavior, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all its members; and

(f) Such other grounds as may be provided in the Bangsamoro Electoral Code.