ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: The Election Commission has asked the members of Parliament and provincial assemblies to submit statement of their assets and liabilities by Sept 30.

The Election Commission in its announcement on Monday, said that it is mandatory for a member of parliament and of the provincial assemblies to file yearly statements of assets and liabilities of their own, their spouses and dependents before the Election Commission.

The members who failed to submit the statement can be barred by the election commissioner to perform the function of MNA till such statement is submitted.

The announcement said that the member can be tried on the charges of corruption, if he or she submitted false statement of assets and liabilities

It said that Section 42A of the Representation of the People Act, 1976 and Section 25A of the Senate (Election) Act, 1975 by Sept 30, 2003.

The law provides that every member shall, on a form prescribed under clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 12, submit a statement of assets and liabilities of his own, his spouse and dependents annually to the commission by the 30th day of September each year.

The law also requires the EC to publish the statements of assets and liabilities submitted of the members of parliament in the official Gazette. The copies could be obtained on payment of prescribed fee.