constituteproject.org • Approval of general legislation • Constitutionality of legislation PDF generated: 19 Feb 2021, 13:13 87. 1. Where the President is of the opinion that a Bill presented for assent infringes or may infringe this Constitution, the President shall not assent to the Bill and, as soon as is practicable within fourteen days of the presentation of the Bill -a. • Approval of general legislation • Veto override procedure advise the Speaker accordingly; and b. refer the Bill to the Constitutional Court for a decision in this respect. 2. Where the President refers a Bill to the Constitutional Court under clause (1), the President shall not, until the Court has made its decision on the Bill, be treated, for the purposes of article 88, as having withheld assent to the Bill. 3. Where a Bill has been referred to the Constitutional Court under clause (1), the President shall not assent to it and the National Assembly shall not proceed under article 88(2) until the Court has pronounced its decision thereon. 4. Where the Constitutional Court decides that a Bill referred to it under clause (1) does not infringe this Constitution, the Court shall forthwith inform the President and the Speaker in writing accordingly and the period under article 86(2) within which the President is required to assent to a Bill shall start to run from the date of the decision of the Court. 5. Where the Constitutional Court decides that a Bill referred to it under clause (1) infringes this Constitution, the Court shall forthwith inform the President and the Speaker in writing accordingly and the President shall return the Bill to the Speaker. 88. 1. Where the President withholds, within the period provided in article 86(2), assent to a Bill, not being a Bill referred to in article 87(5), the President shall, in the case of a refusal, forthwith or, in any event, forthwith after the period of fourteen days referred to in article 86(2)a. return the Bill to the Speaker; and b. • Spending bills • Tax bills inform the Speaker in writing of the reasons why the Bill has not been assented to. 2. Where the President has returned the Bill to the Speaker under clause (1)(a), the National Assembly may, at any time after a period of three months from the date by which the President should have assented to the Bill under article 86(2), by a notice approved by the votes of not less than two thirds of the number of members of the Assembly resolve that the Bill should again be presented for the President's assent. 3. Where a Bill is presented for the President's assent under clause (2), notwithstanding that the President withholds assent to the Bill, the President shall be deemed to have assented to the Bill at the expiration of the period of fourteen days referred to in article 86(2). 89. Articles 85 and 86 shall not operate to prevent an Act from conferring on a person or authority power to make subsidiary legislation. 90. Except on the recommendation of the President signified by the Minister for the time being responsible for finance, the National Assembly shall nota. proceed on a Bill, including an amendment to a Bill, which, in the opinion of the person presiding or the Attorney-General providesi. Seychelles 1993 (rev. 2011) for the imposition of taxation or the alteration of taxation otherwise than by reduction; Page 42