61 114. Where the King by writing under his hand certifies to the President that enactment of a bill (including a money bill but not an appropriation bill) passed by the House, is a matter of urgency, the bill, having been sent to the Senate at least ten days before the end of the session ­ (a) is not passed by the Senate within those ten days after that bill is so sent; or (b) is passed by the Senate with amendments to which the House does not agree within ten days after that bill was sent to the Senate, the bill, with such amendments, if any, as may be agreed to by both chambers, shall, unless the House otherwise resolves, be presented to the King for assent. Matters regulated by Swazi law and custom 115. (1) A bill (including any amendment to a bill) which, in the opinion of the presiding officer would affect or alter any matter regulated in terms of this section shall only be introduced in the Senate. (2) Where a bill, in terms of this section, is duly introduced the Senate shall not proceed to the Second Reading of that bill until ­ (a) a copy of that bill has been sent by the President to the Council of Chiefs, and (b) a period of sixty days has elapsed since the copy was sent to the Council in terms of paragraph (a). (3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), where a bill affecting or altering any of the matters referred to in this section has been introduced in and passed by the Senate and has been sent to the House at least sixty days before the end of the session but has not within that period been passed by both Chambers, the bill shall be referred to a joint sitting of the Senate and the House in accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule. (4) A bill having been duly introduced in and passed by the Senate shall not be referred to a joint sitting in terms of subsection (3) where the bill­ (a) (b) has been sent to the House at least sixty days before the end of the session, and has not been considered by the House within sixty days after the bill is so sent, but shall, unless the Senate otherwise agrees, be presented to the King for assent. (5) A bill shall not be presented to the King for assent in terms of subsection (4) unless the Senate so resolves by two-thirds majority of all the Senators. (6) The provisions of this section apply to a bill which, in the opinion of the presiding officer would, if enacted, alter or affect ­ (a) the status, powers or privileges, designation or recognition of the Ngwenyama, Ndlovukazi or Umntfwanenkhosi Lomkhulu; (b) the designation, recognition, removal, powers, of chief or other traditional authority; (c) the organisation, powers or administration of Swazi (customary) courts or chiefs’ courts; 61

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