Chapter 4: Parliament
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(c) submit, in accordance with the rules and orders of the National Council of
Provinces, those particulars to the Council for a public debate, if the proposed
amendment is not an amendment that is required to be passed by the Council.
When a Bill amending the Constitution is introduced, the person or committee
introducing the Bill must submit any written comments received from the public
and the provincial legislatures—
(a) to the Speaker for tabling in the National Assembly; and
(b) in respect of amendments referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3)(b), to the
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces for tabling in the Council.
A Bill amending the Constitution may not be put to the vote in the National
Assembly within 30 days of—
(a) its introduction, if the Assembly is sitting when the Bill is introduced; or
(b) its tabling in the Assembly, if the Assembly is in recess when the Bill is
introduced.
If a Bill referred to in subsection (3)(b), or any part of the Bill, concerns only a
specific province or provinces, the National Council of Provinces may not pass the Bill
or the relevant part unless it has been approved by the legislature or legislatures of
the province or provinces concerned.
A Bill amending the Constitution that has been passed by the National Assembly
and, where applicable, by the National Council of Provinces, must be referred to the
President for assent.
Ordinary Bills not affecting provinces
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(1) When the National Assembly passes a Bill other than a Bill to which the procedure
set out in section 74 or 76 applies, the Bill must be referred to the National Council
of Provinces and dealt with in accordance with the following procedure:
(a) The Council must—
(i) pass the Bill;
(ii) pass the Bill subject to amendments proposed by it; or
(iii) reject the Bill.
(b) If the Council passes the Bill without proposing amendments, the Bill must be
submitted to the President for assent.
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