Chapter 4: Parliament
(c) If the Assembly passes an amended Bill, the amended Bill must be referred to
the Council, and if the Council passes the amended Bill, it must be submitted to
the President for assent.
(d) If the Assembly rejects the Bill, or if the Council refuses to pass an amended Bill
referred to it in terms of paragraph (c), the Bill and, where applicable, also the
amended Bill must be referred to the Mediation Committee, which may agree
on—
(i) the Bill as passed by the Council;
(ii) the amended Bill as passed by the Assembly; or
(iii) another version of the Bill.
(e) If the Mediation Committee is unable to agree within 30 days of the Bill’s
referral to it, the Bill lapses.
(f) If the Mediation Committee agrees on the Bill as passed by the Council, the Bill
must be referred to the Assembly, and if the Assembly passes the Bill, the Bill
must be submitted to the President for assent.
(g) If the Mediation Committee agrees on the amended Bill as passed by the
Assembly, the Bill must be referred to the Council, and if it is passed by the
Council, it must be submitted to the President for assent.
(h) If the Mediation Committee agrees on another version of the Bill, that version
of the Bill must be referred to both the Council and the Assembly, and if it is
passed by the Council and the Assembly, it must be submitted to the President
for assent.
(i) If a Bill referred to the Assembly in terms of paragraph (f) or (h) is not passed
by the Assembly, the Bill lapses.
(3) A Bill must be dealt with in accordance with the procedure established by either
subsection (1) or subsection (2) if it falls within a functional area listed in Schedule 4
or provides for legislation envisaged in any of the following sections:
(a) Section 65(2);
(b) section 163;
(c) section 182;
(d) section 195(3) and (4);
(e) section 196; and
(f) section 197.
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