public authorities. It shall: bill has not been Where a private members' - examine appeals on regional andordinary council election considered during two successive sessions, disputes; it shall automatically be considered at the very next - give final rulings on appeals against final ordinary session. judgements lowershall, courtsatinthe cases of of the (5) Any itempassed on theby agenda request administrativebe treated as a matter of urgency. Government, disputes; - examine, Article 19 any other disputes expressly devolving upon it byshall law.be passed by a simple majority of the (1) Laws members of the National Assembly. Article (2) Bills41submitted to the National Assembly for The audit benchby shall competent to control and reconsideration thebe Senate shall either be passed rulerejected on public accounts, aswith wellArticle as on those of public or, in accordance 30 below. andThe semi-public (3) Presidententerprises. of the Republic may, before It shall: any law, ask for a second reading. In such enacting - givebills finalshall rulings on finalbyjudgements lower case, be passed an absolutepassed majority of audit courts; of the National Assembly. the members - examine any other matters expressly devolving upon it by law. CHAPTER II The Senate Article 42 (1) The20 organization, functioning, composition and Article duties of the Supreme Court and benches (1) The Senate shall represent thethe regional andit local comprises, the conditions for referring matters to authorities. them as well as the applicable them (2) Each region shallprocedure be represented in thebefore Senate by shall be laid downofbywhom law. 7 (seven) shall be 10 (ten) Senators (2) The by organization, functioning, composition and elected indirect universal suffrage on a regional dutiesand of the Courtsappointed of Appealbyand basis 3 (three) thejudicial, President of the Republic. 21 21