Chapter 4: Parliament national legislative process All Bills 73. (1) (2) Any Bill may be introduced in the National Assembly. Only a Cabinet member or a Deputy Minister, or a member or committee of the National Assembly, may introduce a Bill in the Assembly, but only the Cabinet member responsible for national financial matters may introduce the following Bills in the Assembly: (a) a money Bill; or (b) a Bill which provides for legislation envisaged in section 214. [Sub-s. (2) substituted by s. 1(a) of the Constitution Seventh Amendment Act of 2001.] (3) A Bill referred to in section 76(3), except a Bill referred to in subsection (2)(a) or (b) of this section, may be introduced in the National Council of Provinces. [Sub-s. (3) substituted by s. 1(b) of the Constitution Seventh Amendment Act of 2001.] (4) (5) Only a member or committee of the National Council of Provinces may introduce a Bill in the Council. A Bill passed by the National Assembly must be referred to the National Council of Provinces if it must be considered by the Council. A Bill passed by the Council must be referred to the Assembly. Bills amending the Constitution 74. (1) (2) (3) Section 1 and this subsection may be amended by a Bill passed by— (a) the National Assembly, with a supporting vote of at least 75 per cent of its members; and (b) the National Council of Provinces, with a supporting vote of at least six provinces. Chapter 2 may be amended by a Bill passed by— (a) the National Assembly, with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of its members; and (b) the National Council of Provinces, with a supporting vote of at least six provinces. Any other provision of the Constitution may be amended by a Bill passed— 38

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