Chapter 4: Parliament (5) In terms of its rules and orders, the National Assembly may elect from among its members other presiding officers to assist the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. Decisions 53. (1) Except where the Constitution provides otherwise— (a) a majority of the members of the National Assembly must be present before a vote may be taken on a Bill or an amendment to a Bill; (b) at least one third of the members must be present before a vote may be taken on any other question before the Assembly; and (c) all questions before the Assembly are decided by a majority of the votes cast. (2) The member of the National Assembly presiding at a meeting of the Assembly has no deliberative vote, but— (a) must cast a deciding vote when there is an equal number of votes on each side of a question; and (b) may cast a deliberative vote when a question must be decided with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of the members of the Assembly. Rights of certain Cabinet members and Deputy Ministers in the National Assembly 54. The President, and any member of the Cabinet or any Deputy Minister who is not a member of the National Assembly, may, subject to the rules and orders of the Assembly, attend and speak in the Assembly, but may not vote. [S. 54 substituted by s. 3 of the Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001.] Powers of National Assembly 55. (1) In exercising its legislative power, the National Assembly may— (a) consider, pass, amend or reject any legislation before the Assembly; and (b) initiate or prepare legislation, except money Bills. (2) The National Assembly must provide for mechanisms— (a) to ensure that all executive organs of state in the national sphere of government are accountable to it; and (b) to maintain oversight of— 29