Chapter 4: Parliament (3) � The procedure set out in Part A of Schedule 3 applies to the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. (4) � The National Assembly may remove the Speaker or Deputy Speaker from office by resolution. A majority of the members of the Assembly must be present when the resolution is adopted. (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 29

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