Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland, 2005 eSwatini the referendum is registered as a voter for purposes of the elected members of the House shall be entitled to vote. 247. Amendment of the entrenched provisions (1) Where a bill in terms of this Chapter contains provision for amending any of the entrenched provisions of this Constitution (as set out in subsection (2)), the bill shall not be passed at the joint sitting unless it is supported on its final reading by the votes of at least two-thirds of all the members of the two chambers. (2) The entrenched provisions are as follows— (a) Monarchy: section 12, 13; (b) The Executive: section 67, 68(2), 68(4), 68(7), 70, 77(1), 77(2), 77(8), 77(9); (c) The Legislature: section 85(1), 87(1), 87(2), 90, 105, 107, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 130, 131(1), 131(2), 133(1), 133(4), 135, 136; (d) The Judicature: section 142, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 154, 156, 157, 159(5), 160; (e) Director of Public Prosecutions and the Commission on Human Rights and Administration of Justice, section 162(2), 162(3), 162(5), 162(7), 163; 164, 166, 170; (f) The Public Service: section 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, Part 3; (g) Public Finance: Chapter XI except section 207(1); (h) Land, Minerals, etc.: section 212(1), 212(7), 214(1), 214(6), 215; (i) Local Goverrnment: section 218; (j) Traditional Institutions: Chapter XIV except sections 227, 228 and 229; (k) International Relations: section 236, 238; (l) Leadership Code of Conduct: section 240, 241(1), 242, 243; (m) Miscellaneous: Chapter XVIII in its application to any of the provisions referred to in this section; (n) the First Schedule in its application to any of the provisions referred to in this section. 248. Certificate of compliance (1) A bill passed as provided under this Chapter shall not be presented to the King for assent unless that bill is accompanied by a certificate under the hand of the President of Senate and the Speaker of the House of Assembly that the provision of sections 245, 246 and 247(1) have been complied with. (2) Where the bill in terms of section 246 was approved at a referendum that bill shall also be accompanied by the certificate of the officer in charge of that referendum when presented for assent. 249. Lapsing of a bill (1) A bill to amend this Constitution shall lapse— (a) if that bill is not submitted for assent at the date of the conclusion of the next session of Parliament after the session in which it is introduced; (b) if on any reading of the bill in a joint sitting that bill is not passed; or By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 89