Part 2 – Composition of Parliament ................................................................................................................................................... 37
93. Parliament ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
94. Senate ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
95. House of Assembly ...................................................................................................................................................................... 37
96. Qualifications for membership of Parliament .................................................................................................................... 38
97. Disqualifications for membership of Parliament ............................................................................................................... 38
98. Tenure of seats of members of Parliament ........................................................................................................................ 39
99. Vacation of seat on sentence, etc. ......................................................................................................................................... 39
100. President of Senate .................................................................................................................................................................. 40
101. Deputy President of Senate ................................................................................................................................................... 40
102. The Speaker of the House ..................................................................................................................................................... 41
103. Deputy Speaker of the House ............................................................................................................................................... 41
104. Acting President and Speaker ............................................................................................................................................... 41
105. Decision as to membership of Parliament ....................................................................................................................... 42
Part 3(a) – Legislation in Parliament .................................................................................................................................................. 42
106. Power to make laws ................................................................................................................................................................. 42
107. Exercise of power to make laws .......................................................................................................................................... 42
108. Assent to bills ............................................................................................................................................................................. 43
109. When laws come into operation .......................................................................................................................................... 43
110. Introduction of bills .................................................................................................................................................................. 43
111. Bills settling financial matters ............................................................................................................................................. 43
112. Limitation on powers of Senate − Appropriation bills ................................................................................................ 44
113. Limitation on powers of Senate – Other money bills ................................................................................................. 44
114. Limitation on powers of Senate – Urgent bills ............................................................................................................. 44
115. Matters regulated by Swazi law and custom .................................................................................................................. 45
116. Procedure where chambers disagree on bills ................................................................................................................. 45
117. Reference back of bills by King ............................................................................................................................................ 46
118. Functions of Speaker ................................................................................................................................................................ 46
119. Retroactive legislation ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
120. Interpretation .............................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Part 3(b) – Regulation of procedure in Parliament ....................................................................................................................... 47
121. Regulation of procedure in Parliament ............................................................................................................................. 47
122. Presiding in Senate ................................................................................................................................................................... 48
123. Presiding in the House of Assembly .................................................................................................................................. 48
124. Quorum in Senate and House .............................................................................................................................................. 48
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