Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland, 2005 eSwatini (3) The prorogation of Parliament shall not affect any business which a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Assembly has, at the date of the prorogation, been summoned to transact in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph or, which is then under consideration by a joint sitting. (4) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (5), any business pending for consideration or under consideration by a joint sitting when Parliament is dissolved shall lapse at the date of the dissolution. (5) The provisions of section 135 (which relates to the recall of the chambers of Parliament after a dissolution) shall apply for the purpose of authorising the recall of members of those chambers in a joint sitting as they apply for authorising the recall of the chambers of Parliament. 2. The members of the Senate and the House of Assembly shall meet together in joint sitting on the day appointed and on any succeeding day or days that may be necessary and may deliberate and shall vote together upon the business the joint sitting was summoned to transact. 3. Where a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Assembly is summoned for the purpose of deliberating and voting upon a bill in the circumstances mentioned in section 116(1) the following provisions shall apply— 4. (a) the members of the Senate and the House of Assembly may deliberate and shall vote together upon such admissible amendments to the bill as may be proposed in the joint sitting; (b) if the bill, with such admissible amendments, if any, as are agreed to by the joint sitting, is affirmed by the joint sitting, the bill as so affirmed shall be deemed to have been duly passed; (c) for the purposes of this paragraph— (1) (2) (i) if the bill has not been passed by the chamber to which it was sent with amendments and returned to the chamber in which it was introduced, there shall be admissible only such amendments, if any, as are made necessary by the delay in the passage of the bill; (ii) if the bill has been passed by the chamber to which it was sent with amendments and returned to the chamber in which it was introduced, there shall be admissible only such amendments, if any, as are made necessary by the delay in the passage of the bill and such other amendments as are relevant to the matters with respect to which the chambers have not agreed; (iii) the decision of the person presiding in the joint sitting as to the amendments that are admissible under the provisions of this sub-paragraph shall be final. Where a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Assembly is summoned for the purpose of considering a bill referred back by the King in accordance with section 117(1) the following provisions shall apply— (a) iIf the whole bill has been referred back, the joint sitting may deliberate and shall vote upon the bill as presented to the King for assent together with any amendment to any provision of the bill which may be proposed in the joint sitting; (b) if the bill has been referred back for consideration of provisions of the bill specified by the King, the joint sitting may deliberate and shall vote upon the bill as presented to the King for assent together with any admissible amendment which may be proposed in the joint sitting; (c) if the bill is affirmed with such amendments (if any) as are mentioned in the preceding subparagraphs and are agreed by the joint sitting, it shall be deemed to be duly passed. For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b) there shall be admissible only amendments to the provisions specified by the King and such other amendments as are relevant to the matters contained in the King’s message, and the decision of the person presiding in the joint sitting as to the amendments that are admissible shall be final. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 98