Chapter 6: Provinces resolution is adopted. (5) � In terms of its rules and orders, a provincial legislature may elect from among its members other presiding officers to assist the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. Decisions 112. (1) Except where the Constitution provides otherwise— (a) � a majority of the members of a provincial legislature 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 legislature; and (c) � all questions before a provincial legislature are decided by a majority of the votes cast. (2) � The member presiding at a meeting of a provincial legislature 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 legislature. Permanent delegates’ rights in provincial legislatures 113. � A province’s permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces may attend, and may speak in, their provincial legislature and its committees, but may not vote. The legislature may require a permanent delegate to attend the legislature or its committees. Powers of provincial legislatures 114. (1) In exercising its legislative power, a provincial legislature may— (a) � consider, pass, amend or reject any Bill before the legislature; and (b) � initiate or prepare legislation, except money Bills. (2) A provincial legislature must provide for mechanisms— (a) � to ensure that all provincial executive organs of state in the province are accountable to it; and (b) � to maintain oversight of— (i) � the exercise of provincial executive authority in the province, including 60