such purposes shall have the powers referred to in Article 59(3) hereof.
(3)
The National Council shall in its rules of procedure make provision for such
disclosure as may be considered to be appropriate in regard to the financial or
business affairs of its members.
(4)
The duties of the members of the National Council shall include the following:
(5)
(a)
all members of the National Council shall maintain the dignity and image of
the National Council both during the sittings of the National Council as well
as in their acts and activities outside the National Council;
(b)
all members of the National Council shall regard themselves as servants of
the people of Namibia and desist from any conduct by which they seek
improperly to enrich themselves or alienate themselves from the people.
Rules providing for the privileges and immunities of members of the National
Council shall be made by Act of Parliament and all members shall be entitled to
the protection of such privileges and immunities.
Article 75 Review of Legislation
(1)
All bills passed by the National Assembly shall be referred by the Speaker to the
National Council.
(2)
The National Council shall consider bills referred to it under Sub-Article (1) hereof
and shall submit reports thereon with its recommendations to the Speaker.
(3)
If in its report to the Speaker the National Council confirms a bill, the
Speaker shall refer it to the President to enable the President to deal with it under
Articles 56 and 64 hereof.
(4)
(a)
If the National Council in its report to the Speaker recommends that the bill
be passed subject to amendments proposed by it, such bill shall be referred
by the Speaker back to the National Assembly.
(b)
If a bill is referred back to the National Assembly under Sub-Article (a)
hereof, the National Assembly may reconsider the bill and may make any
amendments thereto, whether proposed by the National Council or not. If
the bill is again passed by the National Assembly, whether in the form in
which it was originally passed, or in an amended form, the bill shall not
again be referred to the National Council, but shall be referred by the
Speaker to the President to enable it to be dealt with under Articles 56 and
64 hereof.
(a)
If a majority of two-thirds of all the members or the National Council objects
to the principle of a bill, this shall be mentioned in its report to the Speaker.
In that event, the report shall also indicate whether or not the National
Council proposes that amendments be made to the bill, if the principle of
the bill is confirmed by the National Assembly under Sub-Article (b) hereof,
and if amendments are proposed, details thereof shall be set out in the
report.
(b)
If the National Council in its report objects to the principle of the bill, the
(5)
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