National Assembly shall be required to reconsider the principle. If upon
such reconsideration the National Assembly reaffirms the principle of the
bill by a majority of two-thirds of all its mombers, the principle of the bill shall
no longer be an issue. If such two-thirds majority is not obtained in the
National Assembly, the bill shall lapse.
(6)
(a)
If the National Assembly reaffirms the principle of the bill under Sub-Article
5(b) hereof by a majority of two-thirds of all its members, and the report of
the National Council proposed that in such event amendments be made to
the bill, the National Assembly shall then deal with the amendments
proposed by the National Council, and in that event the provisions of
Sub-Article 4(b) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
(b)
If the National Assembly reaffirms the principle of the bill under Sub-Article
5(b) hereof by a majority of two-thirds of all its members, and the report of
the National Council did not propose that in such event amendments be
made to the bill, the National Council shall be deemed to have confirmed
the bill, and the Speaker shall refer the bill to the President to be dealt with
under Articles 56 and 64 hereof.
(7)
Sub-Articles (5) and (6) hereof shall not apply to bills dealing with the levying of
taxes or the appropriation of public monies.
(8)
The National Council shall report to the Speaker on all bills dealing with the
levying of taxes or appropriations of public monies within thirty (30) days of the
date on which such bills were referred to it by the Speaker, and on all other bills
within three (3) months of the date of referral by the Speaker, failing which the
National Council will be deemed to have confirmed such bills and the Speaker
shall then refer them promptly to the President to enable the President to deal
with the bills under Articles 56 and 64 hereof.
(9)
If the President withholds his or her assent to any bill under Article 56 hereof and
the bill is then dealt with in terms of that Article, and is again passed by the
National Assembly in the form in which it was originally passed or in an amended
form, such bill shall not again be referred to the National Council, but shall be
referred by the Speaker directly to the President to enable the bill to be dealt with
in terms of Articles 56 and 64 hereof.
Article 76 Quorum
The presence of a majority of the members of the National Council shall be necessary to
constitute a meeting of the National Council for the exercise of its powers and the
performance of its functions.
Article 77 Voting
Save as is otherwise provided in this Constitution, all questions in the National Council shall
be determined by a majority of the votes cast by members present other than the Chairperson,
or in his or her absence the Vice-Chairperson or the member presiding at that session, who
shall, however, have and may exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.
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