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responsible for finance and any organisation of county
governments; and
(d) invite the public, including professional bodies, to make
submissions to it on the matter.
(3) Within ten days after the Senate adopts a resolution under
clause (1), the Speaker of the Senate shall refer the resolution to the
Speaker of the National Assembly.
(4) Within sixty days after the Senate’s resolution is referred under
clause (3), the National Assembly may consider the resolution, and vote
to approve it, with or without amendments, or to reject it.
(5) If the National Assembly––
(a) does not vote on the resolution within sixty days, the
resolution shall be regarded as having been approved by
the National Assembly without amendment; or
(b) votes on the resolution, the resolution shall have been––
(i) amended only if at least two-thirds of the members of the
Assembly vote in support of an amendment;
(ii) rejected only if at least two-thirds of the members of the
Assembly vote against it, irrespective whether it has first
been amended by the Assembly; or
(iii) approved, in any other case.
(6) If the National Assembly approves an amended version of
the resolution, or rejects the resolution, the Senate, at its option, may
either––
(a) adopt a new resolution under clause (1), in which case
the provisions of this clause and clause (4) and (5) apply
afresh; or
(b) request that the matter be referred to a joint committee of
the two Houses of Parliament for mediation under Article
113, applied with the necessary modifications.
(7) A resolution under this Article that is approved under clause (5)
shall be binding until a subsequent resolution has been approved.
(8) Despite clause (1), the Senate may, by resolution supported