11 of 2010(b)
Assembly.
the Electoral Commission has so certified to the Speaker of the National
(2) The Parliament may pass a Bill proposing an amendment to which the conditions set out in
subsection (1) have been satisfied by a simple majority.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), Parliament may pass a Bill containing an amendment to the
provisions referred to in that subsection without a referendum where—
(a)
the amendment would not affect the substance or the effect of the Constitution;
(b)
the Speaker has so certified; and
(c)
the Bill is supported by a majority of at least two-thirds of the total number of members
of the National Assembly entitled to vote.
[Ch0000s197]197.
Amendments by Parliament
Subject to section 196, Parliament may amend those Chapters and sections of this Constitution
not listed in the Schedule only if the Bill proposing the amendment is supported by at least two-thirds of
the total number of members of the National Assembly entitled to vote.
CHAPTER XXII
TRANSITIONAL ISSUES
[Ch0000s198]198.
Republic, etc., to be constituted in accordance with this Constitution
The Republic of Malawi the organs of State and the offices referred to in this Constitution shall
be defined and constituted in accordance with this Constitution.
[Ch0000s199]199.
Status of this Constitution
This Constitution shall have the status as supreme law and there shall be no legal or political
authority save as is provided by or under this Constitution.
[Ch0000s200]200.
Saving of laws in force
Except in so far as they are inconsistent with this Constitution, all Acts of Parliament, common
law and customary law in force on the appointed day shall continue to have force of law, as if they had
been made in accordance with and in pursuance of this Constitution:
Provided that any laws currently in force may be amended or repealed by an Act of Parliament
or be declared unconstitutional by a competent court.
[Ch0000s201]201.
Elections to the National Assembly