Constitution_Of_Botswana.TXT
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Ntlo ya Dikgosi may,
subject to the approval of the President, make rules regulating its own procedure
and in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,
make rules for all or any of the following matter(a)
the appointment or election and tenure of office of a Chairman of
the Ntlo ya Dikgosi;
(b)
the time and place at which the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall meet;
(c)
the manner in which the views of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall be
recorded and, if necessary, expressed to a Minister, the National Assembly, or to
any other person or body;
(d)
the regulation and orderly conduct of the proceedings of the Ntlo ya
Dikgosi;
(e)
...... 9 of 2005, s. 15.
[Ch0000s84] 84. Ntlo ya Dikgosi may transact business notwithstanding vacancies
The Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall not be disqualified for the transaction of
business by reason of any vacancy among the Members thereof including any vacancy
not filled when the Ntlo ya Dikgosi is first constituted or is reconstituted at any
time; and any proceedings therein shall be valid notwithstanding that some person
who was not entitled to do so sat or voted in the Ntlo ya Dikgosi or otherwise took
part in the proceedings.
[Ch0000s85] 85. Functions of Ntlo ya Dikgosi
(1) The Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall consider the copy of any Bill which has been
referred to it under the provisions of section 88(2) of this Constitution and the
Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall be entitled to submit resolutions thereon to the National
Assembly.
(2) Any resolution which has been submitted to the National Assembly in
accordance with the last foregoing subsection shall forthwith be laid before the
Assembly by the Clerk of the Assembly.
(3) Any Minister who is responsible for a Bill such as is referred to in
subsection (1) of this section, or his or her representative, may attend the
proceedings of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi when the copy of the Bill is being considered.
(4) Any Minister may consult the Ntlo ya Dikgosi in respect of any matter on
which he or she desires to obtain the opinion of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, and for that
purpose the Minister or his or her representative may attend the proceedings of the
Ntlo ya Dikgosi.
(5) The Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall be entitled to discuss any matter within the
executive or legislative authority of Botswana of which it considers it is desirable
to take cognizance in the interests of the tribes and tribal organizations it
represents and to make representations thereon to the President, or to send messages
thereon to the National Assembly.
(6) A person attending the proceedings of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi by virtue of
the provisions of subsection (3) or (4) of this section shall be entitled to take
part in the proceedings of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi relating to the matter in respect of
which he or she attends as if he or she were a Member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi:
Provided that he or she shall not be entitled to vote in the Ntlo ya
Dikgosi.
PART IV
Powers of Parliament (ss 86-89)
[Ch0000s86] 86. Legislative powers
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament shall have power
to make laws for the peace, order and good government of Botswana.
[Ch0000s87] 87. Mode of exercising legislative powers
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 89(4) of this Constitution the
power of Parliament to make laws shall be exercised by Bills passed by the National
Assembly, after reference in the cases specified in section 88(2) of this
Constitution to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, and assented to by the President.
(2) When a Bill is presented to the President for assent he or she shall
either assent or withhold his or her assent.
(3) Where the President withholds his or her assent to a Bill, the Bill
shall be returned to the National Assembly.
(4) If where the President withholds his or her assent to a Bill the
Assembly resolves within six months of the Bill being returned to it that the Bill
should again be presented for assent, the President shall assent to the Bill within
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