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(3) � The procedure set out in Part A of Schedule 3 applies to the election of the Speaker
and the Deputy Speaker.
(4) � The National Assembly may remove the Speaker or Deputy Speaker from office by
resolution. A majority of the members of the Assembly must be present when the
resolution is adopted.
(5) � In terms of its rules and orders, the National Assembly may elect from among its
members other presiding officers to assist the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.
Decisions
53. �
(1)
Except where the Constitution provides otherwise—
(a) � a majority of the members of the National Assembly must be present before a
vote may be taken on a Bill or an amendment to a Bill;
(b) � at least one third of the members must be present before a vote may be taken
on any other question before the Assembly; and
(c) � all questions before the Assembly are decided by a majority of the votes cast.
(2) � The member of the National Assembly presiding at a meeting of the Assembly has
no deliberative vote, but—
(a) � must cast a deciding vote when there is an equal number of votes on each side
of a question; and
(b) � may cast a deliberative vote when a question must be decided with a
supporting vote of at least two thirds of the members of the Assembly.
Rights of certain Cabinet members and Deputy Ministers in the National
Assembly
54. �
The President, and any member of the Cabinet or any Deputy Minister who is not a
member of the National Assembly, may, subject to the rules and orders of the Assembly,
attend and speak in the Assembly, but may not vote.
[S. 54 substituted by s. 3 of the Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001.]
Powers of National Assembly
55. �
(1)
In exercising its legislative power, the National Assembly may—
(a) consider, pass, amend or reject any legislation before the Assembly; and
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