NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
ORDER PAPER
Monday, 28th August, 2023
- PRAYER:
- MOTION:
- AMENDMENT OF STANDING ORDER NO. 105(B)
That this Honourable House resolves to temporarily amend Standing Order No. 105 (B) as follows to allow for the passing of the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution Bill, 2022:
“In Standing Order No. 105 (B), insert the numbering (1) and add the following:
- Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, the House may improve the Bill, if it is of the view that it will be for clarity, better presentation and elegance.
- For purposes of paragraph (2) above, the improvements may include segregation of the Bill into two or more Bills.
- Where the proposed improvements call for the segregation of a Bill, the National Assembly may, by resolution, determine the process of segregating the Bill and thereafter, adopt the new segregated Bills.
- The new segregated Bills shall be deemed to have gone through the same legislative stages that the initial Bill underwent.
- Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall only apply in respect of the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution Bill, 2022 that collapsed in the Tenth
Parliament.”
(Hon. Leader of the House)
- MOTION:
- REINSTATEMENT OF BILL
That this Honourable House resolves to reinstate the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution Bill, 2022 at the stage it had reached at the Dissolution of the Tenth Parliament.
(Hon. Leader of the House)
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