the text of the bill shall not be subject to further discussion
and shall be passed section by section and then passed as a
whole.
(2) After the first reading, the Speaker shall refer the bill to the
appropriate committee which shall make a general evaluation
report for the purpose of the second reading. The committee
shall also present a report on the amendments that the
committee might or might not have endorsed in the third
reading; the Speaker may also refer the bill once again to the
appropriate committee to prepare a report on the final drafting
in preparation for the final reading.
(3) The Speaker or the appropriate committee, may seek expert
opinion on the viability and rationale of the bill; an interested
body may also be invited to present views on the impact and
propriety of the bill.
(4) The Chamber may by a special resolution, decide on any bill
as a general committee or by summary proceedings.
Assent of the President of the Republic
108 (1) Any bill approved by the National Legislature shall not
become law unless the President of the Republic assents to it
and signs it into law. If the President withholds assent for
thirty days without giving reasons, the bill shall be deemed to
have been so signed.
(2) Should the President of the Republic withhold assent to the
bill and give reasons within the aforementioned thirty days,
the bill shall be re-introduced to the National Legislature to
consider the observations of the President of the Republic.
(3) The bill shall become law if the National Legislature again
passes it by a two-thirds majority of all the members and
representatives of the two Chambers; the assent of the
President of the Republic shall not be required for that bill to
come into force.
Provisional Orders
109 (1) Should the National Legislature not be in session, the
President of the Republic may, on an urgent matter, issue a
provisional order having the force of law; however, such
provisional order shall be submitted to the appropriate
Chamber of the National Legislature as soon as it is
convened. Where the National Legislature ratifies the
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