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    "content": "Hon. Members, you will recall that the making of our Constitution benefited greatly from the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. Section 74 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa provides the procedure for amending the Constitution as follows: “Bills amending the Constitution 74 (1) Section 1 and this subsection may be amended by a Bill passed by– (a) the National Assembly, with a supporting vote of at least 75 per cent of its Members; and (b) the National Council of Provinces with a supporting vote of at least six provinces. (2) Chapter Two may be amended by a Bill passed by– (a) the National Assembly, with a supporting vote of at least two-thirds of its Members and (b) the National Council of Provinces with a supporting vote of at least six provinces. (3) Any other provision of the Constitution may be amended by a Bill passed – (a) by the National Assembly, with a supporting vote of at least two-thirds of its Members; and (b) also by the National Council of Provinces with a supporting vote of at least six provinces, if the amendment: (i) relates to a matter that affects the Council; (iii) alters provincial boundaries, powers, functions or institutions; or (iii) amends a provision that deals specifically with a provincial matter. (4) A Bill amending the Constitution may not include provisions other than constitutional amendments and matters connected with the amendments. (5) At least 30 days before a Bill amending the Constitution is introduced in terms of Section 73(2), the person or committee intending to introduce the Bill must: (a) publish in the national Government Gazette, and in accordance with the rules and orders of the National Assembly, particulars of the proposed amendment for public comment; (b) submit, in accordance with the rules and orders of the Assembly, those particulars of the provincial legislatures for their views; and (c) submit, in accordance with the rules and orders of the National Council of Provinces, those particulars to the Council for public debate, if the proposed amendment is not an amendment that is required to be passed by the Council. (6) When a Bill amending the Constitution is introduced, the person or Committee introducing the Bill must submit any written comments received from the public and the provincial legislatures: (a) to the Speaker for tabling in the National Assembly; and, (b) in respect to amendments referred to in (1), (2) or (3) (b), to the Chairperson of the Council of Provinces for tabling in the Council. (7) A Bill amending the Constitution may not be put to the vote in the National Assembly within 30 days of – (a) its introduction, if the Assembly is sitting and the Bill is introduced; or (b) its tabling in the Assembly, if the Assembly is in recess when the Bill is introduced. (8) If a Bill referred to in subsection (3)(b) or any part of the Bill concerns only a specific province or provinces, the National Council of Provinces may not pass the Bill or the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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