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    "content": "I would like to oblige and enlighten the House on the procedure to be followed. The Chair did make this Communication immediately the memorandum was received from His Excellency the President last week. For the purposes of clarity, I want to read this procedure as follows:- Section 46(5) of the Constitution provides that the National Assembly shall reconsider a Bill referred to it by the President; taking into account recommendations of the President. It shall either approve the recommendations with or without amendments or reject them in toto and approve the Bill in its original form by a resolution, by votes not less than 65 per cent of all Members of the National Assembly, excluding ex-officio Members. Standing Order No.111(1) provides that on recommittal of a Bill, the Committee of the 3608 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 30, 2007 Whole House considers only those matters that are specifically referred to it for reconsideration. In this case, the President referred back to the House only Clause 35(4). Hon. Members, the following is, therefore, in brief, the procedure that will apply on the committal and consideration of the Media Bill, 2007. As soon as the Order for the Committee is read the House will proceed to the Committee. The Minister in charge of the Bill will then move a Motion for consideration of the Bill as re- committed. The Committee will then consider the specific recommendation by His Excellency the President, as indicated on the Order Paper, and approve the same with or without amendments as they deem fit. That can be found on page two of your Order Paper. The rules on amendments to Motions and Bills will apply mutatis mutandis. The Committee will then report its consideration to the House. In the event that the Committee adopts the Bill, with amendments, as recommended by His Excellency the President, then pursuant to the provisions of Section 46(5)(A) of the Constitution, a simple majority will suffice. However, if the Committee rejects the recommendation by His Excellency the President in total, a majority vote of more than 65 per cent, as already said, will be required for the Bill to be approved in its original form. The Bill will not be read a Third Time. That was actually done and the Bill passed on 2nd August, 2007. It is, therefore, sufficient that the resolution of the House on the adoption of the report of the Committee of the whole House in accordance with Standing Order No.111(3) would satisfy Section 46(5) of the Constitution and will be in conformity with the rules of procedure on the committal of Bills as amplified by Standing Order No.111(1)(2). Hon. Members, I hope that now clarifies the position. Therefore, as I have already said, we will deal with the Media Bill (Bill No.13) in the Committee of the whole House first and then the Committee will report to the House before we go to the next item."
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