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    "content": "(Sen. (Dr.) Machage): I will repeat from where I said: “The following could occur,” so that we are together. Firstly, since it is evident from the rendition of Article 115 of the Constitution that the legislative process on any Bill only comes to an end when there is agreement between the Legislature and the Executive, and having found none, this may provide the occasion for further consultations between the Legislature and the Executive on the President’s Reservations. Such consultations may result in a re-submission of the Motion, at an appropriate time, in accordance with the Standing Orders. Secondly, it is also possible that the situation could mark the end of the life of the Bill as published and instead result in the introduction of a new Bill which could either exclude the contested provisions or include the provisions in a negotiated format. The third possibility is that the failure to accept or reject the President’s Reservations may be an indicator that Parliament does not intend to enact new legislations on the matters covered in the Bill and that it would rather retain the existing legislative framework. The legislative process would, therefore, come to an end. This option must be read in light of the fact that the two Bills are Bills that are subject to the constitutional timelines stipulated in Article 261 of the Constitution as read together with the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution. Hon. Members, what we have just concluded is a vote. That is what I reported; where the “Ayes” had 13 and the “Noes” 17. Then, I told you that this is constitutional purgatory. That is where we are."
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