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    "content": "Consequently, the President recommends amendments to the said clauses in order to accommodate his reservations. The reservations of the President as contained in his memorandum, now stand committed to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for consideration. For the avoidance of doubt, Standing Order 154 (2) requires the House to consider the President’s reservations within 21 days upon receipt of a memorandum. May I, at this point remind the House of the Speaker’s Communication on 28th July 2015, concerning consideration of the President’s reservations to a Bill and amendments thereto. I particularly draw the attention to my guidance that the voting threshold for the passage of amendments proposed by a committee or an individual Member that have the effect of fully accommodating the President’s reservations is a simple majority as contemplated under Article 122(1) of the Constitution read together with Article 115(2)(a). On the other hand, an amendment that does not fully accommodate the President’s reservations or, indeed, one that has the effect of a total override of the President’s reservations, including negating his proposed text, would require a two-thirds threshold to be passed, in keeping with the provisions of Article 115(4) of the Constitution. I wish to further remind the House and the committee that only clauses of the Bill that have reservations will be considered. I, therefore, direct the Clerk to circulate the memorandum from His Excellency the President to all Members so that they may familiarise themselves with its contents. I thank you, Hon. Members. I will resume my seat to allow those Members to make their way in."
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