Chapter 8, Part 4 · Art. 115
Presidential assent and referral
- Within 14 days after receiving a Bill, the President must either assent to it or refer it back to Parliament with reservations.
Art. 115(1)
(1) Within fourteen days after receipt of a Bill, the President shall— (a) assent to the Bill; or (b) refer the Bill back to Parliament for reconsideration by Parliament, noting any reservations that the President has concerning the Bill.
Read the full article → - If Parliament passes the Bill again with a two-thirds majority, the President must assent within seven days.
Art. 115(4)
(4) Parliament, after considering the President’s reservations, may pass the Bill a second time, without amendment, or with amendments that do not fully accommodate the President’s reservations, by a vote supported— (a) by two-thirds of members of the National Assembly; and (b) two-thirds of the delegations in the Senate, if it is a Bill that requires the approval of the Senate.
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Art. 115(6)
(6) If the President does not assent to a Bill or refer it back within the period prescribed in clause (1), or assent to it under clause (5)(b), the Bill shall be taken to have been assented to on the expiry of that period.
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- The President signs a Bill into law or sends it back to Parliament with reasons.
Art. 115(1)
(1) Within fourteen days after receipt of a Bill, the President shall— (a) assent to the Bill; or (b) refer the Bill back to Parliament for reconsideration by Parliament, noting any reservations that the President has concerning the Bill.
Read the full article →