Chapter 16 · Art. 256
Amendment by parliamentary initiative
- A Bill to amend the Constitution may be introduced in either House, but cannot be called for second reading within 90 days, and must pass in both Houses by at least two-thirds of members in both the second and third readings.
Art. 256(1)
(1) A Bill to amend this Constitution— (a) may be introduced in either House of Parliament; (b) may not address any other matter apart from consequential amendments to legislation arising from the Bill; (c) shall not be called for second reading in either House within ninety days after the first reading of the Bill in that House; and (d) shall have been passed by Parliament when each House of Parliament has passed the Bill, in both its second and third readings, by not less than two-thirds of all the members of that House.
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Art. 256(2)
(2) Parliament shall publicise any Bill to amend this Constitution, and facilitate public discussion about the Bill.
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- Parliament can change the Constitution, but it needs a big majority and must let the public discuss it.
Art. 256(1)
(1) A Bill to amend this Constitution— (a) may be introduced in either House of Parliament; (b) may not address any other matter apart from consequential amendments to legislation arising from the Bill; (c) shall not be called for second reading in either House within ninety days after the first reading of the Bill in that House; and (d) shall have been passed by Parliament when each House of Parliament has passed the Bill, in both its second and third readings, by not less than two-thirds of all the members of that House.
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