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General explanatory note:

[                    ]	Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments.
	Words underlined with solid line indicate insertions in existing enactments.

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Act

To amend the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983, so as to provide for joint business and proceedings and uniform rules of procedure of the Houses of Parliament and for matters connected therewith.

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(English text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 3 May 1988.)

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Be it enacted by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―

Amendment of section 61 of Act 110 of 1983

1. Section 61 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended by the substitution for the words preceding paragraph (a) of the following words:

“To constitute a meeting of a House for the [exercise of its powers] determination of a question, the presence shall be necessary of―”.

Amendment of section 64 of Act 110 of 1983, as amended by section 8 of Act 105 of 1984

2. Section 64 of the principal Act is hereby amended―

(a)

by the substitution for paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph:

“(b)

‘joint rules and orders’ means rules and orders approved, with a view also to uniformity, by each of the Houses as joint rules and orders in connection with the order and conduct of their joint and separate business and proceedings, and, in particular, of―

(i)		the business and proceedings [of each] in connection with general matters and bills thereon or joint committees or a particular joint committee or other matters affecting all three Houses; [or]
(ii)		the business and proceedings of joint committees or a particular joint committee or any other committee; and
(iii)		the business and proceedings of joint meetings;”; and

(b)

by the insertion in subsection (1) after paragraph (b) of the following paragraph:

“(bA)

‘joint meeting’ a meeting convened in terms of joint rules and orders as a joint meeting of the Houses and presided over by the Speaker, or by a member of a House in terms of such rules and orders;”.