# Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996/1999-03-19/Chapter 4

Chapter 4
Parliament
Composition of Parliament
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(b)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Legislative authority of the Republic
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(b)
(c)
National legislative authority
44.
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(a)
(i)
(ii)
matter within a functional area listed in Schedule 4, but excluding, subject to subsection (2), a matter within a functional area listed in Schedule 5; and
(iii)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(3)
(4)
Joint rules and orders and joint committees
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(b)
(c)
(d)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(2)
The National Assembly
Composition and election
46.
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(b)
(c)
(d)
(2)
Membership
47.
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(ii)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
have been an offence in the Republic, but no one may be regarded as having been sentenced until an appeal against the conviction or sentence has been determined, or until the time for an appeal has expired. A disqualification under this paragraph ends five years after the sentence has been completed.
(2)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(4)
Oath or affirmation
48.
Duration of National Assembly
49.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
Dissolution of National Assembly before expiry of its term
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(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
Sittings and recess periods
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(2)
(3)
Speaker and Deputy Speaker
52.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Decisions
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(b)
(c)
(2)
(a)
(b)
Rights of certain Cabinet members in National Assembly
54.
Powers of National Assembly
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(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
Evidence or information before National Assembly
56.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Internal arrangements, proceedings and procedures of National Assembly
57.
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(a)
(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Privilege
58.
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(b)
(i)
(ii)
(2)
(3)
Public access to and involvement in National Assembly
59.
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(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(2)
National Council of Provinces
Composition of National Council
60.
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(2)
(a)
(i)
(ii)
(b)
(3)
Allocation of delegates
61.
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(2)
(a)
(b)
(3)
(4)
Permanent delegates
62.
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(2)
(3)
immediately before the first sitting of the provincial legislature after its next election.
(4)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(5)
(6)
Sittings of National Council
63.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons
64.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
election of the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairpersons.
(6)
(7)
Decisions
65.
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(a)
(b)
(2)
Participation by members of national executive
66.
(1)
(2)
Participation by local government representatives
67.
Powers of National Council
68.
(a)
(b)
Evidence or information before National Council
69.
(a)
oath or affirmation or to produce documents;
(b)
(c)
(d)
Internal arrangements, proceedings and procedures of National Council
70.
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(a)
(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Privilege
71.
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(b)
(i)
(ii)
(2)
(3)
Public access to and involvement in National Council
72.
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(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(2)
National Legislative Process
All Bills
73.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Bills amending the Constitution
74.
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(a)
(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(4)
(5)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(6)
(a)
(b)
(7)
(a)
(b)
(8)
(9)
Ordinary Bills not affecting provinces
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(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(b)
(c)
(i)
(ii)
(d)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Ordinary Bills affecting provinces
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(iii)
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(d)
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(iii)
(e)
(f)
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(h)
(i)
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(k)
(2)
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(ii)
(iii)
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(c)
amended Bill, it must be submitted to the President for assent.
(d)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(4)
(a)
(b)
(5)
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(6)
Money Bills
77.
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(2)
Mediation Committee
78.
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(b)
(2)
(a)
(b)
Assent to Bills
79.
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(2)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(4)
(a)
(b)
(5)
Application by members of National Assembly to Constitutional Court
80.
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(2)
(a)
(b)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(4)
Publication of Acts
81.
Safekeeping of Acts of Parliament
82.