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51. PROVISION RELATING TO SS. 49 AND 50 (1) In sections 48, 49 and 50, “money bill” means a public bill which, in the opinion of the Speaker, contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters, namely the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration or regulation of taxation; the imposition, for the payment of debt or other financial purposes, of charges on public money, or the variation or repeal of any such charges; the grant of money to the Crown or to any authority or person, or the variation or revocation of any such grant; the appropriation, receipt, custody, investment, issue or audit of accounts of public money; the raising or guarantee of any loan or the repayment thereof, or the establishment, alteration, administration or abolition of any sinking fund provided in connection with any such loan; or subordinate matters incidental to any of the matters aforesaid; and in this subsection the expressions “taxation”, “debt”, “public money” and “loan” do not include any taxation imposed, debt incurred or money provided or loan raised by any local authority or body for local purposes. (2) For the purposes of section 50, a bill shall be deemed to be rejected by the Senate if— (a) it is not passed by the Senate without amendment; or (b) it is passed by the Senate with any amendment which is not agreed to by the House. (3) In this section and sections 49 and 50 references to the Speaker shall, if the person holding the office of Speaker is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his or her office and no other person is performing them, include references to the Deputy Speaker. (4) Any certificate of the Speaker given under section 49 or 50 shall be conclusive for all purposes and shall not be questioned in any court of law. (5) Before giving any certificate under section 49 or 50 the Speaker shall consult the Attorney General. Laws of Saint Lucia Constitution of Saint Lucia Cap. 1.01 61 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2006