Mode of exercise of legislative power

78. Mode of exercise of legislative power (1) The power of Parliament to make laws shall be exercisable by bills passed by both Houses of Parliament (or, in the cases mentioned in section 80 of this Constitution, by the National Assembly) and assented to by the King. (2) A bill may originate only in the National Assembly. Page 46 (3) When a bill has been passed by the National Assembly it shall be sent to the Senate and - (a) when it has been passed by the Senate and agreement has been reached between the two Houses on any amendments made to it by the Senate; or (b) when it is required to be presented under section 80 of this Constitution, it shall be presented to the King for assent. (4) When a bill has been presented to the King for assent in pursuance of subsection (3), he shall signify that he assents or that he withholds assent. (5) When a bill that has been duly passed is assented to in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution it shall become law and the King shall thereupon cause it to be published in the Gazette as a law. (6) No law made by Parliament shall come into operation until it has been published in the Gazette but Parliament may postpone the coming into operation of any such law and may make laws with retrospective effect. (7) All laws made by Parliament shall be styled "Acts of Parliament" and the words of enactment shall be "Enacted by the Parliament of Lesotho".