Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999
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here a bill has been passed by the House in which it originated, it shall be sent to the other House, and it shall be presented to the President for assent whe
been passed by that other House and agreement has been reached between the two Houses on any amendment made on it.
here a bill is presented to the President for assent, he shall within thirty days thereof signify that he assents or that he withholds assent.
here the President withholds his assent and the bill is again passed by each House by two-thirds majority, the bill shall become law and the assent of the
dent shall not be required.
The provisions of this section shall apply to:
appropriation bill or a supplementary appropriation bill, including any other bill for the payment, issue or withdrawal from the Consolidated Revenue Fu
y other public fund of the Federation of any money charged thereon or any alteration in the amount of such a payment, issue or withdrawal; and
bill for the imposition of or increase in any tax, duty or fee or any reduction, withdrawal or cancellation thereof.
here a bill to which this section applies is passed by one of the Houses of the National Assembly but is not passed by the other House within a period of t
hs from the commencement of a financial year, the President of the Senate shall within fourteen days thereafter arrange for and convene a meeting of the
finance committee to examine the bill with a view to resolving the differences between the two Houses.
here the joint finance committee fails to resolve such differences, then the bill shall be presented to the National Assembly sitting at a joint meeting, and i
ed at such joint meeting, it shall be presented to the President for assent.
here the President, within thirty days after the presentation of the bill to him, fails to signify his assent or where he withholds assent, then the bill shall aga
ented to the National Assembly sitting at a joint meeting, and if passed by two-thirds majority of members of both houses at such joint meeting, the bill
become law and the assent of the President shall not be required.
this section, "joint finance committee" refers to the joint committee of the National Assembly on finance established pursuant to section 62(3) of this
ubject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Senate or the House of Representatives shall have power to regulate its own procedure, including the
dure for summoning and recess of the House.
he Senate or the House of Representatives may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership, and the presence or participation of any person not
d to be present at or to participate in the proceedings of the House shall not invalidate those proceedings.
The Senate or the House of Representatives may appoint a committee of its members for such special or general purpose as in its opinion wo
ated and managed by means of such a committee, and may by resolution, regulation or otherwise, as it thinks fit, delegate any functions exercisable by it t
uch committee.
he number of members of a committee appointed under this section, their terms of office and quorum shall be fixed by the House appointing it.
he Senate and the House of Representatives shall appoint a joint committee on finance consisting of an equal number of persons appointed by each House
oint any other joint committee under the provisions of this section.
othing in this section shall be construed as authorising such House to delegate to a committee the power to decide whether a bill shall be passed into law o
ermine any matter which it is empowered to determine by resolution under the provisions of this Constitution, but the committee may be authorised to ma
mmendations to the House on any such matter.
he Senate and the House of Representatives shall each sit for a period of not less than one hundred and eighty-one days in a year.
The Senate and the House of Representatives shall each stand dissolved at the expiration of a period of four years commencing from the date of the first
g of the House.
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