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Article 84 Amendment of the Constitution (1) This Constitution shall not be altered except in accordance with this Article. (2) This Constitution may be altered by law but a proposed law for the purpose shall not be passed by Parliament unless: (a) there has been an interval of not less than ninety days between the introduction of the proposed law in Parliament and the passing of the proposed law by Parliament; and (b) it is approved by not less than two-thirds of the total number of members of Parliament. (3) A proposed law to alter or having the effect of altering the Fifth Schedule or any of the provisions of this Constitution specified in the Fifth Schedule shall not be submitted for the certificate of the Speaker under Article 47 unless, after it has been passed by Parliament, it has been approved by not less than two-thirds of all the votes validly cast on a referendum held, subject to clause (4) of this Article, as prescribed by law. (4) A person who, at the time the referendum is held, is qualified to vote at an election of members of Parliament, is entitled to vote at a referendum held for the purposes of this Article and no other person is so entitled. (5) A proposed law to alter this Constitution shall not receive the certificate of the Speaker under Article 47 unless it is accompanied by a certificate under the hand of the Clerk of Parliament that the provisions of clause (2) of this Article have been complied with and, if it is a proposed law to which clause (3) of this Article applies, by a certificate under the hand of a person prescribed by law stating that it has been approved as provided by that clause. [Art 84 subst GN No 72/1968, opn 17 May 1968] 7603 Service 1 Job: (unknown)/ron/allvols/serv_1/RON.CONSTIN Page: 45 Date: 30/8/2022 Time: 17:27:55 bwpageid:: 7603:: bwservice::1:: LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU [The next page is 7801] Service 1 7604 Job: (unknown)/ron/allvols/serv_1/RON.CONSTIN Page: 46 Date: 30/8/2022 Time: 17:27:55 bwpageid:: 7604:: bwservice::1:: PART XI — TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS