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Article 87 1. Where the President is of the opinion that a Bill presented for assent infringes or may infringe this Constitution, the President shall not assent to the Bill and, as soon as is practicable within fourteen days of the presentation of the Bill - a. advise the Speaker accordingly; and b. refer the Bill to the Constitutional Court for a decision in this respect. 2. Where the President refers a Bill to the Constitutional Court under clause (1), the President shall not, until the Court has made its decision on the Bill, be treated, for the purposes of Article 88, as having withheld assent to the Bill. 3. Where a Bill has been referred to the Constitutional Court under clause (1), the President shall not assent to it and the National Assembly shall not proceed under Article 88(2) until the Court has pronounced its decision thereon. 4. Where the Constitutional Court decides that a Bill referred to it under clause (1) does not infringe this Constitution, the Court shall forthwith inform the President and the Speaker in writing accordingly and the period under Article 86(2) within which the President is required to assent to a Bill shall start to run from the date of the decision of the Court. 5. Where the Constitutional Court decides that a Bill referred to it under clause (1) infringes this Constitution, the Court shall forthwith inform the President and the Speaker in writing accordingly and the President shall return the Bill to the Speaker.