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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)

Chapter 4 : Parliament

National Assembly

53. Decisions

 

(1) Except where the Constitution provides otherwise—
(a) a majority of the members of the National Assembly must be present before a vote may be taken on a Bill or an amendment to a Bill;
(b) at least one third of the members must be present before a vote may be taken on any other question before the Assembly; and
(c) all questions before the Assembly are decided by a majority of the votes cast.

 

(2) The member of the National Assembly presiding at a meeting of the Assembly has no deliberative vote, but—
(a) must cast a deciding vote when there is an equal number of votes on each side of a question; and
(b) may cast a deliberative vote when a question must be decided with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of the members of the Assembly.