CEYLON GOVT. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
- MAY 17, 1946
34.-(1) If a Bill, other than a Money Bill, is passed by the House of Representatives in two successive sessions, whether of the same Parliament or not, and,
(a) having been sent to the Senate in the first of those sessions at least one month before the end of that session, is not passed by the Senate in that session, and,
(b) having been sent, to the Senate in the second of those sessions, is not passed by the Senate within one month after it has been so sent, or within six months after the commencement of that session, whichever is the later.
the Bill may, notwithstanding that it has not been passed by the Senate, be presented to the Governor and shall take effect as an Act of Parliament on the Royal Assent thereto being signified.
(2) There shall be endorsed on every Bill, when it is presented to the Governor for the Royal Assent in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (1) of this Section, a certificate under the hand of the Speaker that the provisions of subsection (1) have been complied with and that the Bill presented for the Royal Assent is identical with the Bill sent to the Senate in the first of the two sessions in which it was passed by the House of Representatives. Before giving his certificate the Speaker shall consult the Attorney-General or the Solicitor-General.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) of this Section, a Bill presented for the Royal Assent shall be deemed to be the same Bill as a former Bill sent to the Senate in the preceding session, if, when it is sent to the Senate, it is identical with the former Bill or contains only such alterations as are certified by the Speaker to be necessary owing to the time which has elapsed since the date of the former Bill, or to represent any amendments which have been made by the Senate in the former Bill in the preceding sessions; and any amendments which are certified by the Speaker to have been made by the Senate in the second session and agreed to by the House of Representatives shall be inserted in the Bill as presented to the Governor in pursuance of this Section :
Provided that the House of Representatives may, if they think fit, on the passage of such a Bill through the House in the second session, suggest any further amendments without inserting the amendments in the Bill, and any such suggested amendments shall be considered by the Senate, and, if agreed to, shall be treated as amendments made by the Senate and agreed to by the House of Representatives; but the exercise of this power by the House of Representatives shall not affect the operation of this Section in the event of the rejection of the Bill by the Senate.
35. Every certificate of the Speaker under Section 33 or Section 34 of this Order shall be conclusive for all purposes and shall not be questioned in any court of law.
36.—(1) No Bill shall become an Act of Parliament until His Majesty has given His consent thereto.
(2) When a Bill has been passed by both Chambers or by the House of Representatives alone in accordance with the provisions of this Order, it shall be presented to the Governor, who may assent in His Majesty's name, or refuse such assent, or reserve the Bill for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure :
Provided that the Governor shall not reserve for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure any Bill which does not fall within one of the categories of Bills specified in subsection (1) of Section 37 of this Order.
Restriction
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of powers of Senate as to
Bills other
than Money Bills.
Certificate of Speaker.
Assent to Bills.
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