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(English text signed by the President.) (Assented to 7 December 2001.)

To amend the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as—

E IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:—

Amendment of section 73 of Act 108 of 1996

1. Section 73 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Constitution), is hereby amended—

by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection: “(2) Only a Cabinet member or a Deputy Minister, or a member or committee of the National Assembly, may introduce a Bill in the Assembly, but only the Cabinet member responsible for national financial matters may introduce the following Bills in the Assembly:

a money Bill [in the Assembly]; or

a bill which provides for legislation envisaged in section 214 .”; and

by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection: “(3) A Bill referred to in section 76 (3), except [a money Bill] a bill referred to in subsection (2) (a) or (b) of this section, may be introduced in the National Council of Provinces.”.