(1)A Bill passed by one House of the Federal Parliament shall be immediately sent to the other House, and after the bill is passed by that House, it shall be sent to the President for certification.
(2)The Finance Bill passed by the House of Representatives, shall be sent to the National Assembly. The National Assembly shall have to discuss on the Bill send it back to the House of Representatives with suggestions, if any, within fifteen days of receiving it.
(3)The House of Representatives shall discuss over the Bill returned with suggestions according to clause (2), incorporate the appropriate suggestions, if any, and present it to the President for certification.
(4)If the National Assembly does not return the Bill even after 15 days of receiving it according to clause (2), the House of Representatives shall send the Bill to the President for certification.
(5)Except In the case of a Finance Bill, the Bill sent to the National Assembly by the House of Representatives after passing it, the National Assembly shall have to send them back with suggestions after passing them within two months of receiving them. In the event when such bills are not returned by the National Assembly within the timeframe, the House of Representatives shall send such Bills to the President for certification, after making a decision on them with a majority voting of total existing number of members.
(6)If one House rejects the Bill passed by another House, or if it is passed with amendments, the Bill shall have to be sent back to the House where it had been originated.
(7)If a Bill is rejected by National Assembly, or sends it back with amendments to the House of Representatives, and if a majority of the existing number of members of the House of Representatives discuss over it and pass it as it is , or pass it with amendments, the Bill shall be presented to the President for certification.
(8)If a Bill is sent back to the National Assembly by the House of Representatives with amendments as provided for by clause (6), and if National Assembly also passes the Bill along with the amendments made, it shall be presented to the President for certification.
(9)The following Bills shall be presented in the joint meeting of both the Houses and if the Bill is passed as it is or with amendments by the joint meeting, the House where the Bill had originated shall present it before the President for certification.
- (a)
Bills Passed by the National Assembly but rejected by the House of Representatives, or
- (b)
Bills sent back by the House of Representatives to the National Assembly with amendments but National Assembly failing to agree on the amendment.
(10)If the session ends when a Bill is still under consideration, the next session may take over the procedure.
Provided that, if a Bill is presented to the House of Representatives and is under consideration, or it is sent to National Assembly after passing it, but if the House of Representatives is dissolved while the Bill is still under consideration in the National Assembly, or if its tenure comes to an end, such Bill shall be considered not effective.