Part V · Legislative Procedure
Article 107 Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills.
In force
This article covers how Bills pass. A Bill may originate in either House, subject to the special rules for Money Bills. A Bill is not passed unless both Houses agree to it. A pending Bill does not lapse on prorogation.
- (1) Subject to the provisions of articles 109 and 117 with respect to Money Bills and other financial Bills, a Bill may originate in either House of Parliament.
- (2) Subject to the provisions of articles 108 and 109, a Bill shall not be deemed to have been passed by the Houses of Parliament unless it has been agreed to by both Houses, either without amendment or with such amendments only as are agreed to by both Houses.
- (3) A Bill pending in Parliament shall not lapse by reason of the prorogation of the Houses.
- (4) A Bill pending in the Council of States which has not been passed by the House of the People shall not lapse on a dissolution of the House of the People.
- (5) A Bill which is pending in the House of the People, or which having been passed by the House of the People is pending in the Council of States, shall, subject to the provisions of article 108, lapse on a dissolution of the House of the People.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article covers how Bills pass. A Bill may originate in either House, subject to the special rules for Money Bills. A Bill is not passed unless both Houses agree to it. A pending Bill does not lapse on prorogation. On dissolution of the House of the People, a Bill pending there lapses, and so does a Bill passed by it and pending in the Council. A Bill pending in the Council that the House of the People has not passed does not lapse.