Part V · Legislative Procedure
Article 111 Assent to Bills.
This article covers the President's assent. When both Houses pass a Bill, it is presented to the President. The President declares assent or withholds it. The President may return a Bill, other than a Money Bill, once for reconsideration. If Parliament passes it again, with or without changes, the President must assent.
- When a Bill has been passed by the Houses of Parliament, it shall be presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill, or that he withholds assent therefrom: Provided that the President may, as soon as possible after the presentation to him of a Bill for assent, return the Bill if it is not a Money Bill to the Houses with a message requesting that they will reconsider the Bill or any specified provisions thereof and, in particular, will consider the desirability of introducing any such amendments as he may recommend in his message, and when a Bill is so returned, the Houses shall reconsider the Bill accordingly, and if the Bill is passed again by the Houses with or without amendment and presented to the President for assent, the President shall not withhold assent therefrom.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article covers the President's assent. When both Houses pass a Bill, it is presented to the President. The President declares assent or withholds it. The President may return a Bill, other than a Money Bill, once for reconsideration. If Parliament passes it again, with or without changes, the President must assent. For a Money Bill the return option is not available.