The constitution and laws of Barbados
Restrictions on powers of Senate as to Bills other than Money Bills
56. 1. If any Bill other than a Money Bill is passed by the House of
Assembly in two successive sessions (whether or not Parliament is dissolved
between those sessions) and, having been sent to the Senate in each of those
sessions at least one month before the end of the session, is rejected by the
Senate in each of those sessions, that Bill shall, on its rejection for the
second time by the Senate, unless the House of Assembly otherwise resolves, be
presented to the Governor General for assent notwithstanding that the Senate
has not consented to the Bill:
Provided that the foregoing provisions f this subsection shall not have effect
unless at least seven months have elapsed between the date on which the Bill is
passed by the House of Assembly in the first session and the date on which it
is passed by the House of Assembly in the second session.
2. For the purposes of this section a Bill that is sent to the Senate from the
House of Assembly in any session 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
that ha 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 session.
3. The House of Assembly may, if it thinks fit, on the passage through the
House of a Bill that is deemed to be the same Bill as a former Bill sent to the
Senate in the preceding session, suggest any amendments in the Bill, and any
such amendments shall be considered by the Senate, and, if agreed to by the
Senate, shall be treated as amendments made by the Senate and agreed to by the
House of Assembly, but the exercise of this power by the House of Assembly
shall not affect the operation of this section in the event of the rejection of
the Bill in the Senate.
4. There shall be inserted in any Bill that is present to the Governor General
for assent in pursuance of this section any amendment that are certified by the
Speaker to have been made in the Bill by the Senate in the second session and
agreed to by the Assembly.
5. There shall be endorsed on any Bill that is presented to the Governor
General for assent in pursuance of this section the certificate of the Speaker
signed by him that the provisions of this section have been complied with.
6. The provisions of this section shall not apply a Bill which is required by
section 49 to be passed by both Houses.
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