Legislative initiative

1. The power to initiate laws lies with:

2. The Members of Parliament;

3. The parliamentary groups;

4. The Government.

5. There shall be no submission of bills, draft legislation or amendments involving, in any given fiscal year, any increase in State expenditure or any reduction in State revenues provided for in the Budget or Rectifying Budgets.

6. Bills and draft legislation that have been rejected shall not be re-introduced in the same legislative session in which they have been tabled.

7. Bills and draft legislation that have not been voted on shall not need to be re-introduced in the ensuing legislative session, except in case of end of the legislative term.

8. Draft legislation shall lapse with the dismissal of the Government.