| (1) |
Except where the Constitution provides otherwise— |
| (a) |
a majority of the members of a provincial legislature must be present before a vote may be taken on a Bill or an amendment to a Bill; |
| (b) |
at least one third of the members must be present before a vote may be taken on any other question before the legislature; and |
| (c) |
all questions before a provincial legislature are decided by a majority of the votes cast. |
(2) The member presiding at a meeting of a provincial legislature has no deliberative vote, but—
| (a) |
must cast a deciding vote when there is an equal number of votes on each side of a question; and |
| (b) |
may cast a deliberative vote when a question must be decided with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of the members of the legislature. |
National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act, 1999
