OBJECTS AND REASONS(entrenchment of Parliamentary Commissioner in the Constitution)
This Act seeks to make an amendment to the Constitution of The Bahamas.
Clause 3 seeks to amend Article 54 of the Constitution to insert new Articles.
Clause 4 seeks to amend Article 109 of the Constitution so that the office of Permanent Secretary includes the office of Parliamentary Commissioner. It should be noted that by virtue of Article 54 of the Constitution -
(a) Article 54 must, at the final voting thereon in each House, be supported by the votes of not less than threequarters of all the members of each House;
(b) Article 109 must at the final voting thereon in each House, be supported by the votes of not less than twothirds of all the members of each House, and a vote must be taken by way of a referendum held in accordance with the Constitutional Referendum Act, Capter 1.
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