Provisions relating to sections 77, 78 and 79

(1) In sections 77, 78 and 79 of this Constitution, “money Bill” means a public Bill, which, in the opinion of the Speaker, contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters, namely, the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration or regulation of taxation; the imposition, for the payment of debt or other financial purposes, of charges on public money, or the variation or repeal of any such charges; the grant of money to the Crown or to any authority or person, or the variation or revocation of any such grant; the appropriation, receipt, custody, investment, issue or audit of accounts of public money; the raising or guarantee of any loan or the repayment thereof, or the establishment, alteration, administration or abolition of any sinking fund provided in connection with any such loan; or subordinate matters incidental to any of the matters aforesaid; and in this subsection the expressions “taxation”, “debt”, “public money” and “loan” do not include any taxation imposed, debt incurred or money provided or loan raised by any local authority or body for local purposes. and 79. (2) For the purposes of section 79 of this Constitution, a Bill shall be deemed to be rejected by the Senate if, (a) it is not passed by the Senate without amendment; or (b) it is passed by the Senate with any amendment which is not agreed to by the (3) Whenever the office of Speaker is vacant or the Speaker is for any reason unable to perform any functions conferred on him by section 78 or 79 of this Constitution or subsection (1) of this section, that function may be performed by the Deputy Speaker. (4) A certificate of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker under section 78 or 79 of this Constitution shall be conclusive 99 for all purposes and shall not be questioned in any court of law. (5) Before giving any certificate under section 78 or 79 of this Constitution the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, as the case may be, shall consult the Attorney-General or, if the Attorney-General is absent from the seat of Government, such member of the Attorney-General’s staff as the Attorney- General may designate for that purpose.