2010 ED] CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES [CAP 167
PART II
LEGISLATIVE POWER AND ITS EXERCISE
85. The legislative power of Seychelles is vested in the
National Assembly and shall be exercised subject to and in
accordance with this Constitution.
Vesting of
legislative
power
86.(1) The legislative power vested in the National
Assembly shall be exercised by Bills passed by the Assembly
and assented to or deemed to have been assented to by the
President.
Exercise of
legislative
power
3/7/1994
(1A) Unless it is otherwise provided in this Constitution,
a Bill is passed by the Assembly if it is supported at all the
stages at which it is as a whole put to the vote of the Assembly
by a majority of the members present and voting.
3/19/1995
3/14/1996
2/7/2000
(1B) Repealed.
(2) Subject to article 87, where a Bill is presented to the
President for assent, the President shall, within fourteen days of
the presentation of the Bill, assent, or, in accordance with this
Part, withhold assent, to the Bill.
(3) The President shall, as soon as practicable, cause a
Bill which has been passed and assented to or deemed to have
been assented to in accordance with this Constitution to be
published in the Gazette whereupon it shall become law.
(4) A Bill passed by the National Assembly and
assented to or deemed to have been assented to by the President
shall be styled an “Act” and the words of enactment shall be
“Enacted by the President and the National Assembly”.
87.(1) Where the President is of the opinion that a Bill
presented for assent infringes or may infringe this Constitution,
the President shall not assent to the Bill and, as soon as is
practicable within fourteen days of the presentation of the Bill
—
(a) advise the Speaker accordingly; and
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Referral of
Bills to
Constitutional
Court by
President