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Rules of the National Assembly

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  • NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RULES
    Rules of the National Assembly 9th Edition

    The following rules were adopted subsequent to the adoption of the rules in May 2016:
    Report of the National Assembly Rules Committee: Procedures to Give Effect to Section 89 of the Constitution - 28 August 2018, ATC of 11 September 2018, pp 9 - 14
    Removal of Office-Bearers in Institutions Supporting Constitutional Democracy, ATC of 28 November 2019, pp 4-11
    Rule on Virtual Meetings in terms of Rule 6 (Unforeseen Eventualities), ATC of 2 June 2020, pp 3 – 5

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