22. Section 55 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of the words “Senate or the”, wherever they occur, and of the words “or the Senate and the House of Assembly”.
23. The following section is hereby substituted for section 56 of the principal Act:
“Vacation of seats | 56. A [senator or] member of the House of Assembly shall vacate his seat, if he―
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24. Section 57 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of the words “senator or” and the words “Senate or the”.
25. The following section is hereby substituted for section 58 of the principal Act:
“Rules of procedure. | 58. The House of Assembly may make rules and orders with respect to the order and conduct of its business and proceedings.”. |
26. Section 60 of the principal Act is hereby repealed.
27. Section 63 of the principal Act is hereby repealed.
28. Section 64 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:
“(2) The State President may return to the [Senate or the] House of Assembly [in whichever it may have originated] any Bill so presented to him and may transmit therewith any amendments which he may recommend, and the [Senate or the] House of Assembly [as the case may be] may deal with the recommendation.”.
29. Section 66 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion in subsection (3) of the words “to the Senate and”.
30. Section 70 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:
“(2) Any member of a provincial council who becomes a member of the [Senate] President’s Council or the House of Assembly, shall cease to be a member of such provincial council.”.