SECTION 57

(1) In principle, Government and Private Members' bills or draft resolutions shall be discussed only once in open sitting. (2) The Rapporteur(s) of the advisory Committee(s) shall present his or their report(s) before that of the Rapporteur of the Committee for substantive study. PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE SECRETARIAT GENERAL SERVICE DU FICHIER LEGISLATIF ET REGLEMENTAIRE (3) When the Rapporteur of the General Committee to which a matter has been submitted for substantive study has presented his report then, and only then, may a Member of the National Assembly raise a preliminary objection with a view to deciding that there is no need for debate. He may state his case orally, whereupon only the Chairperson or the Rapporteur of the General Committee to which a matter has been submitted for substantive study and the competent Minister on the Government bench may speak. Only the mover of the preliminary objection may avail himself of the right granted under Section 53 (3) above. (4) Where the preliminary objection is adopted, the bill shall be rejected. Where it is turned down, the report shall then be debated.