SECTION 61

(1) Proposed alternative texts and amendments shall be submitted in writing to the Bureau of the National Assembly and referred by the President of the National Assembly to the Chairmen's Conference which shall 29 rule on their admissibility. They shall subsequently be referred to the competent Committee and, where possible, printed and distributed. (2) Amendments shall be submitted in writing to the Bureau of the National Assembly. They shall contain a brief summary of reasons and shall be signed by the mover. They shall be referred to the competent Committee by the President of the National Assembly and where possible, printed and distributed. (3) Amendments shall be admissible only: PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE SECRETARIAT GENERAL SERVICE DU FICHIER LEGISLATIF ET REGLEMENTAIRE COPIE CERTIFIEE CONFORME (a) if they effectively have a bearing on the text under debate or, in the case of alternative bills and additional sections, where they are proposed within the framework of such text; (b) if they had been previously submitted to the competent Committee. (4) In controversial cases, the Constitutional Council shall rule on their admissibility in accordance with the provisions of Section 38 (3) of the Standing Orders. (5) Besides the cases provided for in sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) above, only the following amendments may be entertained at public sittings: (a) Amendments on which debate is accepted by the Government or by the General Committee to which they were referred for substantive study; (b) Amendments tabled on behalf of the General Committee to which a text has been referred for advisory opinion, provided that they shall first be submitted to the General Committee to which it was previously referred for substantive study; (c) Amendments tabled by the Government; (d) Amendments directly related to provisions modified by the National Assembly during debate, provided they are accepted by Government or by the General Committee to which the text was referred for substantive study.