SECTION 123

(1) At the beginning of a legislative period, the Standing Orders may be subject to amendment only if a proposal to amend them is moved by at least 16 (sixteen) Members of the National Assembly. (2) The proposal shall be submitted to the Eldest Member who, after informing the National Assembly, and verification of the mandates of at least three fifths of the Members of the National Assembly, shall submit it to an Ad Hoc Committee composed of 30 (thirty) Members elected by a majority of the valid votes cast on a common list presented by all political parties represented at the National Assembly. (3) The members of the Ad Hoc Committee referred to in sub- section (2) above shall elect a Bureau comprising: - 1 (one) Chairperson; - 1 (one) Vice-Chairperson; - 2 (two) Secretaries; - 1 (one) Rapporteur. PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE SECRETARIAT GENERAL SERVICE DU FICHIER LEGISLATIF ET REGLEMENTAIRE (4) The proposals of the Committee referred to in sub-section (2) above shall be submitted directly to the National Assembly for adoption in the form of a law by an absolute majority of Members of the National Assembly. (5) During a legislative period, any Private Members' bill to amend these Standing Orders shall be moved by at least 16 (sixteen) Members of the National Assembly. (6) The Private Members' bill tabled in pursuance of sub-section (1) and (5) above, shall be submitted to the National Assembly on the basis of a report of the Committee on Constitutional Laws or the Ad Hoc Committee, as appropriate. It shall be adopted only by an absolute majority of the Members of the National Assembly.