Bhutanese legislation
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Bhutanese legislation is created by the bicameral Parliament of Bhutan. Either the upper house National Council, the lower house National Assembly, or the Attorney General may author bills to be passed as acts, with the exception of money and financial bills, which are the sole purview of the National Assembly.[1][2] When a bill has been introduced and passed by one house, it must present the bill to the other house within thirty days from the date of passing, and the bill may be passed during the next session of Parliament.[1] In the case of budget bills and urgent matters, a bill must be passed in the same session of Parliament.[1]
Once bills have passed Parliament, they are submitted to the King for royal assent within fifteen days.[1]
If the other house neither passes nor returns the bill by the end of the next session, the bill is deemed to have passed, and the house in which the bill originated shall present the bill within fifteen days to the King for assent.[1]
If the King does not grant assent to the bill, he returns the bill with amendments or objections for Parliament to deliberate and vote on the bill in a joint sitting. After Parliament deliberates and passes the bill in a joint sitting, Parliament resubmits the bill to the Druk Gyalpo who must then grant assent to the bill.[1]
Acts passed predating the enactment of the Constitution in 2008 were passed under different procedures, some originating as promulgations by the King as indicated in their preamble. Below is a list of Acts of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
List of Acts of the Kingdom of Bhutan
See also
Notes
- ↑ The official order is reversed; this ordering allows additions without renumbering.
- ↑ The Local Governments Act of 2007 was repealed by the Local Government Act of 2009.
- ↑ The Dzongkhag Yargay Tshogdu Act was repealed by the Local Governments Act of 2007, which was in turn repealed by the Local Government Act of 2009.
- ↑ The Geog Yargay Tshogchhung Act was repealed by the Local Governments Act of 2007, which was in turn repealed by the Local Government Act of 2009.
- ↑ The Prison Act of 1982 was repealed by the Prison Act of 2009.
- ↑ The Royal Bhutan Police Act of 1980 was repealed in its entirety by the Royal Bhutan Police Act of 2009.
- ↑ The Thrimzhung Chhenmo established the National Assembly and the Royal Advisory Council, which was replaced by the National Council in 2008.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan (English). Article 13 – Passing of Bills" (PDF). Government of Bhutan. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ "Office of the Attorney General Act of Bhutan 2006" (PDF). Government of Bhutan. 2006-06-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ↑ "List of Acts of the Kingdom of Bhutan". National Council of Bhutan. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
External links
- "Acts". Office of the Attorney General online. Government of Bhutan. Retrieved 2011-01-23., a list of Bhutanese legislation on an alternate server
- "Acts". Bhutan Portal online. Government of Bhutan. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
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