Constitution of The BahamasIn briefLets Parliament amend the Constitution, but protected provisions need two-thirds or three-quarters majorities in both Houses plus approval by a majority of voters in a referendum.
Subject to the provisions of this Article, Parliament may, bay an Act of Parliament passed by both Houses, alter any of the provisions of this Constitution or (in so far as it forms part of the law of the Bahamas) any of the provisions of The Bahamas Independence Act, 1973.
Subject to this Article, Parliament may, by an Act of Parliament passed by both Houses, alter any provision of this Constitution or, so far as it forms part of the law of The Bahamas, any provision of The Bahamas Independence Act, 1973.
In so far as it alters-
So far as it alters:
Articles 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 79, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, or 136 of this Constitution; or
Articles 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 79, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 or 136 of this Constitution; or
Articles 127 or 137 of this Constitution in their application to any of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph Bill for an Act of Parliament under this Article shall not be passed by Parliament unless:-
Articles 127 or 137 of this Constitution as they apply to any of the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, a Bill for an Act of Parliament under this Article cannot be passed by Parliament unless:
at the final voting thereon in each House it is supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of all the members of each House, and
at the final vote on it in each House, it is supported by the votes of at least two-thirds of all the members of each House; and
the Bill, after its passage through both Hose, has been submitted to the electors qualified to vote for the election of members of the House of Assembly and, on a vote in such manner as Parliament may prescribe the majority of the electors voting have approved the Bill.
after passing through both Houses, the Bill has been put to the electors who are qualified to vote in elections for members of the House of Assembly, and a majority of the electors who vote, in a vote held in the way Parliament sets out, have approved the Bill.
In so far as it alters-
So far as it alters:
this Article;
this Article;
Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, or 105 of this Constitution; or
Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104 or 105 of this Constitution; or
Articles 106, 127 or 137 of this Constitution in their application to any of the provisions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) of this paragraph; or
Articles 106, 127 or 137 of this Constitution as they apply to any of the provisions listed in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) of this paragraph; or
any of the provision of the Bahamas Independence Act 1973, a Bill for an Act of Parliament under this Article shall not be passed by Parliament unless: -
any provision of The Bahamas Independence Act 1973, a Bill for an Act of Parliament under this Article cannot be passed by Parliament unless:
at the final voting thereon in each House it is supported by the votes of nor less than three-quarters of all the members of each House, and
at the final vote on it in each House, it is supported by the votes of at least three-quarters of all the members of each House; and
the Bill, after its passage through both Houses has been submitted to the electors qualified to vote for the elections of members of the House of Assembly and, on a vote taken in such manner as Parliament may prescribe the majority of the electors voting have approved the Bill.
after passing through both Houses, the Bill has been put to the electors who are qualified to vote in elections for members of the House of Assembly, and a majority of the electors who vote, in a vote held in the way Parliament sets out, have approved the Bill.
In this Article-
In this Article:
references to any of the provisions of this Constitution or the Bahamas Independence Act 1973 include references to any law that amends or replaces that provision; and
a reference to any provision of this Constitution or of The Bahamas Independence Act 1973 includes any law that amends or replaces that provision; and
references to the alteration of any of the provisions of this Constitution or The Bahamas Independence Act 1973 include references to he amendment, modification or re-enactment with of without amendment or modification, of that provision, the suspension or repeal of that provision and the making of a different provision in lieu of that provision, (5) No Act of Parliament shall be construed as altering this Constitution unless it is stated in the Act that it is an Act for that purpose.
a reference to altering any provision of this Constitution or of The Bahamas Independence Act 1973 includes amending, modifying or re-enacting that provision (with or without amendment or modification), suspending or repealing it, and making a different provision in its place. (5) An Act of Parliament is not to be read as altering this Constitution unless the Act states that it is an Act for that purpose.