Hon House Chair, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that a letter has been received from the President of the Republic informing the National Assembly that he has reservations about the constitutionality of the Protection of State Information Bill [B 6D - 2010];
2) further notes that the President is referring the Bill back to the National Assembly for reconsideration in terms of section 79(1) of the Constitution, 1996; 3) establishes an ad hoc committee to consider and report on the President's reservations and the Bill in terms of Joint Rule 203, the committee to -
a) consist of 12 members as follows: ANC 7; DA 2; Cope 1; IFP 1 and other parties 1;
b) exercise those powers in Rule 138 that may assist it in carrying out its task; and
c) take into account the proceedings and all the work of the previous ad hoc committee established to consider the Bill; and
4) sets the deadline by which the committee must report at 31 October 2013.
Agreed to.
Hon members, the Protection of State Information Bill [B 6D - 2010] and the President's reservations thereon are therefore referred to the Ad Hoc Committee on the Protection of State Information Bill for consideration and report in terms of Joint Rule 203.