4.2 In terms of section 74(5) of the Constitution, the Thirteenth Amendment Bill was- (a) published in the national Gazette for public comment; and (b) submitted to the provincial legislatures for their views. On 29 June 2007 written submissions received from the public and provincial legislatures on the Thirteenth Amendment Bill were submitted to the Speaker of the Assembly and the Chairperson of the NCOP by the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development in terms of section 74(6)(a) and (b) of the Constitution, for tabling in the Assembly and the NCOP, respectively. Those written submissions were referred to the Committee by the Speaker of the Assembly and to the Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Affairs by the Chairperson of the NCOP.