Acts

Rules of Procedure

XV RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Article 219

The National Assembly shall consider reports submitted by the Constitutional Court about the state and problems of adherence to the Constitution and legislation in the Republic, opinions and advice of the Constitutional Court about the necessity of adopting and/or amending laws and/or undertaking other measures to safeguard constitutionality and legality.
The National Assembly may finish such consideration by moving onto the agenda or by adopting an appropriate conclusion.
The National Assembly may inform the Constitutional Court of conclusions reached following consideration of reports, opinions and advice of the Constitutional Court.

Article 220

Any motion made by an entity authorised to make such motion, or any decision to institute proceedings for assessing compliance of a law with the Constitution, or compliance of another regulation or by-law adopted by the National Assembly with the Constitution and other laws, shall be forwarded by the Chairperson of the National Assembly to the Legislative Committee and the Government.
The Legislative Committee shall consider a motion made by any entity authorised to make such motion, or any decision to institute proceedings for assessing compliance of a law with the Constitution, or compliance of another regulation or by-law adopted by the National Assembly with the Constitution and other laws, within not less than fifteen (15) days.
If the Legislative Committee should be of the opinion that motion made by an authorised proposer should not be accepted, because, in the Committee's opinion, the act whose compliance with the Constitution or laws is being challenged is indeed in compliance with the Constitution or law, it shall inform the Constitutional Court of its opinion, and of the reasons for rejecting the motion.
If the Legislative Committee should decide that a review of provisions contained in a law whose compliance with the Constitution has been challenged is justified, it shall propose to the National Assembly to consider a motion for assessing compliance of such law with the Constitution, and a conclusion that the Government or the appropriate Ministry should draft a Bill to amend and/or modify such law.
The National Assembly may ask the Constitutional Court to suspend proceedings until such time as amendments and/or modifications should be made to a contested law.