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164 On the Duties of the Assembly and Art. 15. and its Limitations Rights, The National Consultative Assembly has the right in all questions to propose any measure which it regards as conducive to the well­ being of the Government and the People, after due discussion and deliberation thereof in all sincerity and truth; and, having due regard to the majority of complete confidence and security, after it has received the approval of the Senate, by means of the First Minister of the State, so that it may receive the Royal Approval and be duly carried out. votes, to submit such measure, in Art, 16. All laws necessary to strengthen the foundations of the State and Throne and to set in order the affairs of the Realm and the establishment of the Ministries, must be submitted for to the National Consulta­ approval tive Assembly. Art, 17. The National Consultative arises, bring forward such modification, completion or abrogation approval of the Senate, shall submit it for . Assembly shall, when occasion shall be necessary for the creation, of any Law, and, subject to the measures as the Royal Sanction, so that due effect may thereafter be given to it. Art. 18. The regulation of all Budget, all changes financial matters, the construction and in .fiscal arrangements, the acceptance regulation of the of all incidental and subordinate rejection expenditure, as also the new Inspectorships [of Finance] which will be founded by the Government, shall be subject to the approval of the Assembly. or Art. 19. approval, The Assembly has the right, after the to demand from the Ministers of State that Senate has given its effect shall be given to the measures thus approved for the reform of the finances and the facilitation of co-operation between the different departments of the Govern­ ment by division of the departments and provinces of Persia and their governments. Budget of each Ministry shall be concluded during the of each year for the following year, and shall be ready fifteen Art. 20. latter half The days before the Festival of the Nawruz.