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Show 168, ArL 40. On the occasion of the discussion and investigation of such measure as is mentioned in Art. 39, whether in the Assembly or in the Committee of Enquiry, notice shall be given by the Assembly to the re sponsible Minister, if any, concerned in the measure, that if possible he himself, or, if not, his Assistant Minister, shall be present in the Assembly, that the debate may take place in the presence of one or other of them. The draft of the [proposed] measure, with its additions, must be sent from ten days to a month before the time the of matters so (with exception added at the last moment) to the responsible Minister; and so likewise the day of its discussion must be determined beforehand. After the measure has been discussed in the and in case presence of the responsible Minister, approval of the Assembly, shall be offfcially transmitted in to the writing responsible Minister, so that he may take the necessary steps [to put it in force] it should, by a majority of votes, receive the it • Art. 41. If the with the Assembly excuses to it and ArL 42. tions on must give responsible about give a Minister cannot, for any reason, agree measure proposed by it, he must offer his it satisfaction. Should the National Consultative Assembly demand explana responsible Minister, the Minister in question which answer must not be postponed unnecessarily or any matter from the an answer, without plausfble reason, save in the case of secret measures, the secrecy of which for some definite period is to the advantage of the State and the People. In such cases, on the lapse of the definite period the Minister is bound to disclose this measure in the Assembly. On the Conditions Art. 43. regulating responsible the formation of the Senate. There shall be constituted another Assembly, entitled the Senate, conststtng of sixty Members, the sessions of which, after its con stitution, shall be complementary to the sessions of the National Consul tative Assembly. Art. 44. The Regulations of the Assembly. Senate must be approved by the National Consultative Art. 45. The Members of this Assembly shall be chosen from amongst the well-informed, discerning, pious and respected persons of Thirty of them shall be nominated on the part of His Imperial the Realm. Majesty (fifteen of the people Tihran, and fifteen of the people of the Provinoes), and thirty by the Nation (fifteen elected by the people of Tihran, and fifteen by the people of the Provinces). |
