Speaker, I move the draft resolution printed in my name on the Order Paper, as follows:
That the House -
1) notes that the Third Parliament initiated and passed the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act in 2009 (Act 9 of 2009);
2) further notes that a number of technical challenges have become apparent with the implementation of certain provisions of the Act;
(3) instructs the Standing Committee on Finance to review the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act with a view to introducing amending legislation if necessary, the Committee to -
(a) evaluate the application of the legislation including, but not limited to, the timeframes and sequencing associated with the different financial instruments and Bills, the procedures to be developed in the rules, and the functions and management of the Parliamentary Budget Office;
(b) report on any other matter related to the implementation of the Act;
(c) confer with the Standing Committee on Appropriations; and
(d) report to the National Assembly by 21 September 2012 on the progress that has been made.
Agreed to.