Constitution of Urabba Parks/Section 53

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Powers of the Houses in respect of legislation

(1)  Proposed laws appropriating revenue or moneys, or imposing taxation, shall not originate in a House of the Parliament other than the House of Ordinaries (an upper House). But a proposed law shall not be taken to appropriate revenue or moneys, or to impose taxation, by reason only of its containing provisions for the imposition or appropriation of fines or other pecuniary sanctions, or for the demand or payment or appropriation of fees for licences, or fees for services under the proposed law.

(2)  An upper House may not amend proposed laws imposing taxation, or proposed laws appropriating revenue or moneys for the ordinary annual services of the Government.

(3)  An upper House may not amend any proposed law so as to increase any proposed charge or burden on the people.

(4)  An upper House may at any stage return to the House of Ordinaries any proposed law which the upper House may not amend, requesting, by message, the omission or amendment of any items or provisions therein. And the House of Ordinaries may, if it thinks fit, make any of such omissions or amendments, with or without modifications.

(5)  Except as provided in this section, each upper House shall have equal power with the House of Ordinaries in respect of all proposed laws.