Parliamentary Programme Framework 2005

(The Government of South Africa)

Summary

An outline of the parliamentary programme for 2005.

FIRST TERM

SECOND TERM

17 January – 15 April 2005 (11 weeks)

Leave period	1 – 7 Jan
Constituency period	10 – 14 Jan
Committees / Members’ Training	17 Jan– 10 Feb
Joint Rules Committee (Provisional)	2 Feb (Whole day)
President’s state-of-the-nation address	11 Feb
Debate on President’s state-of-the-nation address	14 Feb
Budget speech (Appropriation Bill) (NA)	23 Feb
Committees / Plenaries	24 Feb– 11 Mar
Plenaries / Extended Public Committees	14 – 18 Mar
Constituency period [Easter weekend 25 – 27 March]	21 Mar– 1 Apr
Plenaries / Extended Public Committees	4 Apr– 15 Apr
Constituency period	18 Apr– 13 May

16 May – 24 June 2005 (6 weeks)

Committees / Members’ Training	16 – 27 May
Plenaries	30 May – 24 Jun
Constituency period	27 Jun– 31 Jul

Bills submitted by the following deadlines will be passed by the end of the second term:

Note:

Consideration of the programme after 31 July will be determined by the Joint Programme Committee in the first half of 2005.
Provision will be made for two meetings of the Joint Rules Committee per term.

Explanatory Notes:

In order for a bill to meet the deadline, it must comply with all relevant rules, and a certified manuscript must be received by Parliament.
The calculations for the deadlines are based on the following formula:

Six week legislative Cycle for NCOP and five week period for the NA in respect of section 76 bills, and a further three weeks for technical preparation at introduction and committee stage, which results in fourteen parliamentary working weeks.

Bills submitted by the above deadline will be passed by the end of the second term subject to the translation being available before scheduled debates.

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