Article 54 of the Constitution of South Africa

Verbatim text

member of the National Assembly, may, subject to the rules and orders of the Assembly, attend and speak in the Assembly, but may not vote. [S. 54 substituted by s. 3 of the Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001.] Powers of National Assembly

What this means

The index files this text under article 54 of the Constitution of South Africa.
The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 4 — PARLIAMENT”.
The passage runs to about 43 words.
Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“The President, and any member of the Cabinet or any Deputy Minister who is not a member of the National Assembly, may, subject to the rules and orders of the Assembly,”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.

The index gives this passage an article number but stores a body fragment where a heading would be, so the number could not be cross-checked against the text. Check it against the official Constitution before relying on it in a citation.

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