If the National Council of Provinces does not reach a decision within 30 days of its first sitting after a law was referred to it, that law must be considered for all purposes to have been approved by the Council.
Ukuba iBhunga lesiZwe lamaPhondo alifikeleli sigqibeni kwisithuba seentsuku ezingama-30 lihlangene okokuqala emva kokuba umthetho othile wawusiwe kulo, loo mthetho mawuthathwe, ngokweenjongo zawo zonke, njengothe wamkelwa liBhunga eli.