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Clause Suggested by Professor F.R. Scott to be
Added to the B.N.A. Act providing a method of
Amendment.

Sec. 148.

1. Any provisions of this Act except these enumerated
in subsection 2 hereunder may be amended by a maj-
ority vote of the members of both houses of the
Dominion Parliament assembled in joint session.

2. The following provisions of this Act, namely,

Section 51
Section 51a,
Section 92, ss. 1
Section 92, ss. 12,
Section 92, ss. 13 except those portions
thereof assigned to the Dominion Par-
liament by Section 91 as from time to
time amended by the method of subsec-
tion 1 above,
Section 93,
Section 133,

and this Section, may be amended by a majority vote
of the members of both houses of the Dominion Par-
liament assembled in joint session, with the subse-
quent assent of all the provinces.

3. A province shall be deemed to have assented to an
amendment unless, within one year from the vote in
the joint session of the Dominion Parliament, it
has notified the Secretary of State for Canada that
a majority of the members of its legislature have
voted against such assent being given; provided that
so long as the Legislature of Quebec shall consist
of two houses the majority vote shall be taken at a
joint session of the Legislative Assembly and the
Legislative Council.