54. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, any question proposed for decision in the National Assembly shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.

(2) On a question proposed for decision in the National Assembly, the person presiding in the Assembly shall -

(a) if he is the Speaker, have a casting vote but not an original vote; or

(b) if he is not the Speaker, have both an original vote and a casting vote.

(3) The standing orders of the National Assembly may make provision under which a member who votes upon a question in which he has a direct pecuniary interest shall be deemed not to have voted.