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A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
IN INDONESIA

Even though the Declaration No. X allowed KNIP to exercise all of MPR
and DPR’s legislative powers, but BP, which was KNIP’s executive board,
would only exercise part of Article 3 of the 1945 Constitution relating to
GBHN as described on October 20, 1945. Of the three DPR functions,
BP’s obligations were limited to the council’s function in establishing laws
with the government. The details of BP’s obligations were as follows:

The fourth (4 ) KNIP’s Plenary 1. Together with the President establish the GBHN.
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Session KNIP in Solo.
2. Proposed a bill (RUU) and, together with the President, establish the
(Source: Pantja Raja, 15 March 1946)
laws.
3. Provide amendments to the bills proposed by the government and
together with the President establish such laws.

Both in its existing function (as contained in the Declaration No. X) and
new function (i.e. to accept ministers’ accountability), BP had succeeded
in issuing eight decrees right until KNIP’s Plenary Session II. Of the eight

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