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Bills are published in the Government Gazette.

A 30-day limit before a Bill is presented in Parliament is provided in Standing Order 72.3 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly.

Section 87(6) and 89 (2) of Botswana Constitution; and the Standing Orders of the National Assembly.

Sometimes the entire text is published. In other instances, only the proposed changes are published.

Section 89.2 of the Botswana Constitution, and Standing Order 72.3 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly.

Consultation depends on each Ministry. They are free to open a consultation process and the scope of such consultation is determined by them.

http://www.elaws.gov.bw/

In the updated loose-leaf volumes of the Laws of Botswana, which may be purchased from the Government Printing Office.

All new bills, acts, statutory instruments and government notices are published weekly in the Government Gazette. Further, CDs containing the soft copies of the laws can be purchased from the company contracted to update the loose-leaf volumes. Last year, this company was Blackhall (Pty) Ltd. This year, the contractor is Lexis Nexis (Pty) Ltd.