Constitution

Morocco 2011 Constitution

Table of Contents

Title XIII. Of the Revision of the Constitution

Article 172

The initiative of the revision of the Constitution belongs to the King, to the Head of Government, and to the Chamber of Representatives and to the Chamber of Councilors.

The King can submit directly to referendum the bill of revision of which He takes the initiative.

Article 173

The proposal of revision emanating from one or several of the members of one of the two Chambers of Parliament may only be adopted by a vote with the majority of two-thirds of the members who compose it.

This proposal is submitted to the other Chamber which adopts it with the same majority of two-thirds of the members who compose it.

The proposal of revision emanating from the Head of Government is submitted to the Council of Ministers, after deliberation in the Council of Government.

Article 174

The bills and proposals of revision of the Constitution are submitted by Dahir to referendum.

The revision of the Constitution is definitive after having been adopted by way [vole] of referendum.

The King can, after having consulted the President of the Constitutional Court, submit by Dahir to Parliament a bill of revision of certain provisions of the Constitution.

The Parliament, convoked by the King in joint Chambers, approves it with the majority of two-thirds of the members of the Parliament.

The Internal Regulations of the Chamber of Representatives establishes the modalities of application of this provision.

The Constitutional Court controls the regularity of the procedure of this revision and proclaims the results.

Article 175

No revision may infringe the provisions relative to the Muslim religion, on the monarchic form of the State, on the democratic choice of the Nation or on [those] acquired in matters of [the] freedoms and of fundamental rights inscribed in this Constitution.