The government of the province has introduced a bill into the legislature to make the recycling of household garbage mandatory. Once it has passed third reading, the next step is that it must be

A) sent to the relevant committee for clause-by-clause study.
B) given royal assent by the Lieutenant-Governor.
C) debated in principle by the members of the legislature.
D) sent to the Senate for approval.
E) amended and prepared for its final reading.

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Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Once a bill has passed its third reading in the legislature, the next step in the legislative process is for it to be given royal assent by the Lieutenant-Governor (or the Governor General at the federal level in some countries), which is the formal approval required for the bill to become law.

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