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Standing Orders of The Assembly

1

Purpose
2

Election of Presiding Officer
3

Election of Chief Secretary and Deputy Chief Secretary
4

Appointment of a Minority Leader
5

Appointment of Councillors
6

Election of Deputy Presiding Officer
7

Procedure for Election
8

General Authority of the Presiding Officer
9

Presiding in the Assembly and in Committee
10

Absence of the Presiding Officer
11

Request of Deputy Presiding Officer to Preside
12

Leader of Assembly Business
13

Duties of the Clerk
14

Fixed Recess
15

Sittings of the Assembly
16

Quorum
17

Order of Business
18

Adjournment of the Assembly
19

Adjournment on Definite Matters of Urgent Public Importance
20

Petitions
21

Announcement of Petitions and Responses
22

Actions on Petitions
23

Papers
24

Nature of the Questions
25

Notice of Questions
26

Contents of the Questions
27

Manner of Asking and Answering Question
28

Chief Secretary’s Question
29

Personal Explanation
30

Statements by Secretaries or Assistant Secretaries
31

Arrangement of Public Business
32

Questions for Debate
33

Amendments or Motion , Notice of
34

Period of Notice
35

Exemption from Notice
36

Dispensing with Notice
37

Privilege Motion
38

Moving of Motions
39

Seconding of Motions and Amendments
40

Motions not Moved or Seconded
41

Withdrawals of Motions
42

Amendments to Motions – How Moved and Put
43

Time and Manner of Speaking
44

Right to Reply
45

Interruptions
46

Content of Speeches
47

Scope of Debate
48

Anticipation
49

Closure of Debate
50

Rules for Members not Speaking
51

Time Limit of Speeches
52

Responsibility for Rules of Order in the Assembly and in Committee
53

Order in the Assembly and in Committee
54

Decisions on Questions
55

Collection of Voices
56

Divisions
57

Introduction and First Reading of Bills
58

Appointment of Days for Stages of Bills
59

Printing and Circulation of Bills
60

Second Reading of Bills
61

Committal of Bills
62

Functions of Committees on Bills
63

Procedure in Committee of the Whole Assembly on Bills
64

Procedure on Reporting of Bills from Committee of the Whole Assembly
65

Recommittal of Bills reported from Committee of the Whole Assembly
66

Procedure on Bills reported from Select committee
67

Third Reading of bills
68

Custody of Bills and Introductions thereof into Parliament
69

Withdrawal of Bills
70

Bills containing substantially the same Provisions
71

Finance Committee
72

Procedure in Finance Committee
73

Amendments to heads of Estimates in Finance Committee
74

Sessional Select Committee
75

Standing Orders Committee
76

House Committee
77

Committee of Privileges
78

Public Accounts Committee
79

Regulations Committee
80

Special Select Committee
81

Constitution and Chairman of Select Committees
82

Procedure in Select Committees
83

Premature Publication of Evidence
84

Absence of Members
85

Employment of Members in Professional Capacity
86

Report of Debates
87

Strangers
88

Press
89

Broadcasting and the Opportunity to Respond
90

Amendment of Standing Orders
91

Suspension of Standing Orders
92

Rules in cases not provided for by Standing Orders
93

Agreement between the Leader of Assembly business and Minority Leader
94

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