Assembly

Legislature

Tobago

Job Location: Tobago

Common Seal

Agreement between the Leader of Assembly business and Minority Leader

Rules in cases not provided for by Standing Orders

Suspension of Standing Orders

Amendment of Standing Orders

Broadcasting and the Opportunity to Respond

Press

Strangers

Report of Debates

Employment of Members in Professional Capacity

Absence of Members

Premature Publication of Evidence

Procedure in Select Committees

Constitution and Chairman of Select Committees

Special Select Committee

Regulations Committee

Public Accounts Committee

Committee of Privileges

House Committee

Standing Orders Committee

Sessional Select Committee

Amendments to heads of Estimates in Finance Committee

Procedure in Finance Committee

Finance Committee

Bills containing substantially the same Provisions

Withdrawal of Bills

Custody of Bills and Introductions thereof into Parliament

Third Reading of bills

Procedure on Bills reported from Select committee

Recommittal of Bills reported from Committee of the Whole Assembly

Procedure on Reporting of Bills from Committee of the Whole Assembly

Procedure in Committee of the Whole Assembly on Bills

Functions of Committees on Bills

Committal of Bills

Second Reading of Bills

Printing and Circulation of Bills

Appointment of Days for Stages of Bills

Introduction and First Reading of Bills

Divisions

Collection of Voices

Decisions on Questions

Order in the Assembly and in Committee

Responsibility for Rules of Order in the Assembly and in Committee

Time Limit of Speeches

Rules for Members not Speaking

Closure of Debate

Anticipation

Scope of Debate

Content of Speeches

Interruptions

Right to Reply

Time and Manner of Speaking

Amendments to Motions – How Moved and Put

Withdrawals of Motions

Motions not Moved or Seconded

Seconding of Motions and Amendments

Moving of Motions

Privilege Motion

Dispensing with Notice

Exemption from Notice

Period of Notice

Amendments or Motion , Notice of

Questions for Debate

Arrangement of Public Business

Statements by Secretaries or Assistant Secretaries

Personal Explanation

Chief Secretary’s Question

Manner of Asking and Answering Question

Contents of the Questions

Notice of Questions

Nature of the Questions

Papers

Actions on Petitions

Announcement of Petitions and Responses

Petitions

Adjournment on Definite Matters of Urgent Public Importance

Adjournment of the Assembly

Order of Business

Quorum

Sittings of the Assembly

Fixed Recess

Duties of the Clerk

Leader of Assembly Business

Request of Deputy Presiding Officer to Preside

Absence of the Presiding Officer

Presiding in the Assembly and in Committee

General Authority of the Presiding Officer

Procedure for Election

Election of Deputy Presiding Officer

Appointment of Councillors

Appointment of a Minority Leader

Election of Chief Secretary and Deputy Chief Secretary

Election of Presiding Officer

Purpose

The Tobago House of Assembly Legislature Secretariat provides members of the Tobago House of Assembly with professional procedural support and efficient administrative services in an apolitical manner in order that they may effectively perform their functions.

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