“70. (1) There shall be a Committee of the Whole Assembly to be called the Finance Committee. The deliberations of Finance Committee shall not take place in public.

(2) The Finance Committee shall consider and report on all proposals for the expenditure from public revenue, including proposals for supplementary and unforeseen expenditure.

(3) The Finance Committee shall sit at such times as may be determined by the Chairman but, except in cases of emergency when shorter notice may be given, not less than 48 hours’ notice of each meeting shall be given to the members.

(4) The estimates shall, upon presentation to the Assembly, stand referred to the Finance Committee. By resolution the Assembly may, in its discretion, also refer to the said Committee any other matter or matters relating to expenditure.

(5) Minutes of the proceedings of the Committee to be kept by the Clerk shall record any division taken in Finance Committee and the names of all members voting for and against a question, or declining to vote.

(6) Notwithstanding Standing Order No. 10 (Presiding in the Assembly and in Committee) the Chairman of the Finance Committee shall be the Secretary responsible for Finance and in his absence such other Secretary as the Chief Secretary may nominate shall act as Chairman.

(7) When the Assembly is sitting, Finance Committee may meet as a Committee of the Whole Assembly and when the Assembly resolves itself into Finance Committee, the Finance Committee, when summoned by the Chairman thereof, may meet at any time when the Assembly is not sitting, and shall as far as possible, have the same powers and duties as the Finance Committee has when it functions in pursuance of the Assembly resolving itself into Finance Committee.

(8) The report of the Finance Committee on the amendments or points raised shall be presented to the Assembly by the Secretary for Finance or such other member as the Chief Secretary may designate who shall move that the report be adopted.”