Papers

“22. (1) Every paper shall be presented by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary or Leader of Assembly Business and its presentation shall be recorded in the Minutes of Proceedings.

(2) The member presenting a paper may make a short explanatory statement not exceeding five (5) minutes of its contents.

(3) All Papers presented to the Assembly including any address to the Assembly by His Excellency, the President, or the Prime Minister shall be ordered to lie upon the Table of Assembly without question put, and any motion for the printing thereof as Assembly Paper shall be determined without amendment or debate.

(4) The Presiding Officer shall cause to be presented all papers required in law to be laid from bodies and authorities that do not fall within the purview of a Secretary’s responsibility.

(5) All Instruments made under the authority of any law, if required to be laid before the Assembly shall be laid on the Table of the Assembly as soon as possible.”