Procedure in Finance Committee

“71.(1) On the consideration of the Estimates in Finance Committee the clauses of the Estimate shall stand postponed until after consideration of the Schedule or Schedules.

(2) On consideration of the Schedules each Head of Expenditure shall be considered with the appropriate Estimate, and any reference in these Standing Orders to a Sub-Head or an Item mean a Sub-Head or an Item in the Estimates for the Head then under discussion.

(3) On the consideration of a Schedule, the Chairman shall call the title of each Head of Expenditure in turn, and shall propose the question “That the sum of $…………………….. for Head ………………………… stand part of the Schedule”, and unless an amendment is proposed under the provisions of the next succeeding Standing Order, a debate may take place on that question.

(4) When all the Heads in a Schedule have been disposed of, the Chairman shall put forthwith, without amendment or debate, the question “That the Schedule (as amended) stand part of the Estimate”.

(5) When every Schedule has been disposed of, the Chairman shall call successively each clause of the Estimates and shall forthwith propose the question “That the clause stand part of the Estimates and, unless a consequential amendment is moved, that question shall be disposed of without amendment or debate”.

(6) No amendment may be moved to any clause except any amendment consequential on an alteration in the total sum appropriated by any Schedule. Any such consequential amendment shall be moved by a Secretary only, and may be moved without notice, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith without amendment or debate. When the question on the last of any such amendments to a clause has been decided, the Chairman shall forthwith put the question “That the clause as amended stand part of the Estimates” and that question shall then be decided without amendment or debate.

(7) When the question upon every clause of the Estimates has been decided, the Chairman shall put the question to the Committee “That the Estimates (as amended) be reported to the Assembly”, which question shall be decided without amendment or debate. Upon such question being agreed to, the Chairman shall leave the Chair and the Assembly shall resume, and the member in charge of the Bill shall report it to the Assembly.”