Amendment of certain provisions in the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly - Procedural motions

Resolution 380 (1968)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

Assembly debate on 25 September 1968 (15th Sitting) (see Doc. 2418, report of the Committee on Rules of Procedure). Text adopted by the Assembly on 25 September 1968 (15th Sitting).

The Assembly,

1. Having regard to Resolution 366 (1968) on the amendment of certain provisions in the Rules of Procedure ;

2. Having regard to the report of the Committee on Rules of Procedure (Doc. 2418) ;

3. Considering it advisable to amend and amplify the provisions in the Rules of Procedure concerning procedural motions,

4. Resolves to amend Rule 33 (Procedural motions) so as to read as follows :

4.1 "A Representative shall have a prior right to speak if he asks leave :

a to move the previous question [(1) The effect of adopting the previous question is to remove the subject of the debate from the Assembly Register.] or a dilatory motion [(2) The effect of adopting adilatory motion is to defer thedebate until such time as oneormore conditions relating to thetext under discussion are fulfilled.] which, unlessthe President decides otherwise, shall be in order only if lodged in writing at least six hours before the start of the debate ;

b to move the adjournment of the Assembly [(3) The effect of adjourning the Assembly is to raisethe sitting.] or of adebate [(4) The effect of adjourning the debate is to bring up the next item on the orders of the day for immediate discussion.] ;

c to move the closure of a debate [(5) The effect ofclosure of a debate is to halt discussion and, where appropriate, to have the text or texts before the Assembly voted on immediately.] ;

d to move reference to committee.

None of these procedural motions may be tabled more than once during the course of adebate.

(Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 to remain as they stand.)

5. In addition, a Representatives shall have a prior right to speak if he asks leave to call the attention of the Chair to a breach of order or an abuse of the Rules of the Assembly."