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Constitution of a quorum for the Assembly

Resolution 217 (1961)

Author(s):
Parliamentary Assembly
Origin
Assembly debate on 28th September 1961 (19th Sitting) (see Doc. 1348, Report of the Committee on Rules of Procedure). Text adopted by the Assembly on 28th September 1961 (19th Sitting).

The Assembly,

Having regard to the provisions of Article 26 of the Statute and Rule 36 of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly;

Having regard to Resolution 7, dated 8th December 1951, revising the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly;

Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee on Rules of Procedure on replacing deceased Representatives by Substitutes, Doc. 192, adopted by the Assembly on 18th December 1953,

Resolves that :

1. by quorum should be understood an absolute majority of the number of Representatives who in accordance with the Statute make up the Assembly;

2. since the number of Representatives making up the Assembly is fixed at 138 by Article 26 of the Statute, the quorum for the Assembly is 70.