Conduct of proceedings
Rule 35Right
to speak
35.1. No
member of the Assembly may speak unless called by the President.
Members shall speak from their places and shall address the President.
35.2. Except
as provided in Rules 36
and 37
, members wishing to speak in a debate
shall enter their names in the speakers’ register. The speakers’
list is the responsibility of the President.
35.3. A
speaker may not be interrupted, except that, with the permission
of the President, he or she may give way during his or her speech,
to allow another representative to put a question to him or her
on a particular point or to raise a point of order.
35.4. If
a speaker departs from the subject, the President shall call him
or her to order. If a speaker is called to order twice on the same
item of business, the President may, on the third occasion, forbid
him or her to speak on that item.
35.5. Rapporteurs
on an item of business may be called when they so request.
35.6. A representative
who wishes to make a personal statement shall be heard for no more than
two minutes at such time as the President may decide. No debate
may arise on a personal statement.
35.7. Comments on
any questions of procedure shall last not more than 30 seconds.
