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RULES OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-HONGKONG

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28. If any amendment be proposed and seconded, it shall be con. Order in which sidered before the original question. If an amendment of a proposed should be enter- amendment be moved and duly seconded, it shall be considered first. tained.

29. Any amendinent moved and seconded may be required by the Proposed President to be committed to writing by the Mover and delivered to the amendments to Clerk.

be committed to

writing.

decided by

Governor to

30.-All questions proposed for debate in the Legislative Council question to be shall be decided by the majority of votes, and the President shall have majority. an original vote in common with the other Members of the Council, and have original also, if upon any question the votes shall be equal, a casting vote.

and casting

vote.

31.-On a division, the roll of Members present shall be read by Manner of vot- the Clerk, who shall record the votes, beginning with the Junior Member. ing.

Each Member shall in his turn give his vote in the distinct terms

"Aye" or "No."

The Clerk shall then read out the result, mentioning the total number of votes for and against respectively.

32.-Any Member who dissents from the opinion of the majority Dissent. may, if he give notice forthwith of his intention to do so, lay upon the table a statement of the grounds of his dissent, either at the same meet- ing, or at the next ordinary meeting after the confirmation of the Minutes.

33. After a question has been put by the President no further No discussion discussion thereupon shall be allowed.

after question

put.

34. Strangers may be present in the Council Chamber during Strangers. debates; but shall withdraw when called upon to do so by the Presiden: Member taking notice of their presence. Any stranger expressing approbation or disapprobation shall be immediately removed under the supervision of the Clerk.

on any

authority.

35.-It shall be the duty of the President on his own authority to President's enforce all these Rules: and when the President addresses the Council, any Member speaking shall immediately resume his seat.

ORDINANCES

36.—In the making of Laws the Governor and the Council shall Rules and Re- observe, as far as practicable, the following Rules:-

gulations under which Ordin-

enacted.

(1) All Laws shall be styled "Ordinances," and the enacting auces are to be words shall be, "enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Form of enact- with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council ing Ordinances thereof.'

""

and methodi-

(2) All Ordinances shall be distinguished by titles, and shall be Ordinances to

divided into successive clauses or paragraphs, numbered be numbered consecutively, and to every such clause there shall be cally arranged. annexed in the margin a short summary of its contents. The Ordinances of each year shall be distinguished by consecutive numbers, commencing in each year with the number one.

37.-The Mover of a Bill, on moving the first reading thereof, shall Introductory state the object and intention of the measure and the reasons on which speech. it is founded.

38. After such motion has been seconded by another Member, the First reading. Bill shall be read a first time. The President may address the Council on the first reading of a Bill should he desire to do so, but no further discussion shall be permitted.

39.-On the first reading of a Bill, the Clerk shall read only the only title to be title of it.

read.

40. Except as provided for in Rule 48, every Bill shall be published Publication in the Gazette for general information after having been read a first time.

after first read-

ing.

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