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RULES OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-HONGKONG

(4) Every bill intended to affect, or benefit some particular person, associatio or corporate body shall in accordance with Clause XXVII of the Royal Instruction of the 14th February, 1917, contain a section saving the riglits of His Majesty th King, His Heirs and Successors, all bodies politic and corporate, and all others excep such as are mentioned in the bill, and those claiming by, from, and under them.

31.-RELEVANCY OF AMENDMENTS

(1) When any bill, or clause of a bill, or motion, is under consideration in th Council or a committee thereof, an amendment may be proposed to such bill, clau or motion if it be relevant to the bill, clause or motion to which it is proposed.

(2) An amendment may be proposed to any amendment proposed from th chair if it be relevant to the original amendment.

(3) In committee on a bill a new clause or schedule may be proposed if it b relevant to the subject matter of the bill, and an amendment may be proposed to if the amendment may be relevant to the new clause or schedule.

(4)

An amendment, or a new clause or schedule, shall not require notice. (5) The President, or the Chairman as the case may be, may require an proposed amendment to be handed to the Clerk in writing.

32. SECONDING OF MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS

A motion or amendment shall not be proposed from the chair in Council unles it shall have received a seconder, but in committee a seconder shall not be require for any amendment or for any new clause or schedule.

33.—METHOD OF PUTTING THE QUESTION ON AMENDMENTS

Subject to the provisions of paragraph (7) of Standing Order 27 upon ar amendment to leave out words and insert other words instead of them a questio shall first be proposed from the chair "that the words proposed to be left ou stand part of the question," and if that question be negatived, the question for th insertion of the alternative words shall then be proposed, provided that on con sideration of a bill in committee the Chairman shall if possible put as the tes question on an amendment only such words as will not prevent a subsequen amendment which is in order from being moved. If the question so proposed b negatived the words proposed by the amendment to be left out shall be deemed be left out without further question.

34. WITHDRAWAL OF MOTIONS OR AMENDMENTS

When any motion or amendment has been proposed from the chair, it may be withdrawn at the request of the mover if, on the President, or in committee th Chairman, asking whether it be the pleasure of the Council or committee that the motion or amendment be withdrawn, a dissenting voice be not raised thereto.

35.-PUBLICATION OF EVIDENCE

The evidence taken before any committee of the Council and any document presented to such committee which have not been reported to the Council shall no be published by any member of such committee or by any other person, excep with the permission of the President.

36.-PRACTICE OF PARLIAMENT

(1) In cases of doubt the Standing Orders of this Council shall be interprete in the light of the relevant practice of the Commons House of Parliament of Grea Britain and Northern Ireland.