PART XXVIII - AMENDMENT OF STANDING ORDERS

Proposals for amendment by the House Business and Rules Committee

224. The House Business and Rules Committee may at any time propose amendments to these Standing Orders.

Amendment on the initiative of a Member

245. (1) A Member may, with the support of at least two other Members, request the

House Business and Rules Committee to consider an amendment to the Standing Orders.

(2) A request under paragraph (1) shall be in writing and shall-

(a) contain the text of the proposed amendment and the justification for the proposal;

(b) contain the names and signatures of the Members supporting the request;

(c) be lodged with the Speaker.

(3) The Speaker shall, if satisfied that the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met, forward the request to the House Business and Rules Committee.

(4) The House Business and Rules Committee shall, within twenty-one days of the receipt of a request under paragraph (3), consider the request and table a report in the Assembly containing the amendments proposed in the request and the recommendations of the committee on each such proposal.

(5) The Assembly shall consider the proposed amendments to the Standing Orders as reported from the House Business and Rules Committee on a Motion that “The report of the Procedure and House Rules Committee be approved”.

(6) Standing Order 142 (Procedure on Bills reported from Committee of the whole Assembly) shall apply to a Motion to approve the report of the House Business and Rules Committee on the amendments proposed to the Standing Orders.

Periodic review of Standing Orders

246. At least once in every term of Assembly, not later than six months to the end of the term, the House Business and Rules Committee shall review the Standing Orders and make a report to the Assembly recommending the Standing Orders, if any, to be amended.

Consideration of reports of House Business and Rules Committee

247. (1) Upon the Tabling of a report of the House Business and Rules Committee under Standing Orders 244 and 245, the procedure set out at Standing Order 245 (5) and (6) shall apply with the necessary modifications.

(2) Amendments to the Standing Orders proposed under this Part shall, upon approval by the Assembly, take effect at the time appointed by the Assembly.