PART V – ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR, SENATOR AND VISITING DIGNITARIES

6. (1) The Governor shall address the opening of each newly elected Assembly.

(2) At the conclusion of the Governor’s address, the sitting shall stand suspended or adjourned as the Speaker may direct until such time or to such day as may be specified by the Speaker.

Governor’s address on special sitting

7. (1) The Governor shall address a special sitting of the Assembly once every year and

may address the Assembly at any other time.

(2) The Speaker shall notify the Members of the place, date and time of a sitting under paragraph (1).

(3) Whenever the Speaker has been informed that the Governor will address a special sitting of Assembly on a specified day and time, then on that day, no motion for the adjournment of the Assembly shall be made before the time for which the Governor’s arrival has been notified.

Governor entering or leaving the Chamber

8. Members shall be called to order and stand in silence whenever the Governor enters or leaves the Chamber.

Governor’s address to the Assembly

9. (1) Whenever the Governor addresses the Assembly, the Speaker of the Assembly shall

take the seat on the right of the Governor and the Senator(s) of the County shall take the seat on the left of the Governor.

(2) When delivering an address to the Assembly, the Governor shall be heard in silence

and the address shall not be followed by any comment or question.

(3) Whenever the Governor delivers an Address, a Member may as soon as practicable thereafter, lay the Address on the Table of the Assembly following the reading of such Address.

(4) A Member may give a notice of Motion that “The Thanks of the Assembly be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in the Address of the Governor”; but debate on the motion shall not exceed four sitting days.

Address by the Senator or Visiting dignitary

10. (1) The Speaker may, in consultation with the Leader of the Majority Party and the

Leader of the Minority Party, allow the Senator of the County or a visiting Governor or other such visiting dignitary, to address the Assembly on such occasions as may be appropriate.

(2) Standing Order 24 (Governor entering or leaving Chamber) and paragraphs (1), (3)

and (4) of Standing Order 25 (Governor’s address to the Assembly) shall, with necessary modifications, apply to the Senator, visiting Heads of State and such other dignitaries.