The Local Government (Statutory Transition Committees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Amendments

18.—(1) When a proposal is under debate at any meeting of the statutory transition committee, an amendment or further proposal shall not be received, except as in sub-paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) The amendment must be relevant and within the scope of the notice convening the meeting. The amendment must not negate the proposal or be inconsistent with anything already agreed upon at the same meeting. An amendment must relate solely to the proposal which it purports to amend, and not be in effect a new proposition on a different matter, and must not lay a greater burden on the meeting than the original proposal. When an amendment upon an original proposal has been moved, the question to be put shall be “That the amendment be made”. Where any amendment is agreed, the question to be put shall be “That the proposal, as amended, be agreed”. Where any amendment is rejected, the question of the substantive proposal shall be put.

(3) Any member of the statutory transition committee who has not already spoken to any proposal or amendment then under debate may move “that the committee do now adjourn”. Such a proposal must be seconded, but it need not be reduced to writing. The mover and seconder shall not speak beyond formally moving and seconding the proposal, which shall be put to the vote without debate.

(a) In the event of the proposal for the adjournment being carried, the chairperson shall (unless stated in the proposal) fix the date for the adjourned meeting for the continuation of the debate on the proposal or amendment under discussion at the time of the adjournment, and for the transaction of the remaining business (if any) on the agenda for the meeting so adjourned.

(b) A second proposal “that the committee do now adjourn” shall not be made within 30 minutes, unless in the opinion of the chairperson the circumstances are materially altered.

(4) Any member of the statutory transition committee who has not already spoken to any proposal or amendment then under debate may move “that the debate be adjourned”. Such a proposal must be seconded, but it need not be reduced to writing. The mover and seconder shall not speak beyond formally moving and seconding it.

(a) Before putting to the meeting a proposal “that the debate be adjourned”, the chairperson shall call on the mover of the proposal or amendment under discussion to reply on the question of adjournment and, after such reply, which will not prejudice the right of the mover of a proposal to reply on the original question, shall put the proposal for adjournment of the debate to the vote without further debate.

(b) If the proposal be carried, the committee shall proceed to the next business on the agenda, and the discussion of the adjourned debate shall be resumed at the next meeting of the statutory transition committee unless a special meeting of the committee shall be called for the purpose.

(c) On resuming an adjourned debate, the member who moved its adjournment shall be entitled to speak first. A second proposal “that the debate be adjourned” shall not be made within half-an-hour. A member shall not move or second more than one proposal for the adjournment of the same debate.

(5) Any member who has not already spoken to any proposal or amendment then under debate may move “that the question be now put”. Such a proposal must be seconded, but it need not be reduced to writing. The mover and seconder shall not speak beyond formally moving and seconding it.

(a) If the chairperson is of the opinion that the subject before the committee has been sufficiently discussed, they shall put the proposal “that the question be now put” to the vote without debate and if same is carried the proposal or amendment under discussion shall be put to the committee.

(b) A second proposal “that the question be now put” shall not be made on the discussion of the same question within half-an-hour.

(c) A member shall not move or second more than one proposal “that the question be now put” on the discussion of the same question.

(6) Any member of the statutory transition committee who has not already spoken to any proposal or amendment then under debate may move, “that the committee do proceed to the next business”. Such a proposal must be seconded, but it need not be reduced to writing. The mover and seconder shall not speak beyond formally moving and seconding the proposal which shall be put to the vote without debate.

(a) When a proposal is carried “that the committee do proceed to the next business”, the question under discussion shall be considered as dropped.

(b) A second proposal “that the committee do proceed to the next business” shall not be made on the same question within 30 minutes

(c) A member shall not move or second more than one proposal “that the committee do proceed to the next business” on the discussion of the same question.