An amendment to the Legislative Procedure Act has been passed on June 29th, 2020

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Legislative Procedure Act
An Act to define the procedural rules of the Assembly

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Legislative Rules

(7) Any legislator may motion to cancel voting and withdraw a bill that has been brought to a vote so revisions can be made. The Chair may cancel voting on the bill, provided that there is a reason deemed sufficient by the Chair and has no objection within 24 hours of the motion being made and seconded. Should the motion and seconding be made within the final 24 hours of voting, the legislation shall not pass or fail until the Chair makes a ruling on the motion.

(8) Should any bill, resolution or amendment fail to become law, any proposal which is judged by the Chair as being substantially similar to that failed legislation shall be prevented from going to vote for two weeks after the closure of the vote. The Chair may waive this restriction should a legislator motion for them to do so, provided that there is a reason deemed sufficient by the Chair and has been no objection within 24 hours of the motion being made and seconded.

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Powers and Responsibilities of the Chair

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(7) The Chair may waive the mandatory debate period remaining on a particular piece of legislation should a legislator motion for them to do so, provided that there is a reason deemed sufficient by the Chair and has been no objection within 24 hours of the motion being made and seconded.                    

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The Legislative Procedure Act was amended on 13 November 2020 by discretionary powers.

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Legislative Procedure Act

An Act to define the procedural rules of the Assembly

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The Legislative Procedure Act was amended on 4 January 2021 using the Chair's discretionary powers.

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Legislative Procedure Act

 

An Aact to define the procedural rules of the Assembly

1. Legislative Rules

(1) Any legislator may propose a bill, resolution, or appointment, which will be debated and refined collectively in the aAssembly under the guidance of the Chair.

2. Powers and Responsibilities of the Chair

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(4) The Chair may correct typographical errors, grammatical errors, naming or formatting inconsistencies at any time, as long as these corrections do not alter the original intent of the law, following a three day period in which the corrections are presented to the aAssembly for comments. Any such corrections must be recorded with the legislative history of each law.

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Articles 1 and 2 of the Legislative Procedure Act were amended using the Chair's discretionary powers (debate thread) on 27 January 2022 as follows:

Legislative Procedure Act

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1. Legislative Rules

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(7) Any legislator may motion to cancel voting and withdraw a bill that has been brought to a vote so revisions can be made. The Chair may cancel voting on the bill, provided that there is a reason deemed sufficient by the Chair and has no objection is raised within 24 hours of the motion being made and seconded. Should the motion and seconding be made within the final 24 hours of voting, the legislation shall not pass or fail until the Chair makes a ruling on the motion.

(8) Should any bill, resolution or amendment fail to become law, any proposal which is judged by the Chair as being substantially similar to that failed legislation shall be prevented from going to vote for two weeks after the closure of the vote. The Chair may waive this restriction should a legislator motion for them to do so, provided that there is a reason deemed sufficient by the Chair and has no objection is raised within 24 hours of the motion being made and seconded. 

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2. Powers and Responsibilities of the Chair

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(7) The Chair may waive the mandatory debate period remaining on a particular piece of legislation should a legislator motion for them to do so, provided that there is a reason deemed sufficient by the Chair and has no objection is raised within 24 hours of the motion being made and seconded.

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