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Regulations for the control of business at meetings of the League:-
RULES OF DEBATE
1. Each member on speaking shall rise and address the Chairman and his speech must be relevant to the issue. The question of relevance shall be decided by the Chairman. If two or more members shall rise to speak at the same time the Chairman shall decide who is the priority to speak.
2. When the Chairman arises to speak no one shall continue standing or speaking until the Chair has been resumed.
3. A member shall not speak more than once on any motion, amendment, or point of order except by permission of the Chairman or by leave of the meeting, subject to the right of reply to the mover of the original motion.
4. The mover of every original resolution or motion shall have the right to reply to objections or queries raised against the resolution or Motion.
5. Any motion or amendment once made and seconded shall not be altered or withdrawn without the consent of the Chairman or Meeting, without discussion.
6. When an amendment is moved on a proposition, no further amendment shall be moved until the first is disposed of, but any number of amendments may be brought forward in succession.
If an amendment is affirmed it shall form the proposition under consideration, whereupon further amendments can be moved. The mover of the amendment which is affirmed shall be entitled to speak in reply in the event of further amendments being proposed.
7. An amendment shall be either :-
a. To leave out words;
b. To insert words;
c. Or to omit words in order to insert others.
8. No member shall be permitted to move or second more than two amendments on any motion.
9. Members will be allowed up to a maximum time of five minutes to speak on any motions or amendments or points of order, except with the permission of the Chairman.
10. The decision of the Chairman upon any point of order, shall be final.
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