sl/const.2 (S.L. const.2)

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1. Art. 1 Title.
2. Art. 2 Standing Orders of the House of Representatives.
3. Art. 3 Election of Speaker.
4. Art. 4 Election of Deputy Speaker.
5. Art. 5 Members to take oath.
6. Art. 6 President of Malta’s speech.
7. Art. 7 Address in reply to speech. Debate thereon.
8. Art. 8 Days of meeting.
9. Art. 9 Interruption of business.
10. Art. 10 Proceedings after hour of interruption.
11. Art. 11 Quorum.
12. Art. 12 House failing to meet on appointed day.
13. Art. 13 Adjournment on matters of definite urgent public importance.
14. Art. 14 Restrictions on dilatory motions.
15. Art. 15 Dilatorymotionsin abuse of standing orders.
16. Art. 16 Closure.
17. Art. 17 Routine of business.
18. Art. 18 Orders of the day to be read.
19. Art. 19 Order of business on Government days.
20. Art. 20 Orders of the day how disposed of.
21. Art. 21 Questions to be decided by a majority of votes.
22. Art. 22 Mode of giving notice.
23. Art. 23 Notices etc., for next ensuing session.
24. Art. 24 Revisionofnotices by Speaker.
25. Art. 25 Same motion cannotbeproposed again in same session.
26. Art. 26 Questions may be put. Time for asking questions.
27. Art. 27 Rules regarding questions and answers.
28. Art. 28 Question for oral answer.
29. Art. 29 Number of questions allowed.
30. Art. 30 Questions may be asked by deputy.
31. Art. 31 Mode of asking questions.
32. Art. 32 Questions answered verbally or in writing.
33. Art. 33 Motions may be moved for absent members.
34. Art. 34 No motion to be moved on day of notice. When motion is to be considered as withdrawn.
35. Art. 35 Motions without notice.
36. Art. 36 Questions of privilege.
37. Art. 37 Motions not requiring to be seconded.
38. Art. 38 When motions lapse.
39. Art. 39 Motions or amendments may be withdrawn.
40. Art. 40 Motion withdrawn may be again offered.
41. Art. 41 When motions are superseded.
42. Art. 42 Debate interrupted or superseded may be revived.
43. Art. 43 Mode of proposing and putting motion.
44. Art. 44 Power of selection.
45. Art. 45 Member to address himself to the Chair.
46. Art. 46 When two or more members rise to speak.
47. Art. 47 Member not to read his speech.
48. Art. 48 Members to speak to question.
49. Art. 49 Time limit of speeches.
50. Art. 50 Personal explanation.
51. Art. 51 Reserved speech.
52. Art. 52 Member may not speak more than once to the same question.
53. Art. 53 When a reply is allowed.
54. Art. 54 Debate ceases when question fully put.
55. Art. 55 Reflections upon votes of House.
56. Art. 56 Members to sit down when Speaker or the Chairman rises during debate.
57. Art. 57 Irrelevance or repetition.
58. Art. 58 Motion that member be not heard, etc.
59. Art. 59 Use of President of Malta’s name forbidden.
60. Art. 60 Offensive words against the House or a member.
61. Art. 61 Members not retracting, how dealt with.
62. Art. 62 Proceedings upon questions of order.
63. Art. 63 Disorderlyconduct in House, how dealt with. Speaker may name a member. Members suspended to withdraw.
64. Art. 64 Member named by the Speaker, how dealt with.
65. Art. 65 Member to withdraw while his conduct is under debate.
66. Art. 66 Contempt.
67. Art. 67 Members guilty of contempt, how dealt with.
68. Art. 68 Power of Speaker to adjourn House or suspend sitting.
69. Art. 69 Recommendation by President of Malta, when required.
70. Art. 70 President of Malta’s recommendation, how communicated.
71. Art. 71 Redress of grievances may be considered. When Speaker leaves the Chair without question put. Financial Statement. Motion to go into Committee of Supply. Sittingsallottedfor consideration of Estimates. No motions to be taken. At 9 p.m. the chairman reports progress. At 9 p.m. on last dayquestionputon
72. Art. 72 Procedure in Committee of Supply.
73. Art. 73 Motion for largest reduction first put.
74. Art. 74 Order in which motions are to be taken.
75. Art. 75 No debate allowed on preceding items.
76. Art. 76 Question on original or reduced vote.
77. Art. 77 Destination of votes cannot be altered.
78. Art. 78 Vote may be postponed.
79. Art. 79 Manner in which reductions are moved.
80. Art. 80 Voteoritemagreed to cannot be debated.
81. Art. 81 Report from committee of supply.
82. Art. 82 Estimatesreported. Appropriation bill.
83. Art. 83 Division may be demanded by a member.
84. Art. 84 Division how taken.
85. Art. 85 Votes shall be taken openly.
86. Art. 86 In case of confusion or error House divides again.
87. Art. 87 Mistakes corrected in report.
88. Art. 88 Member may not vote unless present when question is put.
89. Art. 89 No member precunarily interested may vote.
90. Art. 90 Enactments in Maltese and English.
91. Art. 91 Introduction of a bill.
92. Art. 92 First reading and printing.
93. Art. 93 Stages of bills.
94. Art. 94 Publication of bills in Gazette.
95. Art. 95 Amendments to second reading. Principle of bill discussed on second reading.
96. Art. 96 Bill committed after second reading.
97. Art. 97 House resolves itself into a Committee on bill.
98. Art. 98 Clauses read in Committee.
99. Art. 99 What amendments are admissible.
100. Art. 100 Principle not discussed in Committee.
101. Art. 101 New clauses in Committee.
102. Art. 102 Report of progress.
103. Art. 103 Report of bill.
104. Art. 104 Recommittal. When recommittal is opposed.
105. Art. 105 Amendments on recommittal or third reading. No discussion on third reading.
106. Art. 106 Reading of bills.
107. Art. 107 Same bill not to be introduced more than once in same session.
108. Art. 108 Chairman of Committees.
109. Art. 109 House resolves itself into Committee.
110. Art. 110 Quorum.
111. Art. 111 Absence of quorum.
112. Art. 112 Report of no quorum to Speaker.
113. Art. 113 Procedure in Committee.
114. Art. 114 Committee may only consider matters referred to it.
115. Art. 115 Motion to report progress.
116. Art. 116 Report to the House.
117. Art. 117 Report of progress.
118. Art. 118 Report how brought up.
119. Art. 119 In case of disorder Speaker resumes the Chair.
120. Art. 120 Speaker to resume the Chair in case of message from President of Malta. Re-numbered and
121. Art. 120A Appointment of standing committees.
122. Art. 120B Appointment of other standing committees.
123. Art. 120C The Standing Committee on House Business.
124. Art. 120D The Standing Committee on Privileges.
125. Art. 120E The Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
126. Art. 120F The Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs.
127. Art. 120G The Standing Committee on Social Affairs.
128. Art. 120H The Standing Committee on Family Affairs.
129. Art. 120I The Standing Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs.
130. Art. 120J Standing Committee on Health.
131. Art. 120K Standing Committee on Petitions.
132. Art. 120L The Standing Committee on Gozo Affairs.
133. Art. 120M The Standing Committee on Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence Affairs.
134. Art. 120N The Standing Committee on Education.
135. Art. 121 Appointment of select committees.
136. Art. 122 Number of members.
137. Art. 123 Notice of names of members.
138. Art. 124 Manner of ballotting for committee.
139. Art. 125 Willingness of members to attend to be ascertained.
140. Art. 126 Meetings of standing committees and select committees.
141. Art. 127 List of members serving.
142. Art. 128 Quorum.
143. Art. 129 Mover of committee may be a member thereof.
144. Art. 130 Election of committee chairman.
145. Art. 131 Proceedings of committee to be recorded.
146. Art. 132 Power to send for witnesses, papers and records. Substituted: Resolution 198 of 1995.
147. Art. 133 Proceedings and report to be signed.
148. Art. 133A Billsreferredtothe standing committees.
149. Art. 134 Report of bill by chairman.
150. Art. 135 Every committee to report to the House.
151. Art. 136 Report brought up.
152. Art. 137 Strangers.
153. Art. 138 Not to sit while House is sitting.
154. Art. 139 Counsel to conform to rules made by chairman.
155. Art. 140 Form of petition.
156. Art. 141 No application for grant of money, etc.
157. Art. 142 To be in Maltese or English.
158. Art. 143 Reference to debate or intended motion.
159. Art. 144 By whom petitions may be presented.
160. Art. 145 To be deposited with Clerk for one day.
161. Art. 146 Number of signatures to be ascertained.
162. Art. 147 To be perused by member in charge.
163. Art. 148 Procedure for member in charge.
164. Art. 149 No debate on presentation.
165. Art. 150 Reference of petitions to standing committeeorselect committee.
166. Art. 151 Presiding in the House.
167. Art. 152 The Speaker relieved by the Deputy Speaker.
168. Art. 153 Vacancy in office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker
169. Art. 154 Appointment of Deputy Chairman of Committees.
170. Art. 155 Members to leave addresswithClerk.
171. Art. 156 Attendance of members.
172. Art. 157 Leave of absence.
173. Art. 158 Members on leave of absence.
174. Art. 159 Members absent without leave.
175. Art. 160 Members entering or leaving the House.
176. Art. 161 Privileges.
177. Art. 162 Clerk of the House and other officers.
178. Art. 163 Absence of the ClerkoftheHouse.
179. Art. 164 House may summonpersonsto give evidence.
180. Art. 165 Admission of strangers.
181. Art. 166 Behaviour of strangers.
182. Art. 167 Tickets of admission.
183. Art. 168 Power of Serjeant at Arms.
184. Art. 169 Where strangers cannot be admitted.
185. Art. 170 Withdrawal of strangers.
186. Art. 171 Minutes of proceedings.
187. Art. 172 Custody of records.
188. Art. 173 Journals of the House.
189. Art. 173A Broadcasting of Parliamentary proceedings.
190. Art. 174 Members may take extracts from papers tabled.
191. Art. 175 Duties of the Clerk of the House.
192. Art. 176 Office hours during recess.
193. Art. 177 Acts: assent and enrolment.
194. Art. 178 Clerical error discovered in any bill.
195. Art. 179 Words of enactment.
196. Art. 180 Rules observed in the enactment of laws.
197. Art. 181 Reports, etc., ordered to be tabled.
198. Art. 182 Reports, etc., presented by command.
199. Art. 183 Delivery of papers to members.
200. Art. 184 Messages from the President of Malta.
201. Art. 185 How dealt with.
202. Art. 186 Verbal messages.
203. Art. 187 How proposed.
204. Art. 188 Address to Her Majesty.
205. Art. 189 Address to the President of Malta.
206. Art. 190 Presentation of Address to the President of Malta.
207. Art. 191 Whenpresentedby the whole House.
208. Art. 192 President of Malta’s reply.
209. Art. 193 Messages how acknowledged.
210. Art. 194 Suspension of standing orders upon motion without notice.
211. Art. 195 Suspension of standing orders upon motion after notice.
212. Art. 196 Limitation of suspension of standing orders.
213. Art. 197 Usages of House of Commons when to be followed.