S.L. const.2 Art. 126Meetings of standing committees and select committees.

(1) Notice of meetings of standing committees and of select standing committees shall be given to the Clerk of the House before 1 p.m. of the day previous to that appointed for the meeting by the chairman of the committee.

(2) A committee to which a bill or other business has been committed shall meet to consider such business on the day and at the hour named by the Chairman thereof or by the Standing Committee on House Business. If the consideration of the business is not concluded at that sitting the committee shall meet further to consider the business on such day and time as may be decided by the committee or as may have been previously directed by the Standing Committee on House Business.

(3) If a committee is not previously adjourned, the chairman shall adjourn the committee without putting any question at the hour of interruption of business: Provided that:

(i) if in the opinion of the chairman, the proceedings on the bill or other business may be concluded by a short extension of the sitting, he may postpone the Adjournment of the committee to not later than fifteen minutes after the hour of interruption of business;

(ii) if in accordance with an order given pursuant to item

(i) of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of standing order 120C, proceedings are required to be concluded at the time when the chairman is required to adjourn the committee under this paragraph, he shall not adjourn the committee until the question for the closure of the debate, the question or questions consequent thereon and on any further motion as provided in that order, have been decided.