S.L. const.2 Art. 64Member named by the Speaker, how dealt with.

(1) Whenever any member shall have been named by the

Speaker or the Chairman immediately after the commission of the offence of disregarding the authority of the Chair or of abusing the rules of the House by persistently and wilfully obstructing the business of the House or otherwise, then, if the offence has been committed by such member in the House, the Speaker shall forthwith put the question, on a motion being made, no amendment, Adjournment or debate being allowed, "That such member (naming him) be suspended from the service of the House"; and if the offence has been committed in a committee of the whole House, the chairman shall forthwith suspend the proceedings of the committee and report the circumstances to the House; and the Speaker shall thereupon put the same question on a motion being made, without amendment, adjournment or debate, as if the offence had been committed in the House itself. If any member be suspended under this order, his suspension on the first occasion shall continue for a week, on the second occasion for a fortnight and on the third or any subsequent occasion for one month.

(2) Provided that on receiving from the member so suspended a written and approved expression of regret, to be entered in the minutes of the proceedings of the House, the Speaker shall lay the same before the House and on motion made forthwith put the question for the discharge of the order of suspension without amendment or adjournment, whereupon, if the question passes in the affirmative, the order shall be discharged and the member re-admitted; provided always that suspension from the service of the House shall not exempt the member so suspended from serving on any standing committee or select committee to sit on which he may have been appointed previous to his suspension; provided also that not more than one member shall be named at the same time, unless several members, present together, have jointly disregarded the authority of the Chair.