24Procedural motions

24 Procedural motions

(1)  The following motions or their negatives are procedural motions:

(a) that the motion be now put;

(b) that the matter be deferred;

(c) that the matter of the motion be referred to a committee;

(d) that the meeting be now adjourned;

(e) that the meeting be a closed meeting.

(2)  Regulation 18(1) and (2) apply to a procedural motion.

(3)  The chairperson is to –

(a) consider a procedural motion in precedence over all other business; and

(b) accept or reject that motion.

(4)  If the chairperson of a meeting accepts a procedural motion –

(a) no discussion on the procedural motion is to be allowed; and

(b) the procedural motion is to be put to the vote.

(5)  If the chairperson of a meeting rejects a procedural motion, the chairperson is to give reasons for the rejection.

(6)  A councillor at a meeting must not move a motion of dissent against a ruling by the chairperson under subregulation (3) .

(7)  Despite subregulation (4)(a) , if the procedural motion is that the meeting be now adjourned, the chairperson is to allow discussion on, and only on, the date, time and place of resumption of the meeting.

(8)  If the chairperson of a meeting rejects a procedural motion or the vote in respect of a procedural motion is lost, the chairperson –

(a) is to allow discussion on the original motion to be resumed; and

(b) is not to permit a similar procedural motion to be moved until at least one councillor has addressed the meeting on the original motion.