28Personal explanation at meeting

28 Personal explanation at meeting

(1)  The chairperson of a meeting may allow a councillor to explain a matter of a personal nature in the absence of a motion on the matter if, in the opinion of the chairperson, it is in the interests of the councillor and the council, or the council committee, to do so.

(2)  An explanation –

(a) is not to include reference to any matter that, in the opinion of the chairperson, is irrelevant to the explanation; and

(b) although it may be referred to in debate, is not to be the subject of debate.