STANDING ORDERS
OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
These
Standing Orders as amended and adapted up to
A.
E. BORG BARTHET
Attorney
General
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
S.O. No.
1. Interpretation
I. - Proceedings on the
Opening of a new Parliament or Session
2. Proclamation to be
read
3. Election of Speaker
4. Election of Deputy
Speaker
5. Members to take oath
6. President of
7. Address in Reply to
Speech
Debate theron
II.
- Sittings, Quorum, Adjournment and Closure
8. Days of meeting
9. Interruption of
business
10. Proceedings after hour of interruption
11. Quorum
12. House failing to meet on appointed day
13. Adjournment on matters of definite urgent public importance
14. Restrictions on dilatory motions
15. Dilatory motions in abuse of Standing Orders
16. Closure
III. - Arrangement of Business of the House
17. Routine of
business
18. Orders of the day to be read
19. Order of business on Government days
20. Orders of the day how disposed of
21. Questions to be decided by a majority of votes
22. Mode of giving notice
23. Notices etc. for next ensuing session
24. Revision of notices by Speaker
25. Same motion cannot be proposed again in same session
26. Questions may be put
Time for asking questions
27. Rules regarding questions and answers
28. Questions for oral answers
29. Number of questions allowed
30. Questions may be asked by deputy
31. Mode of asking questions
32. Questions answered verbally or in writing
33. Motions may be moved for absent Members
34. No motion to be moved on day of notice
When motion is to be considered as
withdrawn
35. Motions without notice
36. Questions of privilege
37. Motions not requiring to be seconded
38. When motions lapse
39. Motions or amendements may be withdrawn
40. Motion withdrawn may be again offered
41. When motions are superseded
42. Debate interrupted or superseded may be revived
43. Mode of proposing and putting motion
44. Power of selection
IV. - Order in the House
45. Member to address himself to the Chair
46. When two or more Members rise to speak
47. Member not to read his speech
48. Members to speak to question
49. Time limit of speeches
50. Personal explanation
51. Reserved speech
52. Member may not speak twice to a question
53. When a reply is allowed
54. Debate ceases when question fully put
55. Reflections upon votes of House
56. Members to sit down when Speaker or
Chairman rises during
debate
57. Irrelevance or repetiton
58. Motion that Member be not heard etc.
59. Use of President of Malta's name forbidden
60. Offensive words against the House or a
Member
61. Members not retracting, how dealt with
62. Proceedings upon questions of order
63. Disorderly conduct in House, how dealt with
Speaker may name a Member
Members suspended, to withdraw
64. Member named by the Speaker, how dealt with
Member may apologize
65. Member to withdraw while his conduct is
under debate
66. Contempt
67. Members guilty of contempt, how dealt with
68. Power of Speaker to adjourn House or
suspend sitting
V. - Financial Business
69. Recommendation by President of Malta, when
required
70. President of
VI. - Financial Business - Supply
71. Redress of grievances may be considered
When Speaker leaves the Chair without
question put
Financial Statement
Motion to go into Committee of Supply
Sittings allotted for consideration
of Estimates
No motions to be taken
At
At
72. Procedure in Committee of Supply
73. Motion for largest reduction first put
74. Order in which motions are to be taken
75. No debate allowed on preceding items
76. Question on original or reduced vote
77. Destination of votes cannot be altered
78. Vote may be postponed
79. Manner in which reductions are moved
80. Vote or item agreed to cannot be debated
81. Report from Committee of Supply
82. Estimates reported
Appropriation Bill
VII. - Divisions
83. Division may be demanded by a Member
84. Division, how taken
85. Votes shall be taken openly
86. In case of confusion or error House divides
again
87. Mistakes cor