Section 53

Whenever a Member has been named by the Speaker or by the Chairman, immediately after the commission of the offence of disregarding the authority of the

Chair, or of persistently and willfully obstructing the business of the Assembly by abusing the rules of the Assembly, or otherwise, then, if the offence has been committed by such

Member in the Assembly a motion shall forthwith be proposed by a Minister present

“That Mr. ............................ be suspended from the service of the Assembly”, and the

Speaker shall forthwith put the question on the motion, no amendment, adjournment or debate being allowed; and, if the offence has been committed in Committee of the whole

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Assembly, the Chairman shall forthwith suspend the proceedings of the Committee and report the circumstances to the Assembly; and the Speaker shall on a motion being made as aforesaid forthwith put the same question, no amendment, adjournment or debate being allowed, as if the offence has been committed in the Assembly itself.

Not more than one Member shall be named at the same time unless two or more

Members, present together have jointly disregarded the authority of the Chair.

If a Member is suspended under the provisions of this Standing Order, he shall be directed by the Speaker to withdraw. His suspension shall last for such period as may be determined by the Assembly.

If a Member, or two or more Members acting jointly, who have been suspended under this Standing Order from the service of the Assembly, shall refuse to obey the direction of the Speaker to withdraw, when severally summoned under the orders of the Speaker by the Serjeant at Arms to obey such direction, the

Speaker shall call the attention of the Assembly to the fact that recourse to force is necessary in order to compel obedience to his direction. When the Member or

Members named by him as having refused to obey his direction has or have been removed from the Assembly he or they shall thereupon without any further question being put be suspended from the service of the Assembly during the remainder of the session.

Nothing in this Standing Order shall be taken to deprive the Assembly of the power of proceeding against any Member according to any provision of the law *

or under any other Standing Order.