Section 8
Exempted Business
of State Legislative Assembly Standing Orders
(1)
A Motion may be made, without notice by a Minister at the commencement of public business or at any time between 3.15 p.m. and 3.45 p.m., to be decided without amendment or debate to the effect either:-
(a)
that the proceedings on any specified business be exempted at this day’s sitting from the provisions of Standing Orders Nos. 2 and 3; or
(b)
that the proceedings on any specified business be exempted at this day’s sitting from the provisions of Standing Orders Nos.2 and 3 for a specified period after the moment of interruption.
(2)
If a motion made under the preceding paragraph be agreed to the business so specified shall not be interrupted if it is under discussion at the moment of interruption, may be entered upon at any hour and if under discussion when the business is postponed under the provisions of any Standing Order, may be resumed and proceeded with after the moment of interruption and in either case be continued after the time appointed for the termination of a sitting.
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Provided that business exempted for a specified period shall not be entered upon or be resumed after the expiration of that period and, if not concluded earlier shall be interrupted at the end of that period and the relevant provisions of
Standing Order No. 3 (Moment of Interruption) shall then apply.
(3)
Not more than one motion under paragraph (1) of this Standing Order may be made at any one sitting.
(4)
When the business exempted is disposed of after the moment of interruption, the remaining items of business standing on the Order Paper shall be dealt with according to the provisions applicable to business taken at the moment of interruption.
(5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of any Standing Order, if Members have under the provisions of Standing Order No.5 (Adjournment Speeches) obtained the right to raise matters on the motion for the adjournment and if the business standing on the Order Paper has been disposed of or dealt with at or after the moment of interruption a Minister shall move the adjournment of the Assembly, and if the Assembly has not previously resolved to adjourn, the Speaker shall, at the expiration of one hour after that motion has been made, adjourn the
Assembly without putting any question.