Section 85
Main estimates
of State Legislative Assembly Standing Orders
(1)
Upon the main estimates being laid before the Assembly, they shall stand referred to the Committee of Supply.
(2)
The Speaker shall fix and provide the days for the consideration and discussion of the main estimates.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 83 (Annual
Budget Statement), the Member in charge shall give such notice of the days so allotted as shall permit not less than five clear days to elapse after the date of the notice and before the first allotted day.
(4)
In respect of any head of expenditure to be considered in Committee of Supply any Member may give notice of his intention to move an amendment to reduce by a token amount of RM100.00 the total sum to be allocated for any head of expenditure, or to reduce by the whole sum or by a token amount of RM10 the sum to be allocated for any head of expenditure in respect of any subhead or item therein. No amendment may be moved to any such amendment. Notice of any such amendment shall be given at least two clear days before the first allotted day.
(5)
No amendment to increase the sum to be allocated for any head of expenditure or that any traditional Head or subhead be included shall be moved except by a
Minister. Notice of any such amendment shall be given at least two clear days before the first allotted day.
(6)
The Speaker or in his absence the Deputy Speaker shall fix the time on any allotted day at which the consideration of any head of expenditure, in respect of which amendment stands on the Order Paper, shall, if not previously disposed of, be concluded. If the time so fixed is reached before the head concerned is disposed of, the Chairman shall forthwith put every question necessary to dispose of that head.
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(7)
In the case of each of expenditure, in respect of which an amendment stands on the Order Paper, the Chairman shall first call the title thereof. He shall then call upon the Member in whose name it stands to move the first amendment standing on the Order Paper in respect of that head and when that amendment has been disposed of shall in like manner call successively upon any other Members in whose names amendments to that head stand on the Order Paper.
(8)
An amendment in respect of an item shall be placed upon the Order Paper before an amendment in respect of the subhead of which that item forms part and an amendment in respect of a subhead shall be placed upon the Order
Paper before an amendment to reduce the total sum allocated for the head of which the subhead forms part. When notice has been given of several amendments in respect of the same item of subhead, or to reduce the total sum allocated for the same head, the amendment seeking the smallest reduction shall in each case be placed first on the Order Paper.
(9)
When every amendment standing on the Order Paper in respect of any particular head of expenditure has been disposed of the Chairman shall put the question,
“That the sum RM…………….. for head ………………. stand part of the
Estimates”, (or the amended question, “That the (increased) (reduced) sum of
RM……………. for head ………………… stand part of the Estimates”) and that question shall be decided without debate.
(10)
(a)
If every head of expenditure in respect of which an amendment stood upon the Order Paper has been disposed of at least five minutes before the end of the time permitted on the last allotted day, the Chairman shall proceed forthwith to put the question, “That the sum of RM ……………..
for head ……………… stand part of the Estimates” in respect of the remaining heads of expenditure and every such question shall be decided without debate.
(b)
When every head of expenditure has been disposed of, the Chairman shall put the question “That the sum of RM ………………. shall be
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supplied to the Government (to complete the sum necessary)* under the heads of expenditure for the public services shown in the Estimates (as amended) contained in Paper …………………” and the question shall be decided without debate.
(c)
Upon that question being agreed to, the Chairman shall say “Resolution to be reported” and shall leave the Chair without question put.
(11)
If any head of expenditure in respect of which an amendment stood on the Order
Paper is still under consideration five minutes before the end of the time permitted on the last allotted day, the Chairman shall forthwith put every question necessary to dispose of any amendment to that head which has already been moved and of the head itself. The Chairman shall then forthwith put every question necessary to dispose of every remaining head and the question upon the whole Estimates, no amendment or debate being permitted in respect of any such question; and upon the last question being agreed to, he shall say
“Resolution to be reported”, and shall leave the Chair without question put.
(12)
Upon the Assembly resuming, the Member in charge shall report ”That the
Committee of supply have come to a certain resolution”. The Clerk shall thereupon read the resolution and the Member in charge shall forthwith move,
“That the Assembly doth agree with the Committee on the said resolution”. The question upon the motion shall be put and decided without amendment or debate.