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Standing Orders
Chapter 16 - Previous question
94 Form of previous question
(1) The previous question shall be put
in the form—That this question be not now put.
(2) The previous question cannot be
moved to an amendment, nor in committee, nor can an amendment be moved to it.
(3) The previous question temporarily
supersedes the original question and any amendment, but in debating it the
original question and any amendment may be debated.
95 Determination of previous question
(1) If the Senate resolves the previous
question in the affirmative, thereby resolving that the original question be
not now put, the original question and any amendment before the Senate are
thereby disposed of, and the Senate shall proceed to the next business.
(2) If the Senate resolves the previous
question in the negative, thereby resolving that the original question before
the Senate be now put, the question and any amendment shall be put forthwith,
without debate.
(3) When the previous question is moved
on any question consisting of a series of motions which are under discussion as
one motion, with the understanding that the questions be put on the motions
separately, the decision of the previous question, before the question on the
first of the motions is put, shall be taken to be conclusive in respect of all
of the motions.
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