to a partlcu ar motion can be moved ,md there inay be an amendment to alter another aunendrnent but an amendment will be allowed to he amended only once and it cannot be moved to that part of the motion whicl. has already been amended. When a number of amrendmer.rs to the original motion have been moved and they are accepted for consideration, the ch'airmtul has discretion to decide Hhe order in .vhich they would be disposed ol by the meet illg one by one. Generally he deals with them in the order in which they affect the words of the motion contrnencing at the first word.
When any amendment is put for consideration before the meeting, discussion on the main motion will stop and discussion on the amendment starts. A member can speak only once at this stage in espectr e of whether has alrettdN spoken on the main notion or not. AT or an adequate discussion he been held on the amendnr ent, it is put to vote If the amendment is can Ed, it is incorporated in the original mouon The altered motion is technically called a .rubstanfive motion. Tlus substantive motion is then put before the meeting if the amendment is lost discussion on the original motion is resumed but if the substantive motion is lost. the original motion cannot be nevivecd and the meetbg w ould proceed on m its next business.
It mar be added tl at generali. no .:.. endment is perrmssible to a special resolution Howeyer,ffthetextofthepl-oposed special resolution is in tact set opt in the notice or annexed statement, and the y ords "with such amendrnemc. ff am: as the meeting nlay make' have been added thereto, then a special resolution Cavl be amended, provided the aunendmcnt is fair and reasonable and does not substantially alter 11 e nature of the business intended in the original resolution. Again, if The tutanimons consent of all the shareholders can be obtained to the waiver of notice of a special resolution in its substantially or even radically amended form, then such a resolution can be validly passed as a special resolution.
IFormrd Motions. For net motions constitute the legitimate means of interruption of debate. They are moved for the purpose of prevenbng or delaying or speeding up the discussion on a motion. Such motions are also h7oNvn as Diafory,fohors or Procedural Emotions. Formal motions need not be in wnting, nor do these require any previous notice. They may be moved by any member but they have to be seconded. It is to be noted that such cannot be amended. :
Previous tiuection. The cG .e of Precious ucst-cr: mu. en is i set aside the loam Dlonon Under ciscuss -':. It is put in the form 3, -I .; e queshGn he not t on part it can be proliosea IN hen au of it inal or sub :3 :-. e plot ioTi is DC fore the ;neetingbut not v hen the amelldmenris under dis c it553 C n This ;notiozz can be moved oaly by a nTember NVhC 13.1s not alreadv sDoke!l o n the original nnot on .md no aniend .cnt is ailmved ,o it, it taices piececence overall amc3ldzlze3lts Tl.e discussimtis diverted if tlze Cizainnan is satisf;ed abOl;t tilC gemziner!-ss of the motior' (e.g smne ;uerrbers might become hostile to the origirzaZ nTotion) he puts it to - ote rf th.. Previous Question: moion is camed t Te main motion is shelved so ar as that meeting at le 3st is concerned Tn case it is lost, the original r.lohon is pnt to vote imrnediately withont fur her discussion
3. Proceed tO ne-Nt bu$iness. The obiect oithis motion is simiiar to llze Previous Question it jS put in the forhl 'Ihot the neehn do proceed .o Ihe next husi.Tess,' Such mouons are generalh,: moved witen a member feels that the main rnotiorz under discllssioD is of iiitle importmce and suffcieTIt important items of business remain to be f ransacted The illQDiOTI is put to vote and, if it is carricd, thc origiDal motion is dropped at once lf it is lost, discussion on the main notiml is resumed
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