not secure a seconder, it is said to fail co t -a ground and c.umot be discussed in the meeting, since it so clearR has D' support.
When a motion has been approved by the chairman, it is before the House' the chairman asks members to express their views or the sa-Members desirous of spea for or against the motion will be alloyed .m speak only once but tile mover is entitled to speak twice on his motion on Ye v, I tell he makes the proposal and once when he wishes to make a repls- to -ah
debate. At the discussion stage, if the l'ION ems convinced that his motion v as ill-advised. he may be allowed to withdraw his motiod provided Me seconder agrees to it and the meeting gives its assent. After the motion has bee
thoroughly discussed, the chairman puts it to vote if the meeting does not adopt it uttatlimously if the majority votes are cast in favour of the motion tlte chainZZan declares, "TIZe rotation 15 carved" and upon such a declaration the motion becomes a Resolution.
InteFrDptiorZs of Deb Zte. When a motionisucnder discussion, tile debate may be intemZpted, with a view to modifying the motion or to stopping the discussion or for getting the whole proposal shelved, by meams of the: :
: -l. Amendments; 2. Formal orDilatoryMotions; and 3. Points of Order. Amendments. An atnendiuent may be defined as--An alteration proposed to be made in the text of the original motion before it has been put to vote. A motion may be a mended in several ways:
(a) By stri out words; - (b) By inserting words;
(c) By stri out certain words and snbstitllting other words;
(d) By altering the position of words.
An amendment can only be proposed by a member tvho has not alreadNspoken on the main motion either by way of debate or by proposing a.-. amendmT.cut thereof No amendment can be proposed of 'Fonnal or Dilatory Motions' (discussed later). AZI amendmentntZay be Moved without am preions notice and need not be in writing and SCCOTT ii d but once moved it cannot be
ithdrayvn the consent of the meeting.
The amendment must amend, i.e., improve or modify the main moDor. and must not alter the or global motion in such a way as to m. ke it altog -h a new motion. It must not be a eon Iter proposal OT must not negate the on
proposal, since negation is to be determined by vote It must be de ir -e. shot andin the atfmmative. The manner in which amendment to a pa. or r can be snowed can best be explained by means of an illus -ati-.
us suppose that the following motion has been moved bv a member: . hat Sir P. K N7aish of Daryagan;, Dellu, be and is hereby appointed excitor of the company for the ensuing vear at a remuneration to be fixed bit the managing director "
Amendment No. 1: "That Hle words to befrxedby the managing director be replaced by the words of Rupees 5, 000 ayear "
Amendment No. 2: "That the wordsforthe ensurhgyearbe substituted by the words.for the year 1994-95.
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