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(4) Standing order 69(b) be suspended for the remainder of this Assembly and the following temporary order operate:

"Time limits for debates and speeches

Subject Time

69. (b) Motion for adjournment of the Assembly to terminate sitting

Whole debate 30 minutes

Each Member 5 minutes".

(5) Standing order 74 be amended by adding the following temporary order:

"74. Provided that at 2.30 pm on each Wednesday and Thursday the Speaker shall interrupt the business before the Assembly in order that questions without notice shall be called on; and

(a) if a vote is in progress at the time fixed for interruption, that vote, and any vote consequent upon that vote, shall be completed and the result announced; and

(b) the Speaker shall fix the time for the resumption of the debate on any business under discussion and not disposed of at the time of interruption:

Provided further that on each Wednesday and Thursday, Presentation of papers; Ministerial statements, by leave; and Matters of public importance follow Questions without notice in the ordinary routine of business.".

(6) Standing order 77 be suspended for the remainder of this Assembly and the following temporary order operate:

"Executive and private Members' business - precedence of

77. Executive business shall, on each day of sitting, have precedence of all private Members' business, except that on sitting Wednesdays private Members' business shall have precedence of Executive business until two hours after the time fixed for the meeting of the Assembly.".

(7) Standing order 78 be suspended for the remainder of this Assembly.

(8) Standing order 79 (Matter of Public Importance) be amended for the remainder of the Assembly by omitting "4 hours" and substituting "2 hours".


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