Post by Akbar on Mar 1, 2019 17:38:37 GMT
The Imperial Legislative Council issues this document in an effort to regulate the procedure of passing proposals through the Houses as Imperial Legislative Council Firmans.
Proposals
1. Any citizen may bring a proposal for discussion before the Imperial Legislative Council through the Citizen's Hall.
2. The Speaker of the Diwan-i-Aam may schedule a vote on any proposal being discussed in the Citizen's Hall as permitted by law. The Lord Speaker of the Diwan-i-Khas may schedule a vote on any proposal passed by the Diwan-i-Khas as permitted by law.
3. If, before a vote on a proposal begins, at least half the members of the concerned House object, with a sufficient reason, to the decision of the any of the Speakers to schedule it, the Speaker in question must cancel the scheduled vote.
4. If a number of members of the Council equal to or exceeding one third of the number of votes required to achieve quorum for any legislative vote motion that a vote should be held on a proposal before any House, then the Speaker in question must schedule a vote on that proposal to begin as soon as permitted by law.
5. It remains the concerned Speaker's duty to carry proposals from the Citizen's Hall to the Diwan-i-Aam and from the Diwan-i-Aam to the Diwan-i-Khas if the necessary conditions for the proposal to move ahead are met. This duty must be carried out as soon as the Speaker is able.
Voting
1. No more than one legislative votes may take place simultaneously at any time in each House.
2. Unless otherwise required by law, votes of the Houses will last for a minimum of one and a maximum of seven days.
3. The Speaker in question will, at the beginning of a vote of the House, decide its duration as permitted by law.
4. If a number of members of the Council equal to or exceeding one third of the number of votes required to achieve quorum for any legislative vote object to the duration of a vote of the House decided by the Speaker in question before the conclusion of the vote, then that vote will last for the maximum duration permitted by law.
5. If at the conclusion of a vote quorum has not been achieved, then the Speaker may extend the duration of the vote to the maximum permitted by law.
6. The Speaker in question may decide the quorum requirements for any proposal, as long as the quorum requirements are not specified by another body or piece of legislation.
7. According to the Constitution, a full House is required for the amendment of the Constitution.
Deputy Speaker and Vacancies
1. The Speaker may, at their discretion, appoint a member of the concerned House as Deputy Speaker. The Speaker may, at their discretion, remove an existing Deputy Speaker.
2. Unless otherwise specified by law, the Speaker may delegate any of their powers and duties to the Deputy Speaker. Delegation under this section does not relieve the Speaker of any of their powers and duties. Any provisions of law related to the powers and duties of the Speaker, when exercised by the Deputy Speaker under the provisions of this clause, shall apply to the Deputy Speaker.
3. When there is a vacancy or absence in the position of Speaker, the Deputy Speaker will assume the powers and duties of the office of the Speaker for the duration of the vacancy or absence, respectively. When there is simultaneously a vacancy or absence in the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, the House member who is available, has the longest period of citizenship, does not decline the position, and is not otherwise prohibited by law will assume the powers and duties of the office of the Speaker for the duration of the simultaneous vacancy or absence.
4. A citizen's period of citizenship is defined as the amount of elapsed time since that citizen's most recent approved citizenship application without an interruption.
