WPPC - Secretariat

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Council at work

0.1	Petitions
0.2	Questions which anticipate vocal or written answers
0.3	Limitations to asking questions
0.4	Condolencese
0.5	Permission to be absent
0.6	Personal Explanations
0.7	Emergency proposals for privilege matters
0.8	Charter Creation

Submission of Bills

The copies of the bill should be submitted to the Secretary of the Council along with the certificate as prescribed in council regulation 37.

The Secretary of the Council presents it to the Chairman who in turn should decide whether the bill is in order and confirms to the relevant laws and regulations. If it is in order the bill will be included in the agenda.

01.	First reading
	When the number of the relevant item in the agenda is mentioned, the relevant Minister or any other Minister on his behalf will read out the name of the bill and state that such a bill is to be presented. Then the Secretary will read the preface to the bill. This is the first reading of a bill.
02.	Second reading
	The second reading of a bill takes place one full week after the first reading. At the second reading there can be a debate about it in the House. It should only relate to principles relating to the bill. At the conclusion of the second reading of the bill is passed with or without a division the House will be converted to a committee for the purpose of discussion the bill. The Leader of the House or a Minister can propose that the Council be converted to a full committee’. At the committee stage of the Council each clause of the bill should be discussed separately. At this stage amendments can be introduced. A proposal for such an amendment need not be seconded. After considering all the sections of the bill in this way, the Committee reverts to its original status of a Council.
03.	Third Reading
	The third reading has to be proposed by a Minister and at this stage amendments cannot be introduced. Once the bill is passed with or without a division the Chairman will duly declare it as a lawful charter. Subsequently the charter will be send up to the Governor and once his approval is received, the relevant Minister will gazette it in the Government gazette to say that it will be effective from the day that it was approved by the Governor.