(1) Any member may move a resolution relating to a matter concerning the administration of the Zila Parishad.
(2) The Chairman shall decide on the admissibility of a resolution and shall disallow any resolution which, in his opinion contravenes any of the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder. The decision of the Chairman on the question of admissibility of such a resolution shall be final.
(3) The resolution shall not contain arguments, inferences, ironical expressions or defamatory statements nor they shall refer to the Character or the conduct of any person in his public capacity.
(4) No resolution can be moved in respect of any matter subjudice in any court of law including the judicial function of the Gram Panchayat.
(5) Notice of a resolution shall be in writing and signed by the person, moving it.
(6) A member, who wishes to move a resolution shall give at least six clear day’s notice of his intention to do so and shall, alongwith the notice, submit a copy of the resolution which he wishes to move:
Provided that the Chairman may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, allow a resolution to be entered on the list of business with a notice shorter than six days.
(7) If the member moving the resolution is absent, the resolution standing in his name shall be considered to have been withdrawn.
(8) Every resolution which has been moved shall be seconded by a member, otherwise it shall not be taken up for discussion.
(9) The discussions on a resolution shall be strictly limited to the subject of the resolution:
1. Sub-rule (6) substituted vide Notification No. PCH-HA(1)19/2008-II., dated 24 th October, 2017, published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 31 st October, 2017, pp.7483-7485.
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Provided that routine resolutions regarding periodical statements and proceedings of standing committees of a Zila Parishad may be put before the meeting by the Chairman without having been moved or seconded by the members.
(10). A member while speaking, shall not ---
(i) comment on any matter on which a judicial decision is pending;
(ii) make a personal charge against any member or against any other person who is not present in the house.
(iii) use offensive expressions about the conduct of proceedings of Parliament, or of the Legislature of any State, or of any other Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti or Gram Panchayat.
(iv) Utter defamatory words; or
(v) use his right of speech for the purpose of obstructing the business of the Zila Parishad.