(1) When a motion or amendment is under debate no proposal with reference thereto shall be made other than
(a) an amendment of the motion or of the amendment as the case may be, as proposed in Regulation 13;
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(b) a motion for the adjournment of the debate to a specified date and hour or for adjournment sine die;
(c) a motion for the closure and for being put to vote;
(d) a motion that the Council instead of proceeding to deal with a motion do pass to the next item on the programme of business;
Provided that no such motion or amendment shall be moved so as to interrupt a speech;
Provided also that no motion of the nature referred to in clause (b), (c) and (d) shall be moved or seconded by a member who has already spoken to the question then before the meeting;
Provided further that a motion referred to in clauses (c) and (d) above shall be moved without a speech.
(2) It shall be in the discretion of the President to put or refuse to put to the Council a proposal of the nature referred to in clause (b) of sub-regulation No. (1).
(3) The President, if he of the opinion that a motion for closure is an abuse of the right of reasonable debate, he shall forthwith move the question as to the need for debate and if that motion is carried, the debate would ensue forthwith;
Provided that the President may allow the mover of the substantive motion to exercise his right of reply before the substantive motion under debate is put.
Motion for Adjournment
19. No proposal to adjourn the meeting to a specified date and hour may be made at any time by any member. The President in his discretion may put such a proposal to the Council Withdrawal on Motion
20. A motion or an amendment which has been moved and seconded shall not be withdrawn save with the leave of the Council which shall not be deemed to be granted, if any member dissents from the granting of leave.
Discussion on Motion
21. When a motion has been moved and seconded, members other than the mover and the seconder may speak on the motion in such order as the President may direct;
Provided that the seconder of a motion or of an amendment may with the permission of the President, confine himself/herself to seconding the motion or amendment as the case may be and speak thereon at any subsequent stage of the debate.
Elucidation by President at Meeting
22. During the meeting, the President may, at any time, make any objections or suggestions or give information to elucidate any point to help the members of the discussion.
Right of Reply of the Mover