(i) Every matter to be determined by the Council shall take the form of a motion by a member, to be put to the Council by the President and decided by a majority of votes, the President having, in the case of equality of 'votes, a second or casting vote.
(ii) Votes may be taken by voices, by show of hands or by division if any member so desires.
(iii) The President shall determine the method of taking votes by division.
23. If any motion made involves more than one point, the President may at his discretion divide it so that each point may be determined separately.
24. All amendments with regard to any proposal shall be moved and noted. Voting shall be taken on each amendment after all have been properly proposed and seconded and if necessary discussed, the amendments to be taken in the order approved by the President.
25. If and when all the amendments have been negatived, the original motion shall be put to vote.
26. If any amendment be carried, the original motion so amended shall be regarded as a substantive motion and amendments to such motion may then be moved.
27. When a motion is under debate, no further proposal shall be received except one of the following:
(i) An amendment, namely:
"That the motion be amended as follows:-".
(ii) The postponement of the question, namely:- "That the consideration of the motion be postponed".
(iii) The adjournment of the debate, namely:- "That the debate on the motion be now adjourned."
(iv) The adjournment of the Council, namely "That the Council do now adjourn".
(v) The previous question regarding the motion, namely:- "That the Council instead of proceeding to deal with the motion do pass to the next item on the programme of business".
28. When an amendment is under debate, no further proposal shall be received except one of the following:
(i) The adjournment of the debate on the amendment, namely:- "That the debate on the amendment be now adjourned".
(ii) The adjournment of the Council, namely:- "That the Council do now adjourn".
(iii) The closure of the debate on the amendment, namely:- "That the Council, do now proceed to vote on the amendment."
29. The proposal for the postponement of the question may specify a date for the "further consideration of the question or may be to the effect that the postponement be made sine die.
30. If the proposal for the adjournment of the debate be carried out, the Council shall pass to the next item on the programme of business and the debate shall be resumed at the next ordinary meeting of the Council. The proposer of the adjournment shall, on resumption of the debate, be entitled to speak first.
31. If the proposal for the adjournment of the Council be carried, the question under debate shall be dropped from the programme of business..
32. On the proposal for the adjournment of the Council being made and seconded, it shall be competent for the' President or Chairman as the case may be before putting the question to take the opinion of the Council regarding whether it will before rising, proceed to the transaction of undisposed business.
33. The proposal for the closure shall be made and seconded without debate and shall, unless the President or Chairman, as the case may be, shall rule otherwise. be put forthwith. In the event of the proposal being carried out, the motion or amendment under debate shall be at once voted on by the Council
34. The proposal for the previous question shall be made, and seconded without debate and shall be put forthwith. In the event of the proposal being carried, being carried, the motion or amendment to which it applied shall be dropped from the programme of the business.
35. Any motion standing over from the previous day shall take precedence of new matter unless the Council shall otherwise determine.