Author: Gareth Snook

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10.   MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS 
The first propositions on any particular subject shall be known as the original motion, and all succeeding propositions on the subject shall be called amendment. Every motion or amendment must be moved and seconded by members actually present at the meeting before they can be discussed. 
When an amendment is moved to an original motion no further amendment shall be discussed until the first amendment is disposed of. If an amendment is carried, it displaces the original motion and itself becomes the substantive motion, whereupon any further amendment relating to any portion of the substantive motion may be moved, provided it is consistent with the business and has not been covered by an amendment or motion which has been previously rejected. After the vote of each succeeding amendment has been taken, the surviving proposition shall 'be put to the vote as the main question, and if carried shall then become a resolution of the meeting. A motion or amendment may be withdrawn by the mover and seconded with the consent of the meeting, which be signified without debate, and it shall not be competent for any member to speak upon it after the mover has asked permission for its withdrawal, unless such permission shall have been refused. 
	11. 	SPEECHES 
No member shall address the meeting for longer than five minutes, and more than once on any motion or amendment; the mover of an original motion may, however, reply, but he shall strictly confine himself to answering previous speakers and not introduce any new matter into the debate. The right of the reply shall not extend to the mover of an amendment which, having been carried, has become the substantial motion. After the reply, the question shall be put forthwith. Any member, whether he has spoken on the matter under discussion or not, may rise to a point of order, or in explanation. but such explanation shall be confined to some material part of his former speech which may have been misunderstood. A member so rising shall be entitled to be heard forthwith. 
	12. 	CHAIRMAN’S RULING 
The ruling of the Chairman on a point of order, or on the admissibility of a personal explanation, shall be final, and shall not be open to discussion. 
13.   VOTING 
The voting shall be by show of hands, except where a ballot is specified by the general rules. Where required by such rules or where deemed necessary by the Chairman, two scrutineers or tellers shall be appointed by the Chairman. The Chairman shall not vote on any question, unless there is an equal number of votes when he shall have a casting vote. 
14.   RESCINDING A MOTION 
No resolution can be rescinded or amended at the same meeting at which it is passed, notice of its rescindment or amendment must be given. 
15. ADJOURNMENTS 
The members may adjourn a meeting to any day or hour (as they think fit) but no business shall be transacted at an adjourned meeting except such as 
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was set out on the agenda for the meeting of which it is an adjournment.