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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 16

VII.—Amendments to Questions

VII.—Amendments to Questions.

Different forms of Amendment.

104. A Question having been proposed, may be amended by leaving out certain words only; by leaving out certain words in order to insert or add other words; or by inserting or adding words.

Amendments to be seconded.

105. An Amendment proposed, but not seconded, will not be entertained by the House, nor entered in the Journals.

Amendment to leave out words.

106. When the proposed Amendment is to leave out certain words, Mr. Speaker puts a Question, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question," which is resolved by the House in the affirmative or negative, as the case may be.

Amendment to save out words, and insert or add others.

107. When the proposed Amendment is to leave out certain words, in order to insert or add other words, Mr. Speaker puts a Question that the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question; which, if resolved in the affirmative, disposes of the Amendment; but if in the negative, another Question is put, that the words of the Amendment be inserted or added instead thereof, which is resolved in the affirmative or negative, as the case may be.
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108. When the proposed Amendment is

Amendment to insert or add words.

to insert or add certain words, Mr. Speaker puts a question that such words be inserted or added, which is resolved in the affirmative or negative, as the case may be.
109. No Amendment may be proposed in

When later part of a Question has been amended, or proposed to be amended.

any part of a Question after a later part has been amended, or has been proposed to be amended, unless a proposed Amendment has been, by leave of the House, withdrawn.
110. No Amendment may be proposed to

No Amendment to be made to words already agreed to.

be made to any words which the House has resolved shall stand part of a Question, or shall be inserted in or added to a Question, except the addition of other words thereto.
111. A proposed Amendment may be, by

Proposed Amendment withdrawn.

leave of the House, withdrawn.
112. Amendments may be proposed to a

Amendments to proposed Amendments.

proposed Amendment whenever it comes to a Question whether the House shall agree to such proposed Amendment.
113. When Amendments have been made,

Questions as amended put.

the main question, as amended, is put.
114. When Amendments have been proposed,

When Amendments proposed but not made.

but not made, the Question is put as originally proposed.