(Repealed by Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Board (Standing Orders) By-Laws, 2018)

The Brunei Municipal Board shall meet on one of the days of the second week of the months in the year, at a Hall or building which will be noti-fied, unless it is a special or emergency meeting.

4, All meeting of the Board shall open with a prayer.

Order of Proceedings sf A majority of the whole Board shall consti-tute a quorum.

As soon after the hour of meeting as there shall be a quorum present, the Chairman shall take the chair and call the members to order.

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Temporary

Chairman to be chosen in the absence of the isual Chairman,

Adjournment of meeting in the absence of a quorum,

Secretary to preside during temporary ele y of

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Minutes of preceding meeting to be confirmed.

Chairman to preserve order and decorum.

Right of precedence in speaking.

Member to address Chair-man while speaking.

Offensive word or | het not to be

A member speaking is not to be interrputed except on a

‘point of order.

4 In case the Chairman does not attend within fifteen minutes after the time appointed, the Secre-tary shall call the members to order, and if a quorum be present, a Chairman shall be chosen from among them who shall preside during the meeting or until the arrival of the Chairman.

If there be no quorum present within half an hour after the time appointed for the meeting, the Secretary shall take down the names of the members then present and the Board’s meeting shall stand adjourned until next day at the same place and time.

During the election of a Chairman under by-law 7, the Secretary shall call the meeting to order and preside.

Immediately after the Chairman takes his seat, the minutes of the preceding meeting shall be submitted for confirmation and shall, if found cor-rect, be signed by the Chairman and the Secretary.

The Chairman shall preserve order and decorum and shall decide all question of order sub-ject to an appeal by any member to the Municipal

Board.

| When two or more members arise to speak at the same time, the Chairman shall name the member who, in his opinion, has right of precedence.

Every member while speaking shall respect-fully address the Chairman.

No member shall,

Apply any offensive word or epithet to the Municipal Board or to any member thereof, nor

Speak outside debate.

| When a member is speaking or a question is being put no member shall hold any private dis-course, or make any noise or disturbance, or inter-rupt a speaker except to raise a point of order,

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A member to speak once only on same:

question.

Question or enquiries relating to any by-law, motion or other matter.

Every member present to vote.

General Orders of the Day.

Notice of motions.

Motion to be in writing and to be seconded.

| No member shall speak more than once on the same question without the leave of the Chair-man, except a member who has made a substantive motion who shall be allowed a reply. No member shall speak on the same question, or in reply, for longer than five minutes.

Chairman or through him to any member of the

Board relating to any by-law, motion or other matter connected with the business of the Board, but no argument or opinion is to be offered or facts to be stated.

| Every member, who shall be present in the meeting when a question is put, shall vote thereon, unless he is disqualified by interest, in which case he shall not vote.

The Secretary shall causes to be prepared and printed for the use of the members at the regular meetings of the Board, “The General Orders of the day” as follows :—

Confirmation of the minutes.

Presentation and consideration of reports.

Motions.

The giving of notices of motion.

Any other business arising from the mect-ing. Motions, etc.

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Five clear days’ notice exclusive of Friday and Sunday, shall be given of all motions introducing new matter, and all motions shall be placed in “The

| Every motion shall be in writing and shall be read by the Chairman, but shall be seconded before being put or debated.

All motions shall be recorded‘by the Secre-tary together with the voting thereon.

A copy of the motion signed by the Chair-man or any person elected under By-law 7 with a statement that such motion was lost or passed shall be prepared immediately after the meeting has closed.

Such signed copy of the motion shall con-stitute proof that the motion was so lost or passed and shall also constitute an order of the Board where this is appropriate for any or all actions to be taken to carry it into effect.