Appendix 3: Rules of Debate RULES OF DEBATE To Do This You Say This May you Is a Is your Is your Vote interrupt seconder motion motion Needed the needed? debatable? amendable? speaker? 1 Introduce new that No Yes Yes Yes Yes “I move …” business for discussion 2 Amend a that the No “I move Yes Yes No Yes motion motion be amended by “ 3 End debate on that the Yes Yes, No No Yes “I move matter for a question be now unless the vote Chair put” declares otherwise 4 Suspend that the No Yes No No Yes “I move debate on a meeting move to matter for the the next present business” meeting 5 Suspend move that the No Yes Yes No Yes “I debate on a question lie on matter either the table” indefinitely or until later in the meeting 6 Reintroduce move that the No Yes Yes No Yes “I debate on a question of …. matter laid on be now raised the table from the table 7 Adjourn move that No Yes Yes Yes Yes “I debate on a debate on this matter until a matter be later time or adjourned until” later meeting 8 Adjourn a move that this No Yes Yes Yes Yes “I meeting meeting be adjourned until” 9 Ensure that a wish to give No No No No No “I matter is notice of motion
Appendix 3: Rules of Debate RULES OF DEBATE To Do This You Say This May you interrupt the speaker? Is a seconder needed? Is your motion debatable? Is your motion amendable? Vote Needed 1 Introduce new business for discussion “I move that …” No Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 Amend a motion “I move that the motion be amended by “ No Yes Yes No Yes 3 End debate on matter for a vote “I move that the question be now put” Yes Yes, unless the Chair declares otherwise No No Yes 4 Suspend debate on a matter for the present meeting “I move that the meeting move to the next business” No Yes No No Yes 5 Suspend debate on a matter either indefinitely or until later in the meeting “I move that the question lie on the table” No Yes Yes No Yes 6 Reintroduce debate on a matter laid on the table “I move that the question of …. be now raised from the table No Yes Yes No Yes 7 Adjourn debate on a matter until a later time or later meeting “I move that debate on this matter be adjourned until” No Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 Adjourn a meeting “I move that this meeting be adjourned until” No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 Ensure that a matter is “I wish to give notice of motion No No No No No