RULES OF PROCEDURE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS OF THE UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 1958 (AS CORRECTED UPTO 2001)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter I – SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Short Title
    2. Commencement
    3. Definitions
    4. CHAPTER II – SUMMONS TO MEMBERS AND SEATING ARRANGEMENT

    5. Summoning of the Assembly
    6. Oath or Affirmation
    7. Seating of Members
    8. Contravention of the provisions of Article 193
    9. CHAPTER III – ELECTION OF SPEAKER, DEPUTY SPEAKER AND NOMINATION OF PANEL OF PRESIDING MEMBERS

    10. Election of Speaker
    11. Election of Deputy Speaker
    12. Panel of Presiding Members
    13. Election of Chairman in the absence of Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Panel of Presiding Members
    14. Powers of Deputy Speaker and Presiding Member
    15. Delegation of Powers by Speaker
    16. CHAPTER IV – SITTINGS OF ASSEMBLY

    17. Meetings of the Assembly
    18. 14-A. Sittings of the Assembly

    19. Hours of Sitting
    20. Quorum
    21. Adjournment of sittings
    22. The effect of Prorogation
    23. CHAPTER V – GOVERNOR’S ADDRESS AND MESSAGE TO ASSEMBLY

    24. Address by the Governor to the Two Houses of Legislature and its discussion in the Assembly
    25. Governor’s Address under Article 175 (1)
    26. Message of Governor under Article 175 (2)
    27. CHAPTER VI – ARRANGEMENT OF BUSINESS

    28. Information about the business to be taken up in the House
    29. 22-A. List of business

    30. Allotment of time for Private Member’s business
    31. Arrangement of government business
    32. Private Member’s business outstanding at the end of the day
    33. CHAPTER VII – QUESTIONS

    34. Subject-Matter of Questions
    35. Classification of Questions
    36. Form and Contents of Questions
    37. Short Notice Questions
    38. Notice of starred and unstarred Questions
    39. Time for Questions
    40. Copies of written answers to be made available to the member concerned and disposal of Question-Answers in the House
    41. Limitation of number of Questions
    42. Allotment of Days for Oral Answers to Question
    43. Postponement of Question due to absence of Minister
    44. Mode of asking Questions
    45. Mode of giving Notice of Questions
    46. Manner of answering Questions
    47. Questions of Absent Members
    48. Withdrawal or Postponement of Questions
    49. Written Answers to Questions not replied Orally
    50. Supplementary Questions
    51. Questions to the Speaker
    52. Questions to Private Members
    53. Speaker to decide Admissibility of Questions
    54. Power of the Speaker to change Class of a Question
    55. List of Questions for the Day
    56. Questions and Answers to be entered in Proceedings of the Assembly
    57. Discussion on maters arising out of Questions and Answers
    58. Prohibition of Publicity of Questions and Answers in Advance
    59. CHAPTER VIII – CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

    60. Calling Attention to Matters of Urgent Public Importance
    61. CHAPTER IX – DISCUSSION ON MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

    62. Notice for raising discussion
    63. Speaker to decide Admissibility
    64. No Formal Motion
    65. Time limit for Speeches
    66. CHAPTER X - MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT ON A MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

    67. Method Of giving Notice
    68. Speaker’s consent necessary to make Motion
    69. Restrictions on Right to make Motion
    70. Motion for discussion on matters before Tribunals, Commissions, etc.
    71. Mode of asking for leave to Move Adjournment Motion
    72. Time for taking up Motion
    73. Limitation of Time of Discussion
    74. CHAPTER XI – QUESTIONS INVOLVING BREACH OF PRIVILEGES AND CONTEMPTS

    75. Raising question of breach of privileges or contempt
    76. Complaint by Member
    77. Conditions for the Admissibility of a question of Privilege
    78. Presentation of Complaint
    79. Consideration of question of breach of privilege or contempt by the House
    80. Disposal of a Complaint before the House
    81. Motion after presentation of the Report
    82. Substantive Motion
    83. Opportunity to Person Charged
    84. Summoning the Party Charged
    85. Punishment
    86. Groundless Complaint
    87. Execution of Order of the House
    88. Bravity of Debate
    89. Regulation of Procedure
    90. Power of Speaker to refer Question of Privilege or contempt to Committee
    91. Procedure on Question of Breach of Privilege or contempt of a House - by a Member, Officer or Servant of another house
    92. Intimation to Speaker of Arrest, Detention etc., and Release of a Member

    93. Intimation to Speaker by Magistrate of Arrest, detention etc. of a member
    94. Intimation to Speaker on release of a member
    95. Treatment of communications received from Magistrate
    96. Procedure regarding service of legal process and arrest within the precincts of the House

    97. Arrest with in the precincts of the House
    98. Service of legal process
    99. CHAPTER XII – RESOLUTION

    100. Notice of Resolution by Private Members
    101. Notice of resolution by Government
    102. Subject matter of Resolution
    103. Form of Resolution
    104. Condition of Admissibility of Resolutions
    105. Raising Discussion of Matters before Tribunals or other Statutory Authorities
    106. Admissibility of Resolutions
    107. Sending of a copy of a private members' resolution to Government
    108. Moving and withdrawal of Resolutions
    109. Amendments
    110. Notice of Amendments
    111. Duration of Speeches
    112. Withdrawal of Resolution
    113. Resolution not Discussed
    114. Splitting of Resolution
    115. Repetition of Resolution
    116. Copy of Resolution passed to be sent to Minister
    117. Precedence of Private Member's Resolution
    118. CHAPTER XIII - MOTIONS

    119. Discussion on a matter of Public Interest by Motion
    120. Notice of a motion
    121. Conditions of Admissibility of a Motion
    122. Speaker to decide Admissibility of a Motion
    123. Motion for raising discussion on matters before tribunals Commissions, etc.
    124. Allotment of time and discussion of motions
    125. Time limit for speeches
    126. Motions without Notice
    127. Repetition of motions
    128. Motion for postponement of business
    129. Closure
    130. CHAPTER XIV – LEGISLATION

      (A) Introduction and Publication of Bills

    131. Speaker’s power of publication of Bill before introduction
    132. Notice of Motion for Leave to Introduce a Bill by a Private Member
    133. Introduction of Bill dependent on another Bill pending before the House
    134. Notice of an Identical Bill
    135. Financial Memorandum to Bills and Money Clauses in Bills
    136. Explanatory Memorandum to Bills delegating legislative power
    137. Statement in connection with Ordinances
    138. Precedence of Private Member’s Bills
    139. Copy of Private Member’s Bill to Minister
    140. Motion for leave to introduce
    141. Introduction of a Bill
    142. Power to ask for Papers connected with a Bill
    143. Publication of Bills
    144. Copy of Bill to the Governor and the President
    145. (B) Motions after Introduction

    146. Motions after introduction
    147. Discussion on principles of Bills
    148. Motion to constitute Select Committee
    149. Persons by whom motions in respect of Bills may be made
    150. (C) Procedure after presentation of Report of a Select Committee

    151. Motion that may be moved after presentation of Report of Select/Joint Select Committee
    152. Scope of Debate
    153. (D) Joint Select Committee

    154. Motion for Joint Select Committee
    155. Motion by the Council for reference to Joint Select Committee
    156. (E) Amendments to clauses, etc. and considerations of Bills

    157. Submission of Bill clause by clause
    158. Postponement of Clause
    159. Consideration of Schedule
    160. Notice of Amendments
    161. Conditions of Admissibility of Amendments
    162. Sanction of the President or recommendation of the Governor to be annexed to notice of Amendment
    163. Order of Amendment
    164. Withdrawal of Amendment
    165. Clause one, Preamble and Title of the Bill
    166. (F) Passing and authentication of Bills

    167. Passing of a Bill
    168. Scope of Debate
    169. Formal amendment to Bills
    170. Transmission of Bills to the Council
    171. (G) Procedure on Return of Bills other than Money Bills from the Council

    172. Message from Council in respect of Bills passed without amendment
    173. Return of Bills from the Council
    174. Procedure for consideration of Amendment
    175. Procedure on consideration of Amendment
    176. (H) Money Bills

    177. Recommendation of Council on Money Bills
    178. Considerations of recommendations made by the Council
    179. Procedure for consideration of Amendments as recommended by the Council
    180. Disagreement between the Houses
    181. Communication of Assembly Decision to Council
    182. (I) General

    183. Power of speaker to bring the year of the Bill in conformity with the year of assent
    184. Assent to Bill
    185. Note of verbal amendments
    186. (J) Procedure regarding Bills Introduced in the Council

    187. Bills which have been passed by the Council
    188. Notice to move for consideration of Bill
    189. Motion for consideration
    190. Discussion
    191. Reference to select Committee
    192. Consideration and passing of Bills
    193. Bills passed without Amendments
    194. Bills passed with Amendments
    195. (K) Reconsideration of Bills returned under Articles 200 and 201 of the Constitution

    196. Message of the Governor
    197. 169-A. Notice to move for consideration of the amendments

      169-B. Motion for re-consideration

      169-C. Scope of Debate

      169-D. Consideration of the Amendments

      169-E. Passing of Bill again

      169-F. Disagreement of the Assembly with the message

      169-G. Reconsideration of Bills returned with message under proviso of Article 201

      (KK) Authentication of Bills passed again by the Assembly

      169-H. Authentication of Bills passed again by the Assembly

      (L) Postponement and withdrawal of Bills and Dropped Bills

    198. Adjournment of Debate on a Bill
    199. Withdrawal of Bill
    200. Explanatory Statement by Member who moves or oppose motion for withdrawal of Bill
    201. Removal of Bills from the Register of Bills
    202. Special provisions for Removal of a Private Member’s Bill from the Register of Bills
    203. Dropped Bills
    204. (M) Statutory Regulations, rules etc, laid before the House

    205. Laying of regulation, rule, etc. on the Table of the House
    206. Allotment of time for discussion of Amendment
    207. Transmission of Amendment to Council
    208. Amendment returned by Council
    209. Disagreement between Houses
    210. Information to the House
    211. (N) Procedure for Ratification of Amendment to the Constitution

    212. Ratification of amendment to the Constitution
    213. CHAPTER XV – PROCEDURE IN FINANCIAL MATTERS

      (A) Budget

    214. Budget and its Presentation
    215. Discussion on Budget
    216. Demands for Grants
    217. Stages of Budget Debate
    218. General Discussion on Budget
    219. Voting on Demands
    220. Cut Motion
    221. Conditions of admissibility of Cut Motions
    222. Notice of a Cut Motion
    223. Votes on Credit and Exceptional Grants
    224. Vote on Account
    225. Supplementary or Additional Grants or Grants for Excess Expenditure
    226. Scope of Discussion on Supplementary Grants
    227. Token Grant
    228. (B) Appropriation Bill

    229. Appropriation Bill
    230. Time limit for Disposal of Financial Business
    231. Publication of Appropriation and Finance Accounts and Audit Reports
    232. CHAPTER XVI – PROCEDURE FOR COMMITTEES

      (A) General

    233. Appointment of Committee of the House
    234. 200-A. Objection to membership of a committee

    235. Chairman of the Committees
    236. Quorum
    237. Discharge of members absent from Sittings of Committees and filling-up of their vacancies
    238. Resignation of a Member
    239. Term of a Committee
    240. Voting in the Committee
    241. Power to appoint Sub-Committees
    242. Sittings of the Committee
    243. Committee may sit whilst the House is sitting
    244. Venue of Sittings
    245. Power to take evidence or call for papers, Records or Documents
    246. Party or a witness can appoint a counsel to appear before Committees
    247. Procedure for examining witnesses
    248. Signing of the Report of the Committee
    249. Availability of Report before presentation to Government
    250. Presentation of Report
    251. Publication or circulation of Report prior to its presentation to the House
    252. Power to make suggestions on procedures
    253. Power of Speaker to give direction on a point of procedure or otherwise
    254. Unfinished work of Committees
    255. Secretary to be the ex-officio Secretary of Committees
    256. Applicability of a general rules to Committees
    257. (B) Business Advisory Committee

    258. Constitution of the Committee
    259. Functions of the Committee
    260. Report of the Committee
    261. Allocation of time
    262. Disposal of outstanding matters at the appointed hour
    263. Variation in the allocation of time
    264. (C) Committee on Public Accounts

    265. Constitution of the Committee
    266. Functions of the Committee
    267. (D) Committee on Estimates

    268. Constitution on Committee
    269. Functions of the Committee
    270. (DD) Committee on the Public Undertakings and Corporational

      232-A. Functions of the Committee

      232-B. Constitution of the Committee

      232-C. Report of the Committee

      232-D. Determination of the jurisdiction of the Committee of Public Accounts, Committee on Estimates and Committee on Public undertakings and corporations

      (E) Committee of Government Assurances

    271. Constitution and Functions of the Committee
    272. (F) Committee on Petitions

    273. Constitution of the Committee
    274. Petition whom to be addressed and how to be concluded
    275. Scope of petition
    276. General form of a petition
    277. Authentication of signatories to a petition
    278. Document not to be attached to a petition
    279. Counter signature
    280. Notice of Presentation
    281. Form of petition
    282. Procedure after presentation of a petition
    283. (G) Committee on Delegated Legislation

    284. Constitution and functions of the Committee
    285. Duties of the Committee
    286. Report of the Committee
    287. (H) Rules Committee

    288. Constitution of the Committee
    289. Functions of the Committee
    290. Notice of Amendments to Rules
    291. Chairman of the Committee
    292. Procedure for the Amendment of Rules
    293. (I) Select Committee

    294. Constitution of Select Committee
    295. Procedure in a Select Committee
    296. Notice of Amendments by members other than members of Select Committee
    297. Power of Committee to take evidence
    298. Printing and publication of evidence tendered before a Select Committee
    299. Record of Decisions of the Committee
    300. Report by Select Committee
    301. Minute of dissent recorded by a member
    302. Printing and publication of Report
    303. (J) Joint Select Committee

    304. Constitution of Joint Select Committee
    305. Procedure before Joint Select Committee
    306. (K) Committee on Privileges

    307. Constitution of the Committee
    308. Quorum
    309. Examination of the question by the Committee on privileges and its procedure
    310. Examination of the Questions by the Committee
    311. Disabilities of Members of the Committee
    312. Sittings of Committee on Privileges
    313. Report of the Committee
    314. (L) Questions and Reference Committee

      269-A. Constitution of the Committee

      269-B. Functions of the Committee

      CHAPTER XVII – RESOLUTION FOR REMOVAL OF SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKER NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION AGAINST MINISTERS AND STATEMENT BY A MINISTER WHO HAS RESIGNED

    315. Resolution for Removal of Speaker or Deputy Speaker
    316. Leave of House to take up Resolution
    317. Resolution included in the List of Business on the Appointed Day
    318. Presiding person at the time of consideration of the Resolution
    319. Time-limit for speeches
    320. Motion of No-confidence in Ministers
    321. Statement by a Minister who has resigned
    322. CHAPTER XVIII – COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND THE ASSEMBLY

    323. Communications from the Governor to the Assembly
    324. Communications from the Assembly to the Governor
    325. CHAPTER XIX – RESIGNAGTION AND VOCATIONS OF SEATS IN THE HOUSE AND ABSENTEE MEMBERS

    326. Resignation of seats in the House
    327. Permission to remain absent from meeting of the House
    328. Attendance Register
    329. CHAPTER XX – GENERAL RULES OF PROCEDURE

      (A) Language of the Assembly

    330. Language of the Assembly
    331. (B) Notices

    332. Giving of Notices
    333. (C) Amendments

    334. Amendments which may be admissible
    335. Amendment how put to vote
    336. (D) Rules to be observed by Members

    337. Rules to be observed by members while present in the House
    338. Members to speak when called by the Speaker
    339. Mode of addressing the House
    340. Rules to be observed while speaking and answering Questions
    341. 289-A. Questions to be asked through the Speaker

    342. Questions to be asked through the Speaker
    343. Irrelevance or repetitions
    344. 291-A. Personal Explanation

      (E) Order of Speeches and Right of Reply

    345. Order of Speeches and right to reply
    346. Address by Speaker
    347. (F) Procedure when Speaker rises

    348. Speaker to be heard in silence
    349. (G) Decisions

    350. Procedure for obtaining decision of the House
    351. Proposal and putting of Question
    352. No speech after voices collected
    353. Decision
    354. (H) Speakers power to order withdrawal of a Member or to adjourn the House or suspend a Sitting

    355. Peace and order in the House
    356. (I) Points of Order

    357. Points of Order and decisions thereon
    358. Raising of a matter which is not a point of order
    359. (J) Record and Report of Proceedings

    360. Record of proceedings of the Assembly
    361. Report of proceedings of the Assembly
    362. Expunging of words from proceedings of the House
    363. (K) Admission of strangers

    364. Speaker to regulate admission of strangers
    365. Power to order withdrawal of strangers
    366. Steps for expulsion of strangers
    367. (L) Power of speaker to make regulations for Election by Single transferable Vote and for Ballot

    368. Speaker to make regulations for election by single transferable vote and for Ballot
    369. (M) Elections by the Assembly

    370. Elections by the Assembly
    371. (N) Laying of paper and document on the Table of the House

    372. Laying of any paper or document on the Table of the House
    373. (O) Miscellaneous

    374. Suspension of Rules
    375. Interpretation and removal of difficulties
    376. Residuary powers
    377. Speaker's decision not to be questioned
    378. 314-A. #9; Objection to Vote of a member

      (P) Relative precedence

    379. Relative precedence of different classes of business before the House Schedules

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