Privilege Motions

(1) A Motion directly concerning the privileges of the House shall take precedence of all other public business. (2) A Member who wishes to raise a matter which he believes to affect the privileges of the House shall do so as soon as possible after the matter comes to his attention. Such Member shall inform the Speaker of his wish, stating the facts to which he wishes to draw attention, at least one hour before the commencement of the sitting at which he wishes to raise the (3) When a Member is called by the Speaker to raise a matter of privilege he shall briefly state the facts to which he wishes to draw the attention of the House and the grounds on which he believes that those facts affect the privileges of the House. (4) The Speaker shall then state whether, in his opinion, the matter may or may not affect the privileges of the House, provided that if he deems it necessary he may defer his decision until the next sitting of the House. 40 Belize Constitution (5) If the opinion of the Speaker is that the matter raised may affect the privileges of the House a Member may without notice move a Motion based on that matter of privilege and the Motion shall be debated forthwith. (6) If during a sitting of the House a matter suddenly arises which appears to involve the privileges of the House and which calls for the immediate intervention of the House, the proceedings may be interrupted, save during the course of a division, by a Motion based on such matter. (7) No member moving a Motion under this Standing Order may speak for more than fifteen minutes.