Ruling
April 29, 1970
Beyond scope of motionLe 29 avril 1970
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The powers of a committee as set down in the notice of the motion for its appointment cannot be expanded by an amendment. When an amendment is irregular in any particular, the whole of it is not admissible and must be ruled out of order.
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Holding
"An amendment is out of order if it seeks to expand the powers of a committee beyond what was specified in the original notice of motion."
AI Summary
A ruling from April 29, 1970, confirms that an amendment cannot expand a committee's powers beyond the scope of the original motion.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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High