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Ruling April 29, 1970

Beyond scope of motionLe 29 avril 1970

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

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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A ruling from April 29, 1970, confirms that an amendment cannot expand a committee's powers beyond the scope of the original motion.

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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."
Outcome
Sustained
Tone
Educational
Procedural Stage
Government Orders
Significance
Low High

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