Ruling
December 9, 1975
Clause not related to supply bill
Hon. James Jerome
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
Since a supply bill is concurred in without debate and without amendment, the strictest interpretation of the rules has to be applied to all clauses of the bill, that is to say, that all clauses of the bill must be based on estimates if the guillotine is to apply.
Borrowing authority clauses have been presented in the past only in relation to main estimates or to interim supply, not to supplementary estimates. There is an historical ground and a justification for the former and absolutely no justification for the latter.
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Holding
"Borrowing authority clauses are not in order in a supply bill based on supplementary estimates, as all clauses within such a bill must be directly founded upon the estimates themselves."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that borrowing authority clauses are not permitted in supply bills based on supplementary estimates, as all clauses must strictly relate to the estimates being approved.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Stern
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
Low
High