Point of Order
October 16, 1975
Motion in amendment, beyond scope of bill
Hon. James Jerome
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The motion exceeds the scope of the bill in several relevant particulars, notably in referring to clauses of statutes not currently before the House.
The Chair considers it "repulsive to any Act of Parliament that it should contain within it a condition that the Act must be referred in any part or in any particular to any other body for interpretation before it comes into force... Certainly it goes beyond the scope of the bill... which seeks only to amend certain clauses of another act."
Edit Metadata
Holding
"A motion in amendment is out of order if it exceeds the scope of the bill it seeks to amend, particularly by referencing statutes not contained within that bill."
AI Summary
The Chair ruled an amendment out of order because it exceeded the scope of the bill by referencing external statutes.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Stern
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
Low
High