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39     (1)
Any Member may rise on a point of order any time during the speech of another Member stating that he or she rises on point of  order, and the Member speaking shall there upon resume his or her seat and the Member rising to the point of order shall do likewise when he or she has concluded the point of order.

 

(2) Speaking time shall not exceed one minute.



(3) No other  Member may, except  by leave of the Speaker speak to the point of order raised under sub-rule (1).



(4) The Speaker shall either give a decision on the point of order forth with or announce that he or she defers the same for consideration after which the Member who was speaking at the time the point of order was raised may continue his or her speech.