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48    (1) After a question has been proposed in the House or in the Committee of the Whole House and debated, a Member may move “ That the question be now put”, and, unless it appears to the Speaker that the motion is abuse of the Rules of the House or an infringement of the rights of any Member , the question “That the question be now put” shall Be  put immediately and decided without amendment and debate.



(2) If the question of closure is agreed by a majority, the motion which was being discussed when the closure motion was moved shall be put immediately without further discussion.