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76     (1) When the House is in Committee of Supply the resolution shall be
considered in the following manner:-




(a) On Annual Estimates:-

(i)    upon the completion of consideration of vote, the Chairperson shall put the question that the amount proposed be provided for under the vote;

(ii)    After a vote has been disposed of, it is not in order to refer to that vote in proceedings on a motion relating to another vote except for the purpose of examples of illustration;

(iii)    The Committee shall not attach a condition or an expression of opinion to any resolution approving a vote;

(iv)    Notwithstanding the rules relating to motions, any Member may request for information relating to the details of any vote;

(v)    The details of the financial provisions proposed to be made by a vote shall be debated, and such debate may extend to the policy implied by the vote; and

(vi)    on the last of the allotted days, the Chairperson shall, at such time as he or she considers necessary to dispose the vote under consideration and shall immediately put severally, the question with respect to the vote not yet considered namely, that the total amounts of the votes outstanding be provided for services specified, and no debate shall take place on the questions put.

(b) On the Supplementary Estimates:-

(i)    Consideration of the resolution may not exceed two days:-

(ii)    the debate on supplementary estimates shall be restricted to the expenditure authorized by that supplementary estimate and it is not in order to canvass the policy of, or the expenditure authorized by, any estimate to be supplemented by the supplementary estimate; and

(iii)    In all other matters the provisions of paragraph (a) above shall apply.


(c) On Vote on Account

(i)    Consideration of the resolution may not exceed one day;

(ii)    if it appears that a vote on account is unlikely to be fully considered by the end of one day, the Chairperson shall, at any time he or she considers necessary to conclude the business relating to the Vote on Account, put the question necessary to dispose of the Vote on Account.

(iii)    Upon the completion of the consideration of the Vote on Account, the Chairperson shall put the question that the amount proposed be provided for the Vote on Account;



(2)
Any report of resolution from the Committee of Supply shall, unless the House otherwise orders be received and considered immediately upon a motion that the report be adopted.