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49 During a sitting:-



i.      All Members shall enter or leave the House with decorum;

ii.    No Member shall cross the floor of the House unnecessarily;

iii.    While a Member is speaking, all other Members shall be silent and shall not make unseemly interruptions;

iv.    When a Member has finished his or her observations he or she shall resume his or her seat;

v.    No Member shall, without the consent of the Speaker, read in House any paper, the books or other documents whether directly or indirectly connected with the business of the House;

vi.    No Member shall bring into the House any lethal weapon, camera, tape recorder, transistor radio, mobile telephone, or other unauthorized
electronic device;

vii.       Clapping shall not be permitted in the House;

viii.      All Members shall except with the permission of the Speaker, dress in a dignified manner as described in the dress code Annex IV