Reporter 15/5/02: Conduct of Discussions: Notice

Conduct of Discussions: Notice

13 May 2002

The Council have agreed to amend their notice about Discussions and Fly-sheets (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 117) by adding the following paragraphs in respect to Discussions. Subsequent paragraphs about fly-sheets and other statements are re-numbered accordingly.

3. The Council wish to remind those attending Discussions that the Vice-Chancellor or other person presiding at a Discussion has authority to make procedural rulings which must be observed by those present.

4. Remarks should be germane to the topic under discussion. Irrelevant remarks may be ruled out of order by the Vice-Chancellor or other person presiding at a Discussion. A person whose remarks are ruled out of order is expected to respect such ruling and to restrict further remarks to the topic under discussion, or to terminate his or her remarks. Remarks which are ruled out of order, or which are otherwise in breach of a procedural ruling by the Vice-Chancellor or other person presiding do not form part of the Discussion and will not be published.

5. The Council believe that members of the Regent House and others qualified or invited to speak in Discussions will wish ordinary standards of courtesy and restraint to be observed in remarks made in Discussions.

The Council believe that it will be appropriate for the regulation about the reporting of Discussions (Regulation 6, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 113) to be amended to make clear that remarks may be omitted from the record on this account. They have accordingly submitted a Grace proposing this amendment to the Regent House for approval (Grace 1, p. 785).

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