Reporter 7/6/02: Grace 1 of 15 May 2002: Amendment

Grace 1 of 15 May 2002: Amendment

27 May 2002

The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that, in addition to the request for a ballot on Grace 1 of 15 May 2002 (see his Notice on p. 850), he has received a proposal for an amendment to the Grace as follows:

The Grace at present reads:

1. That the regulations for Discussions be amended as follows:

Regulation 6.

By inserting between the first and second sentences the following:

The Registrary shall not formally include in the record any 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.

It is proposed that the Grace be amended as follows:

1. That the regulations for Discussions be amended as follows:

Regulation 6.

By amending the regulation so as to read:

6. Remarks made at a Discussion shall normally be published in the Reporter, provided that the Registrary, as editor of the Reporter, shall have discretion, subject to the agreement of the author, to omit or amend any remarks which in his or her opinion are likely to be held defamatory. In the event of a disagreement between the Registrary and the author of a speech over any such omissions or amendments, the Registrary shall obtain the agreement of both Proctors or their deputies before making the proposed omissions or amendments to the published report. No remarks which were ruled out of order by the person presiding at a Discussion with the consent of both Proctors or their deputies shall be included in the published report.

And in consequence of this amendment that Regulation 5 for Discussions be additionally amended as follows:

Regulation 5.

By amending the regulation so as to read:

5. The person presiding at a Discussion shall have power to impose a general limit on the length of speeches or to rule out of order particular remarks in a speech on the grounds that they are irrelevant or defamatory or to terminate the discussion of a particular topic, subject in each case to first obtaining the consent of both Proctors. The Proctors or their deputies shall attend all Discussions, provided that the Pro-Proctors nominated by the Colleges shall be qualified to act as deputies for the Proctors.

This amendment is proposed by the following members of the Regent House:

DAVID J. CHIVERS MICHAEL A. MESSAGE J. R. SPENCER

STEPHEN J. COWLEY TIMOTHY MILNER M. SPIVACK

FRANK H. KING OLIVER RACKHAM R. J. STIBBS

M. R. MANNING D. L. SMITH

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DAVID J. CHIVERS	MICHAEL A. MESSAGE	J. R. SPENCER
STEPHEN J. COWLEY	TIMOTHY MILNER	M. SPIVACK
FRANK H. KING	OLIVER RACKHAM	R. J. STIBBS
M. R. MANNING	D. L. SMITH