Procedural Motions. 1. During the discussion of any matter, a delegate may rise to make a point of order, and the point of order shall be immediately decided by the Presiding Officer in accordance with these Rules. A delegate may appeal against any ruling of the Presiding Officer. The appeal shall immediately be put to the vote, and the Presiding Officer's ruling shall stand unless a majority of the Representatives present and voting otherwise decide. A delegate rising to a point of order may not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion. 2. The following motions shall have precedence in the following order over all other proposals or motions before the Meeting: (a) to suspend the session; (b) to adjourn the session; (c) to adjourn the debate on the particular subject or question under discussion; and (d) to close the debate on the particular subject or question under discussion.
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Procedural Motions. (1. ) During the discussion of any matter, a delegate representative may rise to make a point of order, and the point of order shall be immediately decided by the Presiding Officer Officer, in accordance with these Rules, shall immediately decide the point of order. A delegate Representative may appeal against any ruling of the Presiding Officer. The appeal shall immediately be put to the vote, and the Presiding Officer's ruling shall stand unless a simple majority of the Representatives Parties present and voting otherwise decidedecides. A delegate representative rising to a point of order may not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion.
(2. ) The following motions shall have precedence in the following order over all other proposals or motions before the Meeting:
(a) to suspend the session;
(b) to adjourn the session;
(c) to adjourn the debate on the particular subject or question under discussion; and
(d) to close the debate on the particular subject or question under discussion.. Rule 20 β Voting
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Samples: Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
Procedural Motions. (1. ) During the discussion of any matter, a delegate may rise to make raise a point of order, and the point of order shall be immediately immediately, where possible, decided by the Presiding Officer in accordance with these Rules. A delegate may appeal against any ruling of the Presiding Officer. The appeal shall immediately be put to the vote, and the Presiding Officer's ruling shall stand unless a majority of the Representatives Parties present and voting otherwise decidedecide otherwise. A delegate rising to raising a point of order may not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion, but only on the point of order.
(2. ) The following motions shall have precedence in the following order over all other proposals or motions before the Meeting:
(a) to suspend the session;
(b) to adjourn the session;
(c) to adjourn the debate on the particular subject or question under discussion; and;
(d) to close the debate on the particular subject or question under discussion.
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