23.13 A motion to review the Chairperson‟s ruling may be moved and seconded, but no debate shall be
allowed. A simple majority vote in favour of the motion shall be sufficient to carry such a motion.
23.14 During the debate, points of order may be raised verbally and without prior notice being given.
Should a point of order be raised, the President or Chairperson shall give a ruling in reference to its
validity.
24. MOTIONS AND NOTICE OF MOTION
24.1
All motions or notices of motions submitted in terms of this clause for consideration and decision
by the General Council, Conference or Extraordinary shall:
24.1.1 Be submitted to the Secretary General in writing 60 days before the due date of the meeting.
24.1.2 Be circularised by the Secretary General to the members at least 45 days before the General Council
and/ or delegates to the Conference or Extraordinary Conference.
24.1.3 Be seconded prior to such consideration and decision.
24.1.4 Be resolved by a show of hands, save if otherwise determined by the General Council, Conference
or Extraordinary Conference. Such issues shall be resolved by a simple majority.
24.2
A motion or notice of motion submitted in terms of sub-clause (24.1.1) of this clause, may be
withdrawn by the proposer prior to its being seconded. A motion or notice of motion which has
been seconded in terms of sub-clause (24.1.3) of this clause, may be withdrawn only subject to the
consent of the seconder and the approval of the General Council, or delegate to the Conference or
Extraordinary Conference, provided that such a proposal is seconded by a member of the General
Council or a delegate to the Conference or Extraordinary Conference.
24.3
All motions proposed in terms of sub-clause ( 24.1.1) of this clause may be amended if such a
proposed amendment is proposed by a member of the General Council, or a delegate to the
Conference or extraordinary conference, provided that such a proposal is seconded by a member of
the General Council or a delegate to the Conference or Extraordinary Conference.
24.4
The motion under debate shall be recognized as the substantive motion. Should an amendment to
the substantive motion be proposed and seconded, the Chairperson shall put the amendment to the
vote. Should the majority of votes cast support the amendment, then the amendment shall become
the substantive motion. A motion shall be an amendment if its purpose is to modify the text or
intent of the substantive motion, or remove parts there from.
24.5
Subject to the approval of the meeting, it shall be permissible for the subject matter of the
substantive motion to be sub-divided into convenient sub-completion of the voting procedures, the
sub-sections which have received an affirmative vote shall constitute substantive motions and will
be voted upon without further debate.
24.6
After the closure of the debate, the Chairperson shall immediately put the motion to vote. The
voting procedure shall not be interrupted except on a point of order related to the manner in which
voting is taking place.
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