Congress motions

Motion

Motion title

Congress standing orders 3 and 12: submission of motions

Session

2007-2008

Meeting link

Annual Congress

Meeting date

30 May 2008

Status

Passed

Motion

88

Motion text

Delete standing order 3 and replace with:
3. Submission of motions and amendments
'3. 1 Motions, including motions to amend rules and standing orders, must be submitted in accordance with rule 16. Motions must be submitted by the deadline set out in the calling notice, set in accordance with rule 16. 7. Motions submitted by a branch/local association must have the approval of a quorate general meeting of that branch/local association. Motions submitted by those committees listed in rules 16. 6. 4 and 16. 6. 5 must be approved by a quorate meeting of the relevant committee. The officer or committee chair submitting the motion must certify that the motion was passed by a quorate meeting.
3. 2 Where a branch/local association general meeting called for the purpose of approving motions for submission to Congress or Sector Conference is not quorate, a quorate meeting of the branch/local association committee may approve these motions for submission, or may approve an alternative means of ascertaining the views of members in order to approve such motions. In these circumstances, the motions and the committee's decisions must be circulated to all members of the branch/local association. The officer submitting the motions must certify the way in which the motions were approved.
3. 3 Amendments to motions must be submitted in accordance with rule 16. Amendments must be submitted by the deadline set out in the calling notice, set in accordance with rule 16. 7. Amendments submitted by branches/local associations must be approved by same means as motions in 3. 1 and 3. 2 above, or by a quorate meeting of a branch/local association committee. Amendments submitted by those committees listed in rules 16. 6. 4 and 16. 6. 5 must be approved by a quorate meeting of the relevant committee. The officer or committee chair submitting the amendment must certify the way in which the amendment was approved. '
Standing order 12: Delete, at start, 'Motions on issues which arise'; replace with 'Emergency motions on matters which could not have been submitted other than'

Proposing body

National executive committee (NEC)

Amended

No

Allocated to

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