Standing Rules and Orders of Council
Rule 71: Speaker's ruling and removal of councillor from Chamber
Rule 71 appears to deal with the Speaker ruling against a councillor's conduct in a meeting (71(1)) and then enforcing that councillor's removal from the Chamber (71(2)). If the councillor refuses to leave, the passage says she must be referred to the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee. The passage does not quote the rule or give the exact grounds for a ruling, so the details are unclear.
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How the minutes record it
Councillor Knott rose on Rule 71 (2) and said that MMC Masuku was misleading the house and she was also allowed to raise a point of personal explanation to seek clarity because the MMC was responding to something she did not say and she would like to clarify that because otherwise it does not assist the House, by receiving responses to things that were not said.
Signed minutes, Thursday, 23 February 2023He pointed out that the Speaker had ruled in terms of Rule 71(1) of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council, and according to Rule 71(2), the Speaker should enforce the removal of the Councillor.
Signed minutes, Tuesday, 19 March 2024