Section 4.17. Parliament will determine its own sessions and adjournments providing that it assembles within seven days after each general election, and it must assemble each year for the regular sessions as provided by law. The Presiding Officer will summon extraordinary sessions, whenever she/he deems it necessary, or if required by the Scottish Government, or by one-third of the members of Parliament.
Please scrutinise all the proposed amendments and replies before commenting or voting. Short comments are most often read and must not exceed 100 words. You can propose an Amendment at the bottom of this page - please read the guidelines .
Note that the original wording appears again first below and sustains the same comment & voting regime as all other amendment proposals.
Section 4.17. Section 4.17. Parliament will determine its own sessions and adjournments; providing, that it assembles within seven days after each general election, and it must assemble each year for the regular sessions as provided by law. The Presiding Officer will summon extraordinary sessions, whenever she/he deems it necessary, or if required by the Scottish Government, or by one-third of the members of Parliament.
Section 4.17. Section 4.17. Parliament will determine its own sessions and adjournments; providing, that it assembles within seven days after each general election, and it must assemble each year for the regular sessions as provided by law. The Presiding Officer will summon extraordinary sessions, whenever she/he deems it necessary, or if required by the Scottish Government, or by one-third of the members of Parliament, or by public petition.
Section 4.17. This is a comment not an amendment. The principle behind 4.17 is right. Parliament must have control of the order of business in order to help create an effective separation of powers between Executive and Legislative arms of the state. It would be useful to debate further how this separation can be best achieved. 4.17 is a good start
Section 4.17. As you say Jim, this is a comment but you placed it as an Amendment. Please flag again for removal and click Comment immediately below where you wish to respond. Thanks.
Section 4.17. The principle behind 4.17 is right. Parliament must have control of the order of business in order to help create an effective separation of powers between Executive and Legislative arms of the state. It would be useful to debate further how this separation can be best achieved. 4.17 is a good start
Proposed Amendments to Section
Please scrutinise all the proposed amendments and replies before commenting or voting. Short comments are most often read and must not exceed 100 words.
You can propose an Amendment at the bottom of this page - please read the guidelines .
Note that the original wording appears again first below and sustains the same comment & voting regime as all other amendment proposals.
Original Version
Section 4.17. Section 4.17. Parliament will determine its own sessions and adjournments; providing, that it assembles within seven days after each general election, and it must assemble each year for the regular sessions as provided by law. The Presiding Officer will summon extraordinary sessions, whenever she/he deems it necessary, or if required by the Scottish Government, or by one-third of the members of Parliament.
Section 4.17. Affected by my comments made earlier in this constitution exercise.
Proposed Amendment to Section 4.17.
Section 4.17. Section 4.17. Parliament will determine its own sessions and adjournments; providing, that it assembles within seven days after each general election, and it must assemble each year for the regular sessions as provided by law. The Presiding Officer will summon extraordinary sessions, whenever she/he deems it necessary, or if required by the Scottish Government, or by one-third of the members of Parliament, or by public petition.
Section 4.17. There would need to be rules for such a public petition, which would presumably be applicable only during normal recess periods.
Proposed Amendment to Section 4.17.
Section 4.17. This is a comment not an amendment. The principle behind 4.17 is right. Parliament must have control of the order of business in order to help create an effective separation of powers between Executive and Legislative arms of the state. It would be useful to debate further how this separation can be best achieved. 4.17 is a good start
Section 4.17. As you say Jim, this is a comment but you placed it as an Amendment. Please flag again for removal and click Comment immediately below where you wish to respond. Thanks.
Section 4.17. The principle behind 4.17 is right. Parliament must have control of the order of business in order to help create an effective separation of powers between Executive and Legislative arms of the state. It would be useful to debate further how this separation can be best achieved. 4.17 is a good start