(adopted 4 April 2012)

That, during the current session, unless otherwise ordered, standing order 200 shall read as follows:

200. An amendment may be moved to the question "That this bill be now read a second time" to leave out the word "now" and adding a later time.

Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings
House Forms	Amendment – “a later time” (SO 200) Member: I move, That the Question be amended by leaving out the word “now” with a view to adding the words “a later time”. Speaker: The Original Question was: That this Bill be now read a second time. UPON WHICH the Member for ... has moved: That the Question be amended by leaving out the word “now” with a view to adding the words “a later time”. The Question is: That the word proposed to be left out stand part of the Question. OR: That the amendment be agreed to. (IF RESOLVED IN AFFIRMATIVE) The Question is: That this Bill be now read a second time. (IF RESOLVED IN NEGATIVE) The Question is: That the words proposed to be inserted in place of the words left out, be so inserted. (IF AMENDMENT AGREED TO) The Question is: That this Bill be read a second time at a later time.
551 Sessional Order	Amendment – deferral of question (adopted 4 April 2012) That, during the current session, unless otherwise ordered, standing order 200 shall read as follows: 200. An amendment may be moved to the question "That this bill be now read a second time" to leave out the word "now" and adding a later time.

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