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19 (g) (g) (g) (g) The Chairman of the Meeting shall decide all matters of procedure not prescribed by this Constitution. (h) (h) (h) (h) The Chairman shall conduct the proceedings at the General Meeting and shall have power to interrupt the reading of any document or any speaker. Any person who disobeys a ruling of the Chairman in this regard or who otherwise conducts himself in a manner detrimental to the orderly conduct of the Meeting may be directed to leave the Meeting by Resolution of the Council. (i) (i) (i) (i) A General Meeting may be adjourned if a Resolution of the Council to that effect is carried by a two-thirds majority recorded in respect of the same. (j) (j) (j) (j) The speech of the proposer of a motion shall not exceed five minutes and that of each subsequent speaker thereon three minutes provided that these time-limits may in relation to any speaker be increased by a maximum of three minutes at a time if the Members present so consent by Resolution of the Council, such consent to be ascertained without debate. (k) (k) (k) (k) Subject as hereinafter provided, no delegate shall address the Meeting more than once on any motion or amendment, but if permitted by the Chairman, a delegate may reply to questions or give further information notwithstanding that he may already have addressed the Meeting. (l) (l) (l) (l) The proposer of an original motion may speak for five minutes in reply but except with the leave of the Chairman, no proposer of an amendment shall have any right of reply. (m) (m) (m) (m) After any reply allowed under paragraph (k) of this Article, the question shall, be put forthwith, provided always that any delegate may move without debate at the close of a speech of any other delegate that the question be put, and such motion, if seconded by a delegate of another Member shall, unless the Chairman rules otherwise, be put to a vote forthwith. (n) (n) (n) (n) Any delegate may move without debate at the close of the speech of any delegate (the "original delegate") that the Meeting proceed to the next item of business on the agenda (a "guillotine motion") and such a guillotine motion, if seconded by a delegate of another Member, shall, unless the Chairman rules otherwise, be put to a vote forthwith. In the event that a guillotine motion is carried, the Meeting shall (if appropriate) proceed to a vote on the original motion that the original delegate was speaking on and thereafter the Meeting shall proceed to the next item of business on the agenda. If a guillotine motion is not carried, a further guillotine motion that the Meeting proceed to the next business during the same debate shall not be made within half an hour. (o) (o) (o) (o) Every Resolution (including any amendment to a Resolution) shall be proposed by a delegate and seconded by a delegate from another Member before being put to discussion at the Meeting. (p) (p) (p) (p) The Chairman of the Meeting shall decide the order in which a resolution and any amendments to the resolution shall be voted upon.

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