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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Practice and Procedure

Contents

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1.

Tamil Nadu Legislature - Composition and duration

2.

Formation of Council of Ministers

3.

First meeting of the Legislative Assembly

4.

Election of speaker and deputy speaker

5.

Information for Members

6.

Attendance Register

7.

Seating arrangement for Members

8.

Summoning of  Assembly

9.

Time of sitting

10.

Quorum

11.

The Documents to be handed over to the Speaker by  the party leaders

12.

Recognition of parties

13.

Sessions of  the Assembly

14.

Governor's Address

15.

Notices to Assembly

16.

Rules to be observed by the Members while participating in the Assembly Meeting

17.

To catch the Speaker's eye

18.

Allotment of time for Speeches by Members

19.

Rules to be observed by the Members while speaking

20.

Mentioning others while speaking in the House

21.

Unparliamentary Language

22.

Rules to be observed while making personal allegations against a  Member or an Official

23.

Questions

24.

Half -an-Hour Discussion

25.

Call Attention to Matters of Urgent Public Importance

26.

Adjournment Motions

27.

Discussion for Short Duration not Exceeding One Hour on Urgent Matters of Administration

28.

Private Member's Business

29.

Resolution

30.

Legislation

31.

Amendments

32.

Governor's Ordinances

33.

Ratification of Amendments to the Constitution

34.

Financial Business

35.

Point of Order

36.

Personal Explanation

37.

Motions

38.

No-Day-Yet-Named Motions

39.

Procedure for Pointing out Mistake or Inaccuracy in a Statement made by Minister or Member

40.

Privileges

41.

Divisions

42.

Papers Placed on the Table of the House

43.

Petitions to Assembly

44.

Effect of Prorogation of the Session of the Assembly

45.

Elections to the Legislature Committees

46.

Legislature Committees

 

Committee on Estimates

 

Committee on Public Accounts 

 

Committee on Public Undertakings

 

Committee of Privileges

 

Business Advisory Committee

 

Committee on Delegated Legislation

 

Committee on Government Assurances

 

Committee on Rules

 

House Committee

 

Committee on Petitions

 

Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

 

Library Committee

     Select Committees

47.

Elections to certain Statutory Bodies

48.

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

49.

Disclosure of Assets of Members of Legislative Assembly