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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Practice and Procedure
Contents
(in pdf format)
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
47.
Elections to certain Statutory Bodies
48.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
49.
Disclosure of Assets of Members of Legislative Assembly
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