CUSAGC Standing Orders for the Conduct of Meetings

All remarks must be addressed to the Chair.
Except as may be otherwise determined by these standing orders or by the meeting, the order of business at any meeting shall be at the discretion of the Chairman of that meeting.
The Chairman may not address the meeting except in his official capacity, unless it be to propose an adjournment for coffee. If he wishes to speak on any other motion or amendment, he shall appoint a temporary Chairman from among those present who have not spoken on that motion or amendment, and shall resume the Chair when that motion or amendment has been disposed of.
The Chairman shall have the power to impose a time limit on speeches, but the meeting may at its discretion extend the time allowed to a particular speaker or speakers.
Any member may speak once on any motion (except a procedural motion) and once on each amendment thereto; no member may speak more than once on any motion or amendment, except by leave of the Chair; provided nevertheless that the proposer of any motion or amendment shall have the right of reply immediately before a vote is taken on that motion or amendment. Notwithstanding which, if a motion be passed "that the question now be put," no further speeches shall be permitted on that motion or amendment, but the matter shall be voted upon without delay.
Any member may raise a point of information during a speech, provided that the speaker indicates his willingness to give way. A member may raise a point of order at any time, and the Chairman shall rule immediately on the validity of that point.
If any ruling from the Chair shall be challenged under section 34 of the Constitution, the meeting shall continue nevertheless upon the assumption that the ruling is a valid one. If the ruling be reversed by the President on appeal, all proceedings affected by that ruling shall become null and void.
In the event of serious disorder in the meeting, the Chairman shall have the power to adjourn the meeting for a period not exceeding seven days.
It shall not be necessary to give notice of amendments to motions of which notice has been given. When an amendment has been proposed, no other amendment whatsoever may be proposed until the former amendment has been disposed of. If an amendment be passed, the amended motion shall become the substantive motion before the meeting.
Procedural motions which may be proposed without notice, shall be as follows:
1. motions of adjournment to a specified date place and time.
2. motions that the question be put now.
3. motions that the meeting proceed to next business.
4. motions to extend the time to a speaker.
5. motions that the Chairman do vacate the Chair in favour of another specified member present.
6. motions to suspend the Standing Orders or part thereof.
7. motions to amend the order of business.
8. motions to amend the minutes of a previous meeting.
9. motions for the adoption of a report.
10. motions for a vote of thanks.
Motions under subsections a, b, c, d and e of Section 10 shall take precedence over all other motions and no discussion shall be permitted on such motions. The Chairman may at his discretion disallow any motions under subsections a, b and c, or amendments to any motions, if he considers such action to be necessary in the interests of the Club. Any procedural motion under the subsections a to e, which is not disallowed by the Chair, shall be voted upon immediately. Any other procedural motion shall take precedence over business, but discussion shall be permitted on such a motion. The procedural motion shall be disposed of before discussion of other business is resumed.
At any time during a meeting, any member present may request the Chairman to count the Members present. This request shall be granted if, and only if, a count has not been made in the preceding fifteen minutes and any such count shall be made immediately. If the meeting is found to be inquorate it may transact no further business, except the consideration of motions of adjournment. Except as provided in section 28 of the Constitution, no meeting shall start nor shall an adjourned meeting restart, until there is a quorum present. Any meeting other than the AGM which is inquorate at the time appointed for its start or restart, shall be deemed closed and the fact shall be recorded in the minute book.
At the beginning of each Annual General Meeting, immediately after the apologies for absence or lateness (if any), the Secretary shall read a list of those general meetings, the minutes of which have not yet been approved by the Club. If any one member shall request that these minutes or part thereof be read then the Secretary shall read such parts as have been requested. Any member may propose that any part read be amended; if that motion be carried, the minutes as amended shall become the minutes of the meeting in question. When there are no further amendments, the Chairman shall sign the minutes as a true and accurate record.
These Standing Orders may be amended by the Club in General Meeting, provided that notice be given as provided in Section 30 of the Constitution. They or part of them may be suspended by a procedural motion, provided always that such a suspension be for a period not exceeding six hours.
The Chairman for the time being of any meeting shall be the sole interpreter of these Standing Orders for the purpose of that meeting.