# The Local Government (Statutory Transition Committees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013, Paragraph 26: Disorderly conduct


(1) If at a meeting any member of the committee, in the opinion of the person presiding notified to the committee:
(a) persistently and wilfully obstructs the business of the committee;
(b) is guilty of disorderly conduct;
(c) persistently or wilfully refuses to conform with Standing Orders; or
(d) persistently or wilfully disregards the authority of the chairperson,
the chairperson or any other member may move “That the member named be not further heard”, and the proposal if seconded shall be put and determined without discussion.
(2) If the member named continues their misconduct after a proposal under sub-paragraph (1) has been carried:
(a) the chairperson or any other member may move “That the member named do leave the meeting” (in which case the proposal shall be put and determined without seconding or discussion);
(b) the chairperson may adjourn the meeting of the committee for such period as they consider expedient.
(3) When the chairperson is of the opinion that the due and orderly dispatch of business is impossible, they may, without question put, adjourn the meeting of the committee for such period as they consider expedient.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2013/9780337991431/schedule/1/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-statutory-transition-committees-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/schedule-1/paragraph-26
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