Section 31 Standing ordersI1

United Kingdom

(1)

F1Senedd proceedings are to be regulated by standing orders (referred to in this Act as “the standing orders”).

(2)

The standing orders must include provision for preserving order in Senedd proceedings, including provision for—

(a)

preventing conduct which would constitute a criminal offence or contempt of court, and

(b)

a sub judice rule.

(3)

The standing orders may include provision for excluding F2a Member of the Senedd from Senedd proceedings.

(4)

The standing orders may include provision for withdrawing from a Member of the Senedd any or all of the rights and privileges of membership of the Senedd.

(5)

The standing orders—

(a)

must include provision requiring the proceedings of the Senedd to be held in public, and for proceedings of a committee of the Senedd or a sub-committee of such a committee to be held in public except in circumstances provided for in the standing orders, and

(b)

may include provision as to the conditions to be complied with by members of the public attending the proceedings (including provision for excluding any member of the public who does not comply with the conditions).

(6)

The standing orders must include provision—

(a)

for reporting the proceedings of the Senedd, and for reporting proceedings of committees of the Senedd and sub-committees of such committees which are held in public, and

(b)

for publishing the reports of proceedings as soon as reasonably practicable after the proceedings take place.

(7)

The Senedd may by resolution remake or revise the standing orders; but if the motion for a resolution to remake or revise the standing orders is passed on a vote, it has no effect unless at least two-thirds of the F3Members of the Senedd voting support it.

(8)

The Clerk must from time to time publish the standing orders.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(19) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14))
F2: Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(15) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)(12)(14))
F3: Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(17) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)(12)(14))

Commencement

I1: Ss. 1-94, 97-106 in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))

Notes on Part 1

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 1 heading substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)

Modifications

C1: Pt. 1 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 13(5), 19(1)