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Paragraph 35 Committee voting

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(1)

Any question put to the vote must be formulated and put to the Committee members present by the Chairman.

(2)

The Chairman must call on the Committee members present to vote for or against the question and must declare the result.

(3)

The Chairman is entitled to vote.

(4)

If an equal number of votes is cast for and against the question, the question is deemed to have been determined—

(a)

in the case of a hearing of an allegation or complaint within rule 3 or a reference under rule 4, in favour of the respondent,

(b)

in the case of an application within rule 5, in favour of the applicant,

(c)

in the case of an appeal, in favour of the Council, and

(d)

in the case of the question whether a hearing is to be postponed, in favour of postponement.