Paragraph 70 Quorum
United Kingdom
(1)
A quorum of the F1Parliament shall be eight members not including the person presiding, of whom five are elected members.
(2)
If at any sitting of the Parliament any member who is present draws the attention of the person presiding at the sitting to the absence of a quorum and, after such interval as may be prescribed in Standing Orders, the person presiding at the sitting ascertains that a quorum of the Parliament is still not present, the Parliament shall be adjourned.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Sch. 2 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1128), art. 8(1) (with arts. 4, 8(2))