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Chief whip, in the Indian Parliament the chief whip of the Government party in Lok Sabha is the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; he directly responsible to the leader of the House and advisers the Government on Parliamentary business. He ensures quorum in the House and advices the Government on Parliamentary business. He ensures quorum in the House and that adequate number of members of the party are present at the time of voting and sends advance intimation through the familiar system of ordinary one, two and three line whips. He selects the speakers from his party and also the members for select committees etc. In the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs holds the position of Chief Whip of the Government party. Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Sakdhar, 5th Edn., 2001, p. 148.The Government whip performs the most important duties, he is officially designated as Parliamentary secretary to the Treasury and his main work is the organizati...
Joint sitting
Joint sitting, is a joint sitting of both Houses of a bicameral legislature for setting a disagreement, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p. 412.In U.K., there is no provision for joint session of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. In Australia, a joint meeting of both Houses of Parliament is held for the purpose of settling a disagreement between them or where it is necessary that a majority of both Houses sitting together should be obtained before changes can be made to the Constitution or certain types of legislation passed, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p. 412....
Floor crossing
Floor crossing, is the seating arrangements adopted in most of the Parliaments of the British Commonwealth, whereby the party in power and the opposition sit facing each other, explains how this expression arose, the Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philips Laundry, p. 152....
Exceptional grant
Exceptional grant, the exceptional grants are to be regulated by the same procedure as is applicable in the case of demands for grants subject to such adaptations as the speaker, Lok Sabha, may deem to be necessary or expedient, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, 10th Edn., 2002, r. 215.In India, the Lok Sabha has the power to make an exceptional grant which does not form part the current service of any financial year, Constitution of India, Art. 166.In U.K. such grants are presented either as estimates or dealt with on a financial resolution. A grant to provide for rewards to individuals for distingui-shed public service, a special grant for presentation of a mail to a new commonwealth legislature etc. are examples of exceptional grant, the Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundary, p. 255.Is the type of sanction of money by Parliament of cover expenses of an unusual character, Dictionary of Constitutional and Parliamen...
Federal Government
Federal Government. When two or more sovereign or independent states mutually agree not to exercise certain powers incident to their several sovereignties, but to delegate the exercise of those powers to some person or body chosen by them jointly, there is said to be a federal union of those states, and the person or body to whom the exercise of such powers is delegated is called the Federal Government. The Swiss Confederation, and the United States of North America, are instances of Federal Governments.A (English) Federal Council of Australasia Act (48 & 49 Vict. c. 60), passed in 1885 (see AUSTRALASIA), is now superseded by the federating (English) Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (63 & 64 Vict. c. 12) (see AUSTRALIA), which has repealed it.An effective federation of the British North American Colonies was provided in 1867 by (English) the British North America Act, 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 3) (see BRITISH AMERICA), and in 1909 of the Colonies of Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Tra...
Censure motion
Censure motion, is a motion moved against the government censuring its policy in some direction or an individual minister or ministers of the Government, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundy, p. 775.In France too, a motion of no-confidence is called the motion of caesure and when it is adopted by the National Assembly, the Government has to resign, Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001, pp. 396, 397.The government is under obligation to allow time for this motion and it invariably allots an early day for the discussion, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 280, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 83.Is usually moved by the leader of opposition, the Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philips Laundy, p. 775.In the House of Commons, a motion of no-confidence in the Government is called a censure motion, Parliamentary Practic...
Adjournment Motion
Adjournment Motion, means a motion for discussing 'a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration'. Wilding and Laundry, the Office of the Speaker in Parliament of Commonwealth, p. 247. 'Adjourn motion' is a motion which can be moved by any member of the House and is in the nature of emergency motion of censure upon the government. Wilding and Laundry -- The Office of the Speaker in Parliament of Commonwealth, p. 9.The object is to draw the attention of the Govern-ment to a matter of urgent public importance so as to criticize the decision of Government in an urgent matter in regard to which a motion or resolution with proper notice will be too late. Kaul and Shakdher -- Practice and Procedure of Parliament, 5th Edn., 2001, p. 496.If the Speaker gives his consent after satisfying himself that the matter to be raised is definite urgent and of public importance and holds that the matter proposed to be discussed is in order, he shall call the member concerned who sh...
British citizen
British citizen, does not require leave to enter. However, a British citizen must prove that he has the right of abode by producing either a United Kingdom passport describing him as a British citizen or as a citizen of the United Kingdom and colonies having the right of the abode in the United Kingdom, or a certificate of entitlement duly issued by or on behalf of the Government certifying that he has such a right of abode. A commonwealth citizen who is not a British citizen but has the right of abode, does not require leave to enter, although he must prove such a right by means of a certificate of entitlement duly issued by or on behalf of the Government. Any person other than a British Citizen or a commonwealth citizen having the right of abode requires leave to enter, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 4(2), 4th Edn., Para 74....
Agents-General
Agents-General, The colonies forming the Commonwealth of Australia are each represented in London an official called an Agent-General. The Commonwealth is represented as an entity by a High Commissioner....
Business of the House
Business of the House, in the House of Commons, it is not rigidly fixed. The Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth -- Philip Laundy, p. 64.Business of the House, in the Indian Parliament, the business of the House is divided into (1) Government business, (2) Private Member's business; Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001, p. 407.Business of the House, means the relative order of all the items of business in the House of a legislature to be taken upon a particular day. The office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Philip Laundy, p. 64.Business of the House, consists of Government business, Private member's business and the business transacted in opposition time, Parliamentary Practice Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, pp. 270 and 271....
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