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or otherwise, into matters which could not be conveniently inquired into by the whole House. Not only any Bill, but any subject that is brought under the consideration of either House, may, if the House thinks proper, … Parliamentary Committee, a committee of members of the House of Peers, or of the House of Commons, appointed by either House for the purpose of making inquiries,

Parliamentary Agent

Parliamentary Agent, in the House of Commons, he prepares and promotes private bills, conducts proceeding upon petitions against such bills, various duties and … Parliamentary Agent, in the House of Commons, he prepares and promotes private bills, conducts proceeding upon petitions against such bills, various duties and responsibilities are imposed by the orders of both

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Prorogation

proclamation. See PARLIAMENT. Under Article 85(2) when the President on the advice of the Prime Minister prorogues the House, there is termination of a session of the House and this is called prorogation. When the House is … day. A prorogation is the continuance of the Parliament from one session to another, with the effect that bills, whatever stage they have reached, drop and have to be taken up from the beginning in a succeeding

Dissolution

House of the People or State Legislative Assembly takes place, all pending proceedings stand terminated and the pending Bill lapses and such proceedings and Bills are not carried over to the new House of the People or … years from its date, and see BONA VACANTIA. A 'dissolution' brings an end to the life of the House of the People or the State Legislative Assembly and the same cannot be revived by the President. When

Select Committee

Parliament of India, an ad hoc committee appointed on a motion specifying names of members adopted by the House for consideration of a particular Bill referred to it; appointed at the first stage of the second reading

Supply, Committee of

Supply, Committee of. All bills which relate to the public income or expenditure must originate with the House of Commons, and all bills authorizing expenditure of the public money are based upon resolutions moved in a … Supply, Committee of. All bills which relate to the public income or expenditure must originate with the House of Commons, and all bills

Title short

by which a Bill is described in notice, order paper, votes and proceedings and the journal of the House of Commons and Publications of House of Lords, follows the title proper which is prefixed to the Bill,

Petition

superior, having jurisdiction to grant redress. The subject has a right to petition the sovereign, or the two Houses of Parliament, and all commit-ments and prosecutions for such petitioning are declared by the Bill of Rights (see

Guillotine

method of curtailing debate in a legislature, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 410. In the House of commons, guillotine can be applied only after passing a motion for the purpose in the House. It … Webster's American Dictionary, p. 849. Is a method of preventing obstruction by fixing times at which parts of Bill must be voted on, The Concise Oxford Dictionary, H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler, p. 548. Is the most

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