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is to be recorded in the minutes as a unanimous decision of the Council or committee.
  (4)    This clause does not apply –
    (a)    if a member opposes a motion; or
    (b)    to a motion to revoke or change a decision which has been made at a Council or committee meeting.

    Only one substantive motion at a time
  (1)    When a substantive motion is under debate at a Council or committee meeting, no further substantive motion is to be accepted.
  (2)    The Council or committee is not to consider more than one substantive motion at any time.

    Order of call in debate
The presiding member –
    (a)    is to manage debate in any manner considered appropriate to fully consider and determine the business before Council, and
    (b)    may call speakers to a substantive motion or amendment in the following order –
        (i)            the mover to state the motion;
        (ii)            a seconder to the motion;
        (iii)            the mover to speak to the motion;
        (iv)            the seconder to speak to the motion;
        (v)            a speaker against the motion;
        (vi)            a speaker for the motion;
        (vii)            other speakers against and for the motion, alternating where possible; and
        (viii)            mover takes right of reply which closes debate.

    Limit of debate
The presiding member may offer the right of reply and put a substantive motion to the vote if he or she believes that sufficient discussion has taken place even though all members may not have spoken.

    Member may require motion to be read
A member may require the motion under discussion to be read at any time during a debate, but not so as to interrupt any other member who is speaking.

    Consent of seconder required for alteration
The mover of a substantive motion may not alter the wording of the motion without the consent of the seconder.

    Order of amendments
Any number of amendments may be proposed to a substantive motion, but when an amendment is moved to a substantive motion, no second or subsequent amendment is to be moved or considered until the first amendment has been withdrawn, carried or lost.

    Form of an amendment
An amendment shall add, delete, or substitute words to the substantive motion.

    Amendment must not negate original motion
An amendment to a substantive motion cannot negate the original motion or the intent of the original motion.

    Relevance of amendments
Each amendment is to be relevant to the motion in respect of which it is moved.

    Mover of motion may speak on amendment
Any member may speak during debate on an amendment consistent with clause 9.6(b).

    Effect of an amendment
If an amendment to a substantive motion is carried, the motion as amended then becomes the substantive motion,