the standing orders of the national parliament of solomon islands

3563. ALLOTMENT OF TIME IN COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY(1) A maximum of four days shall be allotted for discussion of theAppropriation Bill in Committee of Supply.(2) This period may be extended if the question on the second reading ofthe Bill was carried on a day earlier than the last day allotted for thedebate on second reading as the day or days thus saved may be addedto the days allotted under this paragraph.(3) The Speaker may name the hour upon any day allotted under paragraph(1) of this order as being the time at which proceedings upon any headin the schedules to the Bill, on any schedule of, or on the clauses of theBill shall be concluded. If in the case of any head or schedule or of theclauses the hour so named is reached before the business concerned isdisposed of the Speaker shall thereupon put any question necessary todispose of that business.(4) If in the case of any head or schedule the proceedings thereon areconcluded before the hour named in accordance with paragraph (3) ofthis order, the Committee of Supply may forthwith proceed to the nextbusiness.64. PROCEDURE IN COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY(1) On the consideration of the Appropriation Bill in Committee of Supplythe clauses of the Bill shall stand postponed until after consideration ofthe schedule or schedules.(2) On consideration of the schedules each head shall be considered withthe appropriate estimate and any reference in these Orders to a subheador an item means a subhead or an item in the estimates for the head thenunder discussion.(3) On the consideration of a schedule, the Speaker shall call the title of eachhead in turn and shall propose the question "That the sum of $........... forhead …….. stand part of the schedule" and unless an amendment isproposed under the provisions of the next succeeding order, a debatemay take place on that question. Any such debate shall be confined tothe policy of the service for which the money is to be provided and shallnot deal with the details of any item or subhead but may refer to thedetails of revenue or funds for which that service is responsible.(4) When all the heads in a schedule have been disposed of the Speakershall put forthwith, without amendment or debate, the question "Thatthe schedule (as amended) stand part of the Bill".(5) When every schedule has been disposed of the Speaker shall callsuccessively each clause of the Bill and shall forthwith propose thequestion "That the clause stand part of the Bill" and, unless aconsequential amendment is moved, that question shall be disposed ofwithout amendment or debate.