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THIMUN REVISED RULES OF PROCEDUREHylke Hoekstra, Fran Laughlin and Dirk van Leeuwen, January 2006Edited by Dirk van Leeuwen, October 20062 / 10Rule 12[Deleted]Priority of items under Rule 8, (a) and (b)Rule 13All items on the agenda included underRule 8 Paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be givenpriority by the Secretary-General.Rule 14[Deleted]Rule 15[Deleted]Modification of the allocation of expensesRule 16No proposal for a modification of theallocation of expenses for the time being inforce shall be placed on the agenda 4 .IV. DELEGATIONSCompositionRule 17The delegation of a Member shall consistof not more than six representatives 5 .V. CREDENTIALSSubmission of credentialsRule 18The credentials of representatives andthe names of members of a delegation shall besubmitted to the THIMUN Foundation before adate to be determined by the Foundation. Thecredentials shall be issued by the participatingschool through the director of that school’sdelegation. The Foundation shall examine thecredentials and take measures if it deems itnecessary.VI. PRESIDENTAppointmentRule 19 [79]Before the opening of each session of theGeneral Assembly, the Board of Directors ofthe THIMUN Foundation shall appoint a4 This rule should be used in combination with rule107.5 For the purpose of these rules, the term‘representative’ and ‘delegate’ have the samemeaning and refer to any person who acts asdesignate of a member of the United Nations or of anorganisation represented at the United Nations.President, who shall hold office until the closeof the session for which he is appointed.Acting PresidentRule 20 [80]If the President finds it necessary to beabsent during a meeting or any part thereof, heshall designate one of the Chairmen of thecommittees to take his place.Rule 21 [80]A Chairman acting as President shallhave the same powers and duties as thePresident.Replacement of the PresidentRule 22 [80]If the President is unable to perform hisfunctions, a new President shall be appointedby the Board of Directors of the THIMUNFoundation for the unexpired term.General powers of the PresidentRule 23 [81]In addition to exercising the powersconferred upon him elsewhere by these rules,the President shall, subject to the most recentprogramme of events, declare the opening andclosing of each plenary meeting of the session,the adjournment of the meeting, direct thediscussions in plenary meeting, ensureobservance of these rules, accord the right tospeak, put questions and announce decisions.He shall rule on points of order and, subject tothese rules, shall have complete control of theproceedings at any meeting and over themaintenance of order thereat. The Presidentmay, in the course of the discussion of an item,decide the limitation of the time to be allowed tospeakers, the limitation of the number of timeseach representative may speak or the closureof the debate. He may also propose thesuspension of the meeting or the adjournmentof the debate on the item under discussion.Rule 24 [82]The President, in the exercise of hisfunctions, remains under the authority of theBoard of Directors of the THIMUN Foundation.VII. GENERAL COMMITTEECompositionRule 25The General Committee shall comprisethe President of the General Assembly, whoshall preside and make the agenda formeetings of the committee, the Chairmen of the

THIMUN REVISED RULES OF PROCEDUREHylke Hoekstra, Fran Laughlin and Dirk van Leeuwen, January 2006Edited by Dirk van Leeuwen, October 20063 / 10committees and the Chairmen of other forums 6which are to meet during the session. TheSecretary-General or his deputy shall beentitled to attend meetings of the GeneralCommittee.MeetingsRule 26The President of the General Assemblymust be present at all meetings of the GeneralCommittee. The Chairmen of the committeesmust be present at all meetings of the GeneralCommittee, unless they are exempted from thisrule by the President of the General Assembly.FunctionsRule 27The General Committee shall assist thePresident and the General Assembly in drawingup the agenda for each plenary meeting, indetermining the priority of its items and incoordinating the proceedings of all committeesof the Assembly. It shall assist the President inthe general conduct of the work of the GeneralAssembly which falls within the competence ofthe President. It shall not, however, decide anypolitical question.Rule 28The General Committee shall meetperiodically throughout each session to reviewthe progress of the General Assembly and itscommittees and to make recommendations forfurthering such progress. It shall also meet atsuch other times as the President deemsnecessary.Revision of the form of resolutionsRule 29The General Committee may revise theresolutions adopted by the General Assembly,changing their form but not their substance.VIII. SECRETARIATRule 30The Board of Directors of the THIMUNFoundation shall at their own discretion provideand direct the staff required by the GeneralAssembly.6 i.e. the Security Council, the Economic and SocialCouncil, the International Court of Justice and otherforums labelled by the Board of Directors of theTHIMUN FoundationDuties of the SecretariatRule 31The Secretariat shall receive, print anddistribute documents, reports and resolutions ofthe General Assembly, its committees and itsorgans; prepare, print and circulate the recordsof the session; have the custody and properpreservation of the documents in the archivesof the General Assembly; distribute alldocuments of the Assembly to the Members ofthe United Nations.Regulations concerning the SecretariatRule 32The Board of Directors of the THIMUNFoundation shall establish regulationsconcerning the staff of the Secretariat.IX. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERALCompositionRule 33The Office of the Secretary-General shallcomprise the Secretary-General, the DeputySecretaries-General and the Rapporteurs.Functions of the Secretary-GeneralRule 34The Secretary-General, in exercise of hisfunctions, remains under the authority of theBoard of Directors of the THIMUN Foundation.Rule 35All decisions of the Secretary-Generalshall be taken in consultation with the Board ofDirectors of the THIMUN Foundation.Duties of the Secretary-GeneralRule 36The Secretary-General shall act in thatcapacity in all meetings of the GeneralAssembly and its committees. He maydesignate a member of the Office of theSecretary-General to act in his place at thesemeetings.Report of the Secretary-General on the work ofthe OrganizationRule 37The Secretary-General shall make anannual report to the General Assembly on thework of the Organization.Notification under Article 12 of the CharterRule 38The Secretary-General, with the consentof the Security Council, shall notify the GeneralAssembly at each session of any mattersrelative to the maintenance of international

THIMUN REVISED RULES OF PROCEDUREHylke Hoekstra, Fran Laughlin and Dirk van Leeuwen, January 2006Edited by Dirk van Leeuwen, October 20064 / 10peace and security which are being dealt withby the Security Council, and shall similarlynotify the General Assembly, or the Members ofthe United Nations if the General Assembly isnot in session, immediately the Security Councilceases to deal with such matters.Regulations concerning the Office of theSecretary-GeneralRule 39The Board of Directors of the THIMUNFoundation shall establish regulationsconcerning the staff of the Office of theSecretary-General.X. COMMISSION ON RULES OFPROCEDURERule 40The Commission on Rules of Procedureshall function in accordance with its Statute,which forms an integral part of these rules.XI. LANGUAGESOfficial and working languageRule 41English shall be both the official and theworking language of the General Assembly andits committees.Language of summary recordsRule 42Summary records shall be drawn up assoon as possible in the language of the GeneralAssembly.Language of resolutions and other documentsRule 43All resolutions and other documents shallbe published in the language of the GeneralAssembly.XII. RECORDSRecords of meetingsRule 44Summary records of the meetings of theGeneral Assembly and its committees shall bedrawn up by the Office of the Secretary-General and published after approval by thepresiding officer.ResolutionsRule 45Resolutions adopted by the GeneralAssembly shall be communicated by theSecretary-General to the Members of theUnited Nations after the close of the session.XIII. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MEETINGS OFTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ITSCOMMITTEESGeneral principlesRule 46The meetings of the General Assemblyand its committees shall be held in publicunless the organ concerned decides afterapproval of the presiding officer thatexceptional circumstances require that themeeting be held in private.Private meetingsRule 47All decisions of the General Assemblytaken at a private meeting shall be announcedat an early public meeting of the Assembly. Atthe close of each private meeting of thecommittees, the Chairman may issue acommuniqué through the Secretary-General.XIV. MINUTE OF SILENT PRAYER ORMEDITATIONInvitation to silent prayer or meditationRule 48Immediately after the opening of thefirst plenary meeting and immediatelypreceding the closing of the final plenarymeeting of each session of the GeneralAssembly, the President shall invite therepresentatives to observe one minute ofsilence dedicated to prayer or meditation.XV. PLENARY MEETINGSCONDUCT OF BUSINESSReference to committeesRule 49The General Assembly shall not, unless itdecides otherwise, make a final decision uponany item on the agenda until it has received thereport 7 of a committee on that item.Discussion of reports of committeesRule 50Discussion of a report of a committee in aplenary meeting of the General Assembly shalltake place if at least one third of the memberspresent and voting at the plenary meetingconsider such a discussion to be necessary.7 Report should be understood as a resolution or atreaty passed by a committee.

THIMUN REVISED RULES OF PROCEDUREHylke Hoekstra, Fran Laughlin and Dirk van Leeuwen, January 2006Edited by Dirk van Leeuwen, October 20065 / 10Any proposal to this effect shall not be debatedbut shall be immediately put to the vote.QuorumRule 51 [83]The President may declare a meetingopen and permit the debate to proceed when atleast one third of the members of the GeneralAssembly are present. The presence of amajority of the members shall be required forany decision to be taken.SpeechesRule 52 [84]No representative may address theGeneral Assembly without having previouslyobtained the permission of the President. ThePresident shall call upon speakers in an orderdetermined by the President. The Presidentmay call a speaker to order if his remarks arenot relevant to the subject under discussion.PrecedenceRule 53 [85]The Rapporteur of a committee may beaccorded precedence for the purpose ofexplaining the conclusions arrived at by thatcommittee.Statements by the Office of the Secretary-GeneralRule 54 [86]The Secretary-General, or a member ofthe Office of the Secretary-General designatedby him as his representative, may at any timemake either oral or written statements to theGeneral Assembly concerning any questionunder consideration by it.Points of orderRule 55 [87]During the discussion of any matter, arepresentative may rise to a point of order, andthe point of order shall be immediately decidedby the President in accordance with theserules. A representative may appeal against theruling of the President to the Commission onRules and Procedure, as defined in chapter X.The debate will continue and the President'sruling shall stand unless overruled by theCommission. A representative rising to a pointof order may not speak on the substance of thematter under discussion.question. When the debate is limited and arepresentative exceeds his allotted time, thePresident shall call him to order without delay.Adjournment of debateRule 57 [89]During the discussion of any matter, arepresentative may move the adjournment ofthe debate on the item under discussion. Inaddition to the proposer of the motion, tworepresentatives may speak in favour of, andtwo against, the motion, after which the motionshall be immediately put to the vote. ThePresident may limit the time to be allowed tospeakers under this rule.Closure of debateRule 58 [90]A representative may at any time movethe closure of the debate or the item underdiscussion, whether or not any otherrepresentative has signified his wish to speak.Permission to speak on the closure of thedebate shall be accorded only to two speakersopposing the closure, after which the motionshall be immediately put to the vote. If theGeneral Assembly is in favour of the closure,the President shall declare the closure of thedebate. The President may limit the time to beallowed to speakers under this rule.Suspension of the meetingRule 59 [91]During the discussion of any matter, arepresentative may move the suspension of themeeting. Such motions shall not be debated butshall be immediately put to the vote. ThePresident may limit the time to be allowed tothe speaker moving the suspension of themeeting.Order of procedural motionsRule 60 [92]Subject to rule 55, the motions indicatedbelow shall have precedence in the followingorder over all other proposals or motions beforethe meeting:(a) To suspend the meeting;(b) To adjourn the meeting;(c) To adjourn the debate on theitem under discussion;(d) To close the debate on theitem under discussion.Time-limit on speechesRule 56 [88]The President may limit the time to beallowed to each speaker and the number oftimes each representative may speak on any

THIMUN REVISED RULES OF PROCEDUREHylke Hoekstra, Fran Laughlin and Dirk van Leeuwen, January 2006Edited by Dirk van Leeuwen, October 20066 / 10ProposalsRule 61 [93]Proposals 8 shall be submitted accordingto THIMUN regulations in writing to the forumand shall be distributed to the delegations. As ageneral rule, no proposal shall be discussed orput to the vote at any meeting of the GeneralAssembly unless copies of it have beencirculated to all delegations. The Presidentmay, however, permit the discussion andconsideration of motions as to procedure, eventhough such motions have not been circulated.AmendmentsRule 62 [94]Amendments shall not be submittedduring plenary meetings.Decisions on competenceRule 63 [95]Subject to rule 55, any motion calling fora decision on the competence of the GeneralAssembly to adopt a proposal submitted to itshall be put to the vote before a vote is takenon the proposal in question.Withdrawal of motionsRule 64 [96]A motion may be withdrawn by itsproposer at any time before voting on it hascommenced. A motion thus withdrawn may bereintroduced by any member.Reconsideration of proposalsRule 65 [97]When a proposal has been adopted orrejected, it may not be reconsidered at thesame session unless the General Assembly, bya two-thirds majority of the members presentand voting, so decides. Permission to speak ona motion to reconsider shall be accorded onlyto two speakers opposing the motion, afterwhich it shall be immediately put to the vote.VOTINGVoting rightsRule 66 [98]Each member of the General Assemblyshall have one vote.Two-thirds majorityRule 67 [99]Decisions of the General Assembly onimportant questions shall be made by a twothirdsmajority of the members present andvoting. These questions shall include:8 Draft resolutions and draft treatiesrecommendations with respect to themaintenance of international peace andsecurity and the suspension of the rights andprivileges of membership.Simple majorityRule 68 [99]Decisions of the General Assembly onquestions other than those provided for in rule67, including the determination of additionalcategories of questions to be decided by a twothirdsmajority, shall be made by a majority ofthe members present and voting.Meaning of the phrase "members present andvoting”Rule 69 [100]For the purposes of these rules, thephrase "members present and voting" meansmembers casting an affirmative or negativevote. Members which abstain from voting areconsidered as not voting.Method of votingRule 70 [101]The General Assembly shall normallyvote by show of placards, but anyrepresentative may request a roll-call. The rollcallshall be taken in the English alphabeticalorder of the names of the members, beginningwith the member whose name is drawn by lotby the President. The name of each membershall be called in any roll-call, and one of itsrepresentatives shall reply "yes", "no" or"abstention".Conduct during votingRule 71 [102]After the President has announced thebeginning of voting, no representative shallinterrupt the voting except on a point of order inconnection with the actual conduct of thevoting. The President may permit members toexplain their votes, either before or after thevoting. The President may limit the time to beallowed for such explanations. The Presidentshall not permit the proposer of a proposal toexplain his vote on his own proposal.Division of proposalsRule 72 [103]A representative may move that parts ofa proposal should be voted on separately. Ifobjection is made to the request for division, themotion for division shall be voted upon.Permission to speak on the motion for divisionshall be given only to two speakers in favourand two speakers against. If the motion fordivision is carried, those parts of the proposal

THIMUN REVISED RULES OF PROCEDUREHylke Hoekstra, Fran Laughlin and Dirk van Leeuwen, January 2006Edited by Dirk van Leeuwen, October 20067 / 10which are approved shall then be put to thevote as a whole. If all operative parts of theproposal have been rejected, the proposal shallbe considered to have been rejected as awhole.Voting on proposalsRule 73 [105]If two or more proposals relate to thesame question, the General Assembly shall,unless it decides otherwise, vote on theproposals in the order in which they have beensubmitted. The General Assembly may, aftereach vote on a proposal, decide whether tovote on the next proposal.Equally divided votesRule 74 [106]If a vote is equally divided, the proposalshall be regarded as rejected.XVI. COMMITTEESESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS, ORGANIZATION OFWORKEstablishment of committeesRule 75The General Assembly may establishsuch committees as it deems necessary for theperformance of its functions.Categories of subjectsRule 76Items relating to the same category ofsubjects shall be referred to the committee orcommittees dealing with that category ofsubjects. Committees shall not introduce newitems on their own initiative.Main CommitteesRule 77The Main Committees, for the purpose ofthese Rules referred to as committees, of theGeneral Assembly are the following:(a) Disarmament and InternationalSecurity Committee (First Committee);(b) Economic and FinancialCommittee (Second Committee);(c) Social, Humanitarian andCultural Committee (Third Committee);(d) Special Political andDecolonization Committee (Fourth Committee);(e) Administrative and Budgetary(Fifth Committee)(f) Legal Committee (SixthCommittee).Representation of MembersRule 78Each Member may be represented byone person on each committee and a maximumof two persons on any other forum that may beestablished upon which all Members have theright to be represented.AppointmentRule 79 [19]Before the opening of each session of theGeneral Assembly, the Board of Directors ofthe THIMUN Foundation shall appoint aChairman, a Deputy Chairman and aRapporteur for each committee, who shall holdoffice until the close of the session for whichthey are appointed.Absence of officersRule 80 [20-22]If the Chairman finds it necessary to beabsent during a meeting or any part thereof, theDeputy Chairman shall take his place. A DeputyChairman acting as Chairman shall have thesame powers and duties as the Chairman. Ifany officer of the committee is unable toperform his functions, a new officer shall beappointed by the Board of Directors of theTHIMUN Foundation for the unexpired term.Functions of the ChairmanRule 81 [23]The Chairman shall, subject to the mostrecent programme of events, declare theopening and closing of each meeting of thecommittee, the adjournment of the meeting,direct its discussions, ensure observance ofthese rules, accord the right to speak, putquestions and announce decisions. He shallrule on points of order and, subject to theserules, shall have complete control of theproceedings at any meeting and over themaintenance of order thereat. The Chairmanmay, in the course of the discussion of an item,decide the limitation of the time to be allowed tospeakers, the limitation of the number of timeseach representative may speak or the closureof the debate. He may propose the suspensionof the meeting or the adjournment of the debateon the item under discussion.Rule 82 [24]The Chairman, in the exercise of hisfunctions, remains under the authority of theBoard of Directors of the THIMUN Foundation.CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

THIMUN REVISED RULES OF PROCEDUREHylke Hoekstra, Fran Laughlin and Dirk van Leeuwen, January 2006Edited by Dirk van Leeuwen, October 20068 / 10QuorumRule 83 [51]The Chairman may declare a meetingopen and permit the debate to proceed when atleast one quarter of the members of thecommittee are present. The presence of amajority of the members shall be required forany decision to be taken.SpeechesRule 84 [52]No representative may address thecommittee without having previously obtainedthe permission of the Chairman. The Chairmanshall call upon speakers in an order determinedby the Chairman. The Chairman may call aspeaker to order if his remarks are not relevantto the subject under discussion.PrecedenceRule 85 [53]The Rapporteur of a committee orsubcommittee may be accorded precedence forthe purpose of explaining the conclusionsarrived at by that committee or subcommittee.Statements by the Office of the Secretary-GeneralRule 86 [54]The Secretary-General, or a member ofthe Office of the Secretary-General designatedby him as his representative, may at any timemake either oral or written statements to anycommittee or subcommittee concerning anyquestion under consideration by it.Points of orderRule 87 [55]During the discussion of any matter, arepresentative may rise to a point of order, andthe point of order shall be immediately decidedby the Chairman in accordance with theserules. A representative may appeal against theruling of the Chairman to the Commission onRules and Procedure, as defined in chapter X.The debate will continue and the Chairman’sruling shall stand unless overruled by theCommission. A representative rising to a pointof order may not speak on the substance of thematter under discussion.Adjournment of debateRule 89 [57]During the discussion of any matter, arepresentative may move the adjournment ofthe debate on the item under discussion. Inaddition to the proposer of the motion, tworepresentatives may speak in favour of, andtwo against, the motion, after which the motionshall be immediately put to the vote. TheChairman may limit the time to be allowed tospeakers under this rule.Closure of debateRule 90 [58]A representative may at any time movethe closure of the debate on the item underdiscussion, whether or not any otherrepresentative has signified his wish to speak.Permission to speak on the closure of thedebate shall be accorded only to two speakersopposing the closure, after which the motionshall be immediately put to the vote. If thecommittee is in favour of the closure, theChairman shall declare the closure of thedebate. The Chairman may limit the time to beallowed to speakers under this ruleSuspension of the meetingRule 91 [59]During the discussion of any matter, arepresentative may move the suspension of themeeting. Such motions shall not be debated butshall be immediately put to the vote. TheChairman may limit the time to be allowed tothe speaker moving the suspension of themeeting.Time-limit on speechesRule 88 [56]The Chairman may limit the time to beallowed to each speaker and the number oftimes each representative may speak on anyquestion. When the debate is limited and arepresentative exceeds his allotted time, theChairman shall call him to order without delay.

THIMUN REVISED RULES OF PROCEDUREHylke Hoekstra, Fran Laughlin and Dirk van Leeuwen, January 2006Edited by Dirk van Leeuwen, October 20069 / 10Order of procedural motionsRule 92 [60]Subject to rule 87, the motions indicatedbelow shall have precedence in the followingorder over all other proposals or motions beforethe meeting:(a) To suspend the meeting;(b) To adjourn the meeting;(c) To adjourn the debate on theitem under discussion;(d) To close the debate on theitem under discussion.ProposalsRule 93 [61]Proposals shall be submitted accordingto THIMUN regulations in writing to the forumand shall be distributed to the delegations. As ageneral rule, no proposal shall be discussed orput to the vote at any meeting of the committeeunless copies of it have been circulated to alldelegations. The Chairman may, however,permit the discussion and consideration ofmotions as to procedure, even though suchmotions have not been circulated.AmendmentsRule 94 [62]Amendments shall be submitted in writingduring committee meetings.Decisions on competenceRule 95 [63]Subject to rule 87, any motion calling fora decision on the competence of the GeneralAssembly or the committee to adopt a proposalsubmitted to it shall be put to the vote before avote is taken on the proposal in question.Withdrawal of motionsRule 96 [64]A motion may be withdrawn by itsproposer at any time before voting on it hascommenced, provided that the motion has notbeen amended. A motion thus withdrawn maybe reintroduced by any member.Reconsideration of proposalsRule 97 [65]When a proposal has been adopted orrejected, it may not be reconsidered at thesame session unless the committee, by a twothirdsmajority of the members present andvoting, so decides. Permission to speak on amotion to reconsider shall be accorded only totwo speakers opposing the motion, after whichit shall be immediately put to the vote.Voting rightsRule 98 [66]Each member of the committee shallhave one vote.Majority requiredRule 99 [67-68]Decisions of committees shall be madeby a majority of the members present andvoting.Meaning of the phrase "members present andvoting"Rule 100 [69]For the purposes of these rules, thephrase "members present and voting" meansmembers casting an affirmative or negativevote. Members which abstain from voting areconsidered as not voting.Method of votingRule 101 [70]The committee shall normally vote byshow of placards or by standing, but anyrepresentative may request a roll-call. The rollcallshall be taken in the English alphabeticalorder of the names of the members, beginningwith the member whose name is drawn by lotby the Chairman. The name of each membershall be called in any roll-call, and itsrepresentative shall reply "yes", "no" or"abstention".Conduct during votingRule 102 [71]After the Chairman has announced thebeginning of voting, no representative shallinterrupt the voting except on a point of order inconnection with the actual conduct of thevoting. The Chairman may permit members toexplain their votes, either before or after thevoting. The Chairman may limit the time to beallowed for such explanations. The Chairmanshall not permit the proposer of a proposal or ofan amendment to explain his vote on his ownproposal or amendment.VOTING

THIMUN REVISED RULES OF PROCEDUREHylke Hoekstra, Fran Laughlin and Dirk van Leeuwen, January 2006Edited by Dirk van Leeuwen, October 200610 / 10Division of proposals and amendmentsRule 103 [72]A representative may move that parts ofa proposal or of an amendment should bevoted on separately. If objection is made to therequest for division, the motion for division shallbe voted upon. Permission to speak on themotion for division shall be given only to twospeakers in favour and two speakers against. Ifthe motion for division is carried, those parts ofthe proposal or of the amendment which areapproved shall then be put to the vote as awhole. If all operative parts of the proposal or ofthe amendment have been rejected, theproposal or the amendment shall be consideredto have been rejected as a whole.Voting on amendmentsRule 104When an amendment is moved to aproposal, the amendment shall be voted onfirst. When two or more amendments aremoved to a proposal, the committee shall firstvote on the amendment furthest removed insubstance from the original proposal and thenon the amendment next furthest removedtherefrom, and so on until all the amendmentshave been put to the vote. Where, however, theadoption of one amendment necessarily impliesthe rejection of another amendment, the latteramendment shall not be put to the vote. If oneor more amendments are adopted, theamended proposal shall then be voted upon. Amotion is considered an amendment to aproposal if it merely adds to, deletes from orrevises part of the proposal.XVIII. SUBSIDIARY ORGANS OF THEGENERAL ASSEMBLYEstablishment and rules of procedureRule 108The General Assembly may establishsuch subsidiary organs as it deems necessaryfor the performance of its functions. The rulesrelating to the procedure of committees of theGeneral Assembly, as well as rules 36 and 46,shall apply to the procedure of any subsidiaryorgan unless the Assembly or the subsidiaryorgan decides otherwise.XVIX. INTERPRETATION ANDAMENDMENTSItalicized headingsRule 109The italicized headings of these rules,which were inserted for reference purposesonly, shall be disregarded in the interpretationof the rules.Method of amendmentRule 110These rules of procedure may beamended by a decision of the Board ofDirectors of the THIMUN Foundation after theCommission on Rules of Procedure hasreported on the proposed amendment.Voting on proposalsRule 105 [73]If two or more proposals relate to thesame question, the committee shall, unless itdecides otherwise, vote on the proposals in theorder in which they have been submitted. Thecommittee may, after each vote on a proposal,decide whether to vote on the next proposal.Equally divided votesRule 106 [74]If a vote is equally divided the proposalshall be regarded as rejected.XVII. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARYQUESTIONSFinancial implications of resolutionsRule 107No resolution shall include either financialamounts or names of specific financialresources.