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Ch10 Legislation / ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS / Deputy Speakers amendments



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House of Representatives                                Ch 10                                                 p 377

 

Legislation / ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

 

Deputy Speaker’s amendments

Clerical or typographical errors in a bill may be corrected by the Clerk acting with the authority of the Deputy Speaker. 1 In practice only bills introduced in the House are so amended. The Office of Parliamentary Counsel often asks for such correction, but where the matter has not been initiated by that office, its advice is first obtained as to whether or not any such amendment should be made. This type of correction is normally made prior to the transmission of the bill to the Senate but has also been made after the bill has been returned from the Senate. 2



S.O. 156. The Senate Chairman of Committees has similar authority.



Such corrections are not made in the House to Senate amendments to the bill.