§ (to take the place of S. Os. 11 and 13)
§ Duties and Powers of Black Rod
§ 11.—(1) The admission of strangers to the Chamber and the precincts of the House, whether or not the House is sitting, shall be subject to such orders and rules as the House may make. The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod shall give effect to such orders and rules and shall have such powers (including the power to take into custody) as are necessary for that purpose.
§ (2) Respect is to be had to the Chamber, whether or not the House is sitting.
§ (3) The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod shall take into his custody any person whom the House may order to be detained.
§ (4) In the absence of the Gentleman Usher, the Yeoman Usher may act in his place.