UK Parliament — House of Commons
Order ID:147
Known as:
- Presentation or introduction and first reading
- Presentation and first reading
Order numbers:
35, 37, 39, 58, 57
Cite as
Current version
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| 2022 — 30th November | 57 Presentation and first reading | (1) |
A Member may, after notice, present a bill without previously obtaining leave from the House to bring in the same. |
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When a bill is presented either in pursuance of an order of the House or under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this order, the bill shall be read the first time without any question being put, shall be ordered to be read a second time on such day as the Member presenting it shall appoint, and shall be ordered to be printed. |
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First appearance
| 1948 — 28th July | 35 Presentation or introduction and first reading |
A member may, after notice, present a bill without previously obtaining leave from the House to bring in the same. |
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When a bill is presented either in pursuance of an order of the House or under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this order, the bill shall be read the first time without any question being put, shall be ordered to be read a second time on such day as the member presenting it shall appoint, and shall be ordered to be printed. |
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If a member informs the clerks at the table of his intention to take charge of a bill which has been brought from the Lords, the bill shall be deemed to have been read the first time on the day on which the member so informs the clerks, and to have been ordered to be read a second time on such day as he shall appoint, and shall be recorded in the Journal of the House as having been read the first time and ordered to be read a second time on the day so appointed, and shall be ordered to be printed. |
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