SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS (Business Motion)
Parliament of Singapore · 11 March 1998 · 9th Parliament
Official Report, 11 March 1998, Vol 68, Issue 7 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
The Leader of the House (Mr Wong Kan Seng): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move,
That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, the proceedings on the Estimates for FY 1998/99 on 11th, 12th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th March 1998, be continued beyond 4.30 pm, and be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 until 6.45 pm on each day.
Sir, MPs have submitted a total 465 amendments. In order to allow Members to move their amendments, we have to extend the time.
Resolved,
That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, the proceedings on the Estimates for FY 1998/99 on 11th, 12th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th March 1998, be continued beyond 4.30 pm, and be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 until 6.45 pm on each day. [Mr Wong Kan Seng].
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 11 March 1998. Republished on SGParliament.