Plenary, 20 Jan 2000
Meeting date: Thursday, January 20, 2000
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Standing Orders (Definition of Budget Bill)
The next item of business is consideration of motion S1M-433, in the name of Mr Murray Tosh, on behalf of the Procedures Committee, on an amendment of the standing orders. I ask Mr Tosh formally to move the motion.
I commend the motion to the chamber.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees that its standing orders be amended by substituting for paragraph 1 of rule 9.16.—
"1. A Budget Bill is an Executive Bill for a Budget Act within the meaning of Section 29(3) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000" and that this amendment shall have immediate effect.
The question on the motion will be put during decision time.