RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN

The Assembly’s rule book describes in detail the duties and obligations of members, the number of sitting days, the publication and broadcast of proceedings, and more. The Rules are sometimes referred to as the “Standing Orders.”

The complete Rules and Procedures of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
  

SEQUENTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

RULE NO.

SECTION

 

RULE NO.

SECTION

1(1)-2

General

 

30(1)-30(8)

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

3(1)-6(8)

Sittings of the Assembly

 

10

Adjournment motions

7(1)-8(2)

Publication and broadcast of proceedings

 

32(1)-32(6)

Appropriation Bill

9(1)-9(6)

Recess of proceedings

 

155

Bribery in Elections

10

Adjournment motions

 

13-15(8)

Business of the Assembly

11(1)-11(3)

Quorum

 

68(1)-68(2)

Closure

12(1)-12(8)

Privilege

 

112-118(2)

Committees of the Whole Assembly

13-15(8)

Business of the Assembly

 

66(1)-66(2)

Debatable motions

16(1)-17(2)

Petitions

 

57(1)-58

Disorder

18(1)-18(6)

Statements by members

 

31(1)-31(10)

Estimates and Budget debate

19(1)-19(4)

Ministerial statements

 

1(1)-2

General

20(1)-20(5)

Question period

 

138-140(2)

House committees

21(1)-21(9)

Written questions

 

19(1)-19(4)

Ministerial statements

22(1)-22(4)

Returns

 

162-163

Legislative Library

23(1)-23(4)

Tabling of documents

 

59-65

Motions and amendments

24(1)-27(4)

Private Members’ Day Debate

 

154

Offer of money to members

28(1)-28(9)

Priority of debate

 

156-161

Officials of the Assembly

29

Special Orders – Precedence

 

47(1)-47(2)

Order and decorum

30(1)-30(8)

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

 

33(1)-33(4)

Passage of remaining bills

31(1)-31(10)

Estimates and Budget debate

 

16(1)-17(2)

Petitions

32(1)-32(6)

Appropriation Bill

 

144-151(2)

Policy field committees

33(1)-33(4)

Passage of remaining bills

 

28(1)-28(9)

Priority of debate

34(1)-36

Remaining specified bills

 

95(1)-111

Private bills

37(1)-38

Remaining budgetary estimates

 

24(1)-27(4)

Private Members’ Day Debate

39-46(4)

Speaker 

 

12(1)-12(8)

Privilege

47(1)-47(2)

Order and decorum

 

73-93(2)

Public bills

48(1)-48(9)

Strangers

 

7(1)-8(2)

Publication and broadcast of proceedings

49-56

Rules of debate

 

20(1)-20(5)

Question period

57(1)-58

Disorder

 

11(1)-11(3)

Quorum

59-65

Motions and amendments

 

9(1)-9(6)

Recess of proceedings

66(1)-66(2)

Debatable motions

 

94(1)-94(8)

Reinstatement of public bills

67(1)-67(2)

Royal recommendation

 

37(1)-38

Remaining budgetary estimates

68(1)-68(2)

Closure

 

34(1)-36

Remaining specified bills

69-72

Voting

 

22(1)-22(4)

Returns

73-93(2)

Public bills

 

67(1)-67(2)

Royal recommendation

94(1)-94(8)

Reinstatement of public bills

 

49-56

Rules of debate

95(1)-111

Private bills

 

141-143(4)

Scrutiny committees

112-118(2)

Committees of the Whole Assembly

 

3(1)-6(8)

Sittings of the Assembly

119-137

Standing committees

 

39-46(4)

Speaker 

138-140(2)

House committees

 

152(1)-153

Special committees

141-143(4)

Scrutiny committees

 

29

Special Orders – Precedence

144-151(2)

Policy field committees

 

119-137

Standing committees

152(1)-153

Special committees

 

18(1)-18(6)

Statements by members

154

Offer of money to members

 

48(1)-48(9)

Strangers

155

Bribery in Elections

 

23(1)-23(4)

Tabling of documents

156-161

Officials of the Assembly

 

69-72

Voting

162-163

The Legislative Library

 

21(1)-21(9)

Written questions

Appendix 1 – Code of Ethical Conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly

 

Appendix 1 – Code of Ethical Conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly

Appendix 2 – Consent Form – Code of Ethical Conduct

 

Appendix 2 – Consent Form – Code of Ethical Conduct

Appendix 3 – Model Petition

 

Appendix 3 – Model Petition

Appendix 4 – Multi-media Guidelines

 

Appendix 4 – Multi-media Guidelines

Appendix 5 – Summary of Rules that Contain Specific Date, Time and Other Important Requirements

 

Appendix 5 – Summary of Rules that Contain Specific Date, Time and Other Important Requirements

Appendix 6 – Speaker’s Counsel

 

Appendix 6 – Speaker’s Counsel

Appendix 7 – Provisional Order for membership of Standing Committee on Public Accounts

 

Appendix 7 – Provisional Order for membership of Standing Committee on Public Accounts