10.1 General rules
A petition may be presented to the House only by a Member of the Legislative Assembly. A petition which is in conformity with Standing and Sessional Orders is lodged by the Member with the Clerk of the Parliament.
At the appointed time during the sitting of the House, the Clerk reads the petitions lodged and the Speaker puts the question to the House that they be received.
A petition:
- must indicate the name and address of the principal petitioner on the front page;
- must be clearly written or printed and be free from erasures or alterations;
- must be signed by at least one person;
- must be in the English language or accompanied by a true translation certified by the Member;
- must be signed by persons whose names are listed on it and by no - one else except in a case of incapacity;
- shall have signatures written upon it and not pasted or otherwise transferred to it;
- must have the wording of the petition on every page on which signatures appear;
- should not be accompanied by letters, affidavits or other documents;
- must be respectful, decorous and temperate in language; and
- from a corporation must, if it has one, be under the common seal.
Last reviewed: 17 July, 2009
Last updated: 22 July, 2009
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