UK House of Commons

Rule History

Date Change Text
14 April 1842 Made

9   Presentation of Public Petitions

That all other such Petitions, after they shall have been ordered to lie on the Table, be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions, without any Question being put.

05 August 1853 Amended

13   Presentation of Public Petitions

That all other such Petitions, after they shall have been ordered to lie on the Table, be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions, without any Question being put; but if any such Petition relate to any matter or subject, with respect to which the Member presenting it has given Notice of a Motion, and the said Petition has not been ordered to be printed by the Committee, such Member may, after Notice given, move that such Petition be printed with the Votes.

01 December 1902 Amended

79   Public Petitions / Reference of petitions to committee on public petitions

All other such petitions, after they shall have been ordered to lie on the table, shall be referred to the committee on public petitions, without any question being put; but if any such petition relate to any matter or subject, with respect to which the member presenting it has given notice of a motion, and the said petition has not been ordered to be printed by the committee, such member may, after notice given, move that such petition be printed with the votes.

28 July 1909 Amended

79   Public Petitions / Reference of petitions to committee on public petitions

All other such petitions, after they shall have been ordered to lie on the table, shall be referred to the committee on public petitions, without any question being put; but if any such petition relate to any matter or subject with respect to which the member presenting it has given notice of a motion, and the said petition has not been ordered to be printed by the committee, such member may, after notice given, move that such petition be printed with the votes.

14 November 1933 Amended

78   Public Petitions / Reference of petitions to committee on public petitions

All other such petitions, after they shall have been ordered to lie on the table, shall be referred without any question being put to a committee to be designated the committee on public petitions; but if any such petition relate to any matter or subject with respect to which the member presenting it has given notice of a motion, and the said petition has not been ordered to be printed by the committee, such member may, after notice given, move that such petition be printed with the votes.

28 July 1948 Amended

94   Public Petitions / Reference of petitions to committee on public petitions

All other such petitions, after they shall have been ordered to lie on the table, shall stand referred to a committee to be designated the committee on public petitions; but if any such petition relate to any matter or subject with respect to which the member presenting it has given notice of a motion, and the said petition has not been ordered to be printed by the committee, such member may, after notice given, move that such petition be printed with the votes.

06 December 1951 Amended

94   Public Petitions / Reference of petitions to Committee on Public Petitions

All other such petitions, after they shall have been ordered to lie on the Table, shall stand referred to a committee to be designated the Committee on Public Petitions; but if any such petition relate to any matter or subject with respect to which the Member presenting it has given notice of a motion, and the said petition has not been ordered to be printed by the committee, such Member may, after notice given, move that such petition be printed with the Votes.

08 March 1971 Amended

102   Public Petitions / Reference of petitions to Committee on Public Petitions

All other such petitions, after they shall have been ordered to lie on the Table, shall stand referred to a committee to be designated the Committee on Public Petitions; but if any such petition relate to any matter or subject with respect to which the Member presenting it has given notice of a motion, and the said petition has not been ordered to be printed by the committee, such Member may, after notice given, move 'That such petition be printed with the Votes'.

04 April 1974 Repealed

102   Public Petitions / Reference of petitions to Committee on Public Petitions

Article repealed