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Standing Orders of the House of Commons - Private Business 2005 CONTENTS STANDING ORDERS RELATING TO PRIVATE BUSINESS    Definitions    1 Definitions 1A Deposit of documents etc. at offices of government departments and public bodies    Petitions for bills    2 Petitions for bills 2A Presentation of petitions for bills 3 [Replealed 30th July 1952]    Orders compliance with which is to be inquired into by the Examiners Notices by advertisement    4 Contents of notice 4A Copies of bill to be made available 5 Further particulars in case of certain bills 6 Particulars in case of gas works, burial ground, etc., bills 7 Particulars in case of tramway bills 8 Particulars in case of tramway and tramroad bills 9 Particulars in case of waterway, etc., bills 10 Publication of notice in newspapers 10A Publication of notice relating to works bills 11 Publication of notice in the Gazette 12 Posting of notices in case of tramway, etc., bills 12A Posting of notices in case of stopping up, etc., of public foot-paths or bridleways    Notices to owners, lessees and occupiers    13 Notice to owners, etc. 14 Notice to frontagers in case of tramways 15 Notice to owners and lessees of railways, etc., affected by proposed tramway or trolley vehicle system 16 Notice to mill-owners, etc., where water is to be impounded or abstracted 17 Notice to owners and occupiers of houses in case of gas works, burial ground, etc., bills 18 Notice to owners etc., in case of relinquishment of works 19 Notice to owners, etc., in case of alteration or repeal of protective provisions 19A Notice in case of alteration of court order 19B Notice to debenture holders 20 Notice to owners, etc., in case of alteration or repeal of provision relating to nuisance 21 Notice in case of application for compulsory running powers 22 Mode of giving notice 23 Evidence of notice 24 Notice on Sunday, etc., invalid    Consents of local and highway authorities    25 Consents in case of tramway bill 25A Consents required under the Greater London Authority Act 1999    Documents required to be deposited, etc., and the times and places of deposit, etc.    26 Deposit on Sunday, etc., invalid 27 Deposit of plan, book of reference and section, etc. 27A Environmental assessment 28 [Replealed 29th July 1964] 29 Deposit of map in case of tramway, etc., bill 30 Deposit of map in case of bill for supply of electricity 30A Deposit of map in case of bill for taking water supply 31 Deposit of copy of plan, etc., in case of bill affecting tidal lands 32 Deposit of copy of plan, etc., in case of bill affecting fisheries 33 Delivery of copy of plan, etc., of river 34 Deposit of copy of plan, etc., in certain cases, with certain Departments 35 Deposit of copy of plan, etc., in certain cases with Commissioner of Police 36 Deposit of copy of plan, etc., in certain cases with certain local authorities 37A Deposit of copy of plan, etc., in certain circumstances 38 Deposit of printed copies of bills in Vote Office and Private Bill Office 39 Deposit of copies of bills 40 [Replealed 9th April 1986] 41 Delivery of copies of certain bills to highway authorities 42 Delivery of copies of bills affecting watercourses to the Environment Agency 43 Delivery of copies of bills affecting rivers or waterways to the Environment Agency 44 Delivery of copies of certain bills to local authorities 45 Deposit and form of estimates 46 [Replealed 24th October 1990] 47 Deposit of statement as to houses and persons on land to be acquired    Deposited plans, books of reference, sections and cross sections    48 Description of plan 49 Particulars in case of waterways, etc. 50 Particulars in case of railways and tramroads 51 Particulars in case of diversion of roads, etc. 52 Particulars in case of tramways 53 Plan to define improvement and improvement area 54 Contents of book of reference 55 Section 56 Section of improvement, etc., of navigation 57 Section of railway or tramroad 58 Section of tramroad 59 Cross sections of roads, etc.    Bills brought from the House of Lords    60 Deposit of copies of bills brought from House of Lords at public departments, etc. 61 Notices and deposits where work is altered while bill is in House of Lords    Consents of proprietors or members of companies, and of persons named as directors    62 Consents of proprietors of statutory companies promoting bills originating in this House 63 Consents of members of registered companies, etc., promoting bills originating in this House 64 Consents of members of companies, etc., not being promoters, in case of certain bills originating in this House 65 Consents of proprietors of statutory companies promoting certain bills originating in House of Lords 66 Consents of members of registered companies, etc., promoting certain bills originating in House of Lords 67 Consents of members of companies, etc., not being promoters, in case of certain bills originating in House of Lords 68 Proof of consent of directors, etc., who are named in bill    Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills    69 Appointment of Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills 70 Examination of petitions for bills 71 Date of commencement of examination of petitions for bills 72 Notice of examination of petitions for bills 73 Examination of petitions for additional provision 74 Examination of bills brought from House of Lords, etc. 74A Right of promoters to be heard before Examiner 75 Memorials complaining of non-compliance with standing orders 76 Right of audience before Examiner of proprietors dissenting at meeting under Standing Orders 62 to 67 76A Withdrawal of memorials 77 Proof by affidavit 78 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 79 Examiner to make special report in certain cases 80 Daily lists of cases before Examiners    Chairman of Ways and Means and Counsel to the Speaker    81 Division of bills between this House and House of Lords 82 Examination of bills by Chairman of Ways and Means 83 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 84 Copies of filled-up bill to be laid before Chairman of Ways and Means, etc. 85 Power of Chairman of Ways and Means to report special circumstances, etc., to House 86 Copy of bill as amended in committee to be laid before Chairman of Ways and Means, etc. 87 Submission to Chairman of Ways and Means, etc., of amendments proposed by promoters 88 Copy of Lords amendments, etc., to be laid before Chairman of Ways and Means, etc.    Court of Referees    89 Constitution of Court of Referees on Private Bills 90 Jurisdiction of Court of Referees 91 Rules of practice and procedure of Court of Referees 91A Right of audience before Court of Referees 92 Competition to be a ground of locus standi 93 Locus standi of members of companies, etc. 94 [Replealed 23rd July 1953] 95 Power of Court of Referees to allow locus standi to associations, etc. 96 Power of Court of Referees to allow locus standi to local authorities or inhabitants 97 Locus standi of certain local authorities against lighting and water bills 98 Locus standi of county councils against water and tramway bills 99 Power of Court of Referees to allow locus standi to river authorities, and owners, etc., of land 100 Power of Court of Referees to allow locus standi to land drainage authorities 101 Power of Court of Referees to allow locus standi to conservators of forests, commons, or open spaces 102 Locus standi of owners, etc., against tramway bills    Standing Orders Committee    103 Appointment of Standing Orders Committee 104 Reference to Standing Orders Committee of reports from Examiners of non-compliance with standing orders, etc. 105 Reference to Standing Orders Committee of petitions for dispensing with standing orders 106 Reference to Standing Orders Committee of petitions for reinsertion of petitions in general list 107 Duties of Standing Orders Committee in reference to proposed amendments on consideration 107A Hearing of parties by Standing Orders Committee 108 [Replealed 30th July 1952]    Committee of Selection    109 Appointment of Committee of Selection 110 Power of Committee of Selection to form groups of opposed bills 111 Reference to committees of opposed and unopposed bills 112 Reference back to Committee of Selection of unopposed bills when treated as opposed 113 Committee of Selection to appoint first sitting of committee on opposed bill 114 Committee of Selection to name bill or bills to be considered at first sitting of committee 115 Notices to members of committees 116 Non-return of declaration 117 Power of Committee of Selection to change membership of committees 118 Power of Committee of Selection to send for persons, etc.    Committee on Opposed Bills    119 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 120 Declaration by members of committee on opposed bill 121 Quorum of committee on opposed bill 122 Absence of chairman or members of committee on opposed bill 123 Committees on certain bills to have assistance of Counsel to the Speaker 124 Order in which bills are to be considered by committee 125 Adjournment of committee on opposed bill 126 Reference to committee of petitions against bill 127 Right of audience before committees on opposed bills 128 Petition against bill must distinctly specify grounds of objection 129 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 130 Rights of petitioners in case of bills brought from House of Lords 131 Non-appearance of petitioners 131A Printing of minutes of evidence    The Committee on Unopposed Bills    132 Committee on unopposed bills 133 Member of committee on unopposed bill if interested not to vote 134 Right of audience before committee on unopposed bills    Committees on Bills, whether Opposed or Unopposed General provisions    135 Decision of questions in committees on bills 136 Reception of evidence by committees on bills 136A County council bills conferring powers on district councils: proof of need 137 Copies of filled-up bill to be laid before committee 138 Record of members' attendances and votes 139 Committee on bill not to inquire into compliance with certain orders 140 [Replealed 22nd July 1959] 141 Chairman to sign committee bill, etc. 142 Chairman to report on allegations of bill, etc. 143 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 144 Reports by ministers of the crown 145 Minutes of proceedings 145A Minutes of evidence to be laid upon the table    Fencing of bridges, and railway, tramroad and tramway bills    146 Fencing of bridges 147 Level crossings 148 [Replealed 25th October 1967] 149 [Replealed 23rd July 1953] 150 Specification of length of railway, etc. 151 [Replealed 1st August 1961] 152 Distance between passing vehicles when used on tramway 153 Restriction of powers for construction, acquisition or taking on lease of tramway by local authority 154 Running powers in tramway bills    Expenditure by local authorities    155 [Replealed 24th October 1990] 156 [Replealed 24th October 1990] 156A Modification of practice as to charges on public revenue 156B [Replealed 24th October 1990]    Agreements    157 Agreement to be annexed to bill    Charitable or educational institutions    158 Bills affecting charities or educational foundations 159 [Replealed 24th October 1990]    Water bills    160 Compensation water, etc.    Gas works, burial ground, etc., bills    161 Limits of gas works, burial ground, etc., to be defined 162 [Replealed 24th October 1990]    Practice of the House with regard to private bills    163 Presentation of bills 164 House copy of bill 164A Matters to be expressed in titles of certain bills 165 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 166 First Reading 166A Petitions for additional provision 167 Presentation of petitions for dispensing with standing orders, etc. 168 Charges affecting public revenue to be printed in italics 169 Attachment of financial memoranda to certain bills 169A Reports concerning human rights 170 Interval between first and second reading 171 Presentation of petitions relating to private bills 171A Petitions against private bills 172 Supply of copies of petitions 173 Withdrawal of petitions 174 Time and manner of taking private business 175 Instructions to committees on bills 176 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 177 Interval between committal of bill and sitting of committee 178 Procedure on report of bill from committee 179 Printing of bill as amended in committee 180 Deposit of copies of bill at public departments, etc., before consideration 181 Interval between report and consideration of bill, etc. 182 Reference to Standing Orders Committee of proposed amendments on consideration 183 Printing of proposed amendments on consideration 184 Amendments on third reading 185 Printing of bill after third reading 186 Printing of Lords amendments 187 [Replealed 30th July 1952] 188 Motions for dispensing with standing orders    Suspension and revival of Bills    188A Suspension of bills 188B Revival of bills 189 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 190 Procedure at time of private business 191 Tolls and charges not in the nature of a tax    Personal Bills    191A Personal bills    Practice in the Private Bill Office    192 Private Bill Office registers 192A Rules for petitions 193 Acknowledgment of receipt of documents 194 General List of Petitions for Bills 194A Inspection of petitions for bills 195 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 196 Custody of House copy of bill 197 Examination of bills 198 Notice of second reading 199 Notice of committee 199A Notice of adjournment of committees 200 Deposit of filled-up bill 201 Notice of consideration of bill 202 Delivery of committee bill to Private Bill Office 203 Examination of bill printed as amended 204 Notice of amendments on consideration of bill or on third reading 204A Opposed business (consideration and third reading) 205 Notice of third reading 206 Entry of amendments on House copy of bill 207 Examination of bills before transmission to House of Lords 208 Notice of consideration of Lords amendments 208A Opposed business (Lords amendments) 209 Time for delivering notices, etc. 210 Daily lists of committees sitting    Bills for confirming provisional orders    211 Meaning of "confirming bill" 212 Deposit of duplicate plans, etc., in Private Bill Office 213 Application of Standing Order 47 to provisional orders 214 Examination of confirming bills by Examiners 215 Locus standi of petitioners against confirming bills 216 Presentation of confirming bills 217 Proceedings in committees on confirming bills 218 Proceedings in House on confirming bills 219 Application of certain orders to confirming bills 220 [Replealed 9th April 1986] 221 [Replealed 9th April 1986] 222 [Replealed 9th April 1986] 223 [Replealed 9th April 1986]    Public bills ordered to be examined by the Examiners    224 Examination of public bills by Examiners    Orders for purposes of Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936    225 Interpretation of Standing Orders 226 to 236 226 Chairmen to determine procedure for considering draft provisional orders 227 Reports of Chairmen on draft provisional orders 228 Parliamentary panel 228A Application of certain orders to confirmation bills 229 Constitution of joint committee on confirmation bill 230 Procedure on confirmation bills brought from House of Lords 231 Presentation of petition for bill under section 1(4) of the Procedure Act 232 Deposit of copies of substituted bill at public departments, etc. 233 Proofs before Examiner in case of substituted bill 233A Application of Standing Order 61 to substituted bill 234 Contents of substituted bill 235 Petitions in favour of or against draft provisional order 236 Deposit of copies of substituted bill brought from House of Lords at public departments, etc.    Orders in relation to which the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 applies    237 Interpretation of Standing Orders 238 to 248a 238 Deputy Chairmen 239 Deposit of copies of orders in Private Bill Office, etc. 239A Deposit of duplicate plans, etc., in Private Bill Office 240 Presentation of petitions against orders 241 Memorials objecting to petitions 241A Special report by Chairmen 242 Consideration of petitions by Chairmen 243 Joint committees on petitions 244 Counter-petitions 245 Withdrawal of petitions, counter-petitions and memorials 246 [Replealed 12th November 1951] 247 Extension of time for deposits and notices in case of adjournment of House, etc. 248 Notice of date of operation or withdrawal of order 248A Application of certain orders to bills under Special Procedure Act 249 [Replealed 12th November 1951]    Appendix A-Form referred to in Standing Orders 13 and 61 Appendix B-Form referred to in Standing Order 45 Table of fees to be charged at the House of Commons Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, as amended Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945, as amended Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) (Substitution) Order 1949 Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Order 1962 Rules relating to Parliamentary Agents and Petitioners Rules for the Practice and Procedure of the Court of 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