In order when another has the floor
- In order when another has the floor
Under parliamentary procedure when a member has been assigned the floor and has begun to speak, according to Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised he can generally not be interrupted except for the following motions, and then only when the urgency of the situation justifies it: [cite parl |title=RONR |pages=371-372] The making of a main motion is not in order when another has the floor. [cite parl |title=ronr |pages=77]
*Call for the orders of the day
*the raising of a question of privilege
*Point of order
*a call for a separate vote on one or more of a set of independentt resolutions
*a request or inquiry
*Appeal
*Objection to the consideration of a question
*Division of the Assembly
The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure identifies two types of motions, because of their urgency, that can interrupt a speaker. The first are those motions that must be proposed and decided within a specific time limit: [cite parl |title=TSC |pages=25]
*to reconsider
*to appeal
*division of the assemblyThe second are those motions that relate to the immediate rights and privileges of a member or of the assembly:
*question of privilege
*point of order
*parliamentary inquiry
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