Rule 212  : Amendment of the Rules of Procedure

1.    Any Member may propose amendments to these Rules and to their annexes accompanied, where appropriate, by short justifications.

Such proposed amendments shall be translated, printed, distributed and referred to the committee responsible, which shall examine them and decide whether to submit them to Parliament.

For the purpose of applying Rules 156, 157 and 161 to consideration of such proposed amendments in Parliament, references made in those Rules to the 'original text' or the proposal for a legislative act shall be considered as referring to the provision in force at the time.

2.    Amendments to these Rules shall be adopted only if they secure the votes of a majority of the component Members of Parliament.

3.    Unless otherwise specified when the vote is taken, amendments to these Rules and to their annexes shall enter into force on the first day of the part-session following their adoption.