Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

Standing orders.

7 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and of any administrative scheme thereunder, a local authority may make standing orders for the regulation of their proceedings and business and may vary or revoke such orders.

(2) Any such standing orders may, without prejudice to any other matters that may be dealt with therein, provide for the closure of debate, for voting by ballot with respect to any matter, and for the suspension by resolution of the local authority for the remainder of a meeting of any member disregarding the authority of the chairman of the meeting or obstructing the meeting or conducting himself offensively at the meeting. Any member of a local authority so suspended shall forthwith leave the meeting and shall not without the consent of the meeting again enter the meeting, and if any member so suspended refuses when so required by the person presiding to leave the meeting, he may immediately by order of the person presiding be removed from the meeting by a police officer or by any other person authorised by the person presiding to remove him.

(3) Any such standing orders shall, unless otherwise provided therein, apply with respect to any committee or sub-committee of the authority in like manner as they apply with respect to the authority.