The General Assembly direct that prepared reasons for dissent or complaint be not engrossed in the Minutes of the Assembly or its Commission but held in retentis. Where a brief statement is written at the time of lodging a dissent, it may at the discretion of the Court be …
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The General Assembly approve the following guidelines as regards the recording of Assembly proceedings and the taking of photographs during sederunts of the Assembly: Recording of Assembly proceedings by video recorder etc, by television companies, or by sections of the media shall not be permitted unless prior permission has …
The General Assembly direct that the Business Committee shall in their Report indicate such petitions as are of routine nature. Motions and amendments regarding such petitions shall be handed in and read by the Clerk before the first adjournment on the day before they are intended to be moved. …
1.The General Assembly approve of Committees releasing to the Press newsworthy items in their Reports prior to the full reports being sent to Commissioners. 2. The General Assembly direct that future Assemblies convene on Monday evenings and the sittings of Assembly continue until Friday of the same week. 3. …
The General Assembly repeal Act X, 1909 and ordain that henceforth professors be eligible as commissioners to the General Assembly only as ministers. …
The General Assembly recognise that the Assembly Arrangements Committee have hitherto been responsible with the Deacons’ Court of St Columba’s congregation for the care and maintenance of the Assembly Hall in terms of Act II (Class 2) 1970 and preceding legislation. They continue these arrangements so far as they …
The General Assembly approve that the requirement regarding hours of meeting for the election of commissioners to the Assembly be no longer obligatory. …
The General Assembly amend the regulations re caretaking of the Assembly Hall approved by Act VII, 1936, to read as follows: (1) That St Columba Deacons’ Court assume responsibility for the Caretaking of the building and that the Church Officer engaged and paid by them shall reside in the …
The General Assembly, with the consent of a majority of Presbyteries, enact and ordain as follows:- Whereas the growing stringency of finance tends to increase the number of Congregations which, by a competent Church Court, are being debarred from the right – save on cause shown and at discretion …
The General Assembly receive the Overture, and appoint a Special Committee, consisting of the Conveners and Vice-Conveners of the Standing Committees, along with the retiring Moderator as Convener, to submit the nomination of a Moderator for the General Assembly to the joint meeting of Standing Committees as at present …