Order! Before adjourning the House I would like to deal with the question of the motion without notice that was proposed by Mr Van Niekerk at our sitting this morning. During the sitting Mr Van Niekerk proposed the move of a motion without notice. I deferred the decision on the question in order to determine whether this House had previously passed a similar motion. As members are aware, Rule 75(2)(a) provides that:
A draft resolution proposed for approval by the Council may not in substance be the same as a draft resolution which has been approved or rejected by the Council during the preceding six months.
I have studied the motion proposed by Mr Van Niekerk, as well as previous motions passed by this House on the subject of language in South Africa. I am satisfied that during the past six months this House has not passed a similar motion to the one read out this morning. I will therefore proceed to put the question with respect to the motion read out by Mr Van Niekerk. Are there any objections to the motion being agreed to?
Chairperson, I want to raise a similar objection to that motion.
Order! There is an objection. The motion will therefore become a notice of motion.
Debate concluded.