Madam Speaker, I move the motion printed in my name on the Order Paper, as follows:
That the House -
1) notes that the Ad Hoc Joint Committee to consider the Draft amendment regulations made in terms of the Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act was due to report on 5 November 2008;
2) further notes that the Speaker had, during recess, agreed to the request for extension of the Committee's term until 18 November, on the understanding that the Assembly would ratify the extension;
3) further notes that the Committee has on 13 November 2008 reported on its mandate; and
4) resolves, subject to the concurrence of the National Council of Provinces and notwithstanding Joint Rule 138(5), to ratify the extension of the deadline by which the Committee had to report to 18 November 2008.
Agreed to.