(1) A Chamber of a Provincial Legislature may make rules for regulating, subject to the provisions of thin Act, their procedure and the conduct of their business:

[Provided that, as regards either a Legislative Assembly or a Legislative Council, the Governor shall in his discretion, after consultation with the Speaker or the President, as the case may be, make rules--

(a) for regulating the procedure of, and the conduct of business in, the Chamber in relation to any matter which affects the discharge of his functions in so far as he is by or under this Act required to act in his discretion or to exercise his individual judgment;

(b) for securing the timely completion of financial business;.

(c) for prohibiting the discussion of or the asking of questions onany matter connected with any Indian State unless the Governorin his discretion is satisfied that the matter affects the interestsof the Provincial Government or of a British subject ordinarilyresident in the Province, and has given his consent to the matterbeing discussed, or to the question being asked; if

(d) for prohibiting, save with the consent of the Governor in his discretion--

(i) the discussion of or the asking of questions on any matter connected with relations between His Majesty or the Governor-General, and any foreign State or Prince; or

(ii) the discussion, except in relation to estimates of expenditure, of or the asking of questions on, any matters connected with the tribal areas or arising out of or affecting the administration of an excluded area; or

(iii) the discussion of, or the asking of questions on, the personal conduct" of the Ruler of any Indian State or of a member of the ruling family thereof;

and, if and in so far as any rule so made by the Governor isinconsistent with any rule made by a Chamber, the rule madeby the Governor shall prevail].¹

(2) In a Province having a Legislative Council the Governor, afterconsultation with the Speaker and the President, may make rules as tothe procedure with respect to joint sittings of, and communications betweenthe two Chambers.

The said rules shall make such provision for the purposes specifiedin the proviso to the preceding sub-section as the Governor in his discretionmay think fit.

(3) Until rules are made under this section the rules of procedure and standing orders in force immediately before the commencement of this Part of this Act with respect to the Legislative Council of the Province, shall have effect in relation to the Legislature of the Province, subject to such modifications and adaptations as may be made therein by the Governor acting in his discretion.

(4) At a joint sitting of two Chambers the President of the Legislative Council, or in his absence such person as may be determined by rules of procedure made under this section, shall preside.

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1. The words within brackets were omitted, by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947.