PO of the Scottish Parliament

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The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament is the impartial chair and principal representative of the Parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and ensuring its rules are followed.

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Label Occurrences
PO of the Scottish Parliament canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Scottish Parliament ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
duty act as guardian of the Parliament’s privileges and immunities ⓘ
act as the Parliament’s spokesperson on procedural matters ⓘ
administer the oath or affirmation to Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
allocate speaking time among parties and members ⓘ
announce the result of votes in the chamber ⓘ
approve the daily business programme proposed by the Parliamentary Bureau ⓘ
authorise the publication of the Official Report ⓘ
authorise the use of the parliamentary estate for official purposes ⓘ
call members to speak ⓘ
certify Acts of the Scottish Parliament for Royal Assent ⓘ
certify whether a Bill is a Scottish Parliament Bill or a Hybrid Bill ⓘ
certify whether a Bill is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
chair certain ceremonial occasions in the Parliament ⓘ
chair meetings of the Parliamentary Bureau ⓘ
decide on points of order ⓘ
decide whether a Bill requires a financial resolution ⓘ
determine the admissibility of certain parliamentary questions and motions ⓘ
determine the order of business in the chamber within the agreed programme ⓘ
determine whether items are taken in public or private in the chamber ⓘ
ensure accessibility of parliamentary proceedings to the public ⓘ
ensure compliance with relevant legislation governing the Parliament ⓘ
ensure fair treatment of all Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
ensure parliamentary rules are followed ⓘ
ensure that Members observe standards of conduct in the chamber ⓘ
ensure that debates proceed in accordance with time limits and rules ⓘ
exercise a casting vote in the event of a tie ⓘ
liaise with the Scottish Government on parliamentary business scheduling ⓘ
maintain order in the chamber ⓘ
may order a Member to leave the chamber for disorderly conduct ⓘ
may suspend or adjourn a sitting of the Parliament ⓘ
oversee parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
oversee security arrangements within the parliamentary complex ⓘ
preside over plenary sittings of the Parliament ⓘ
promote public understanding of the work of the Parliament ⓘ
protect the rights of minority parties and independent members ⓘ
receive visiting dignitaries on behalf of the Parliament ⓘ
represent the Parliament at official and ceremonial events in Scotland and abroad ⓘ
represent the Parliament in its relations with external bodies ⓘ
sign Acts of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
uphold the Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
uphold the dignity of the Parliament ⓘ
legislativeBody Scottish Parliament ⓘ
role impartial chair of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
principal representative of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ

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Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament → alsoKnownAs → PO of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament → alsoKnownAs → PO of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
subject linked to: The Presiding Officer