President and Vice-President

Rule 10. President and Vice-President

1. The President and the Vice-President of the GA are appointed by the Secretariat.

2. The Vice-President shall exercise the same powers as the President if the latter is not present at the session. The President may at any time cede his powers to the Vice-President.

Rule 11. Powers of President

1. The President shall preside over the sessions of the GA. The President shall abide by the present Rules and act in an equitable and objective manner to ensure the effective functioning of the organ.

2. The President shall:

1. ensure the observance of the present Rules;
2. conduct a roll-call to establish presence at the beginning of each meeting and, if required, at any other time;
3. declare the opening and closing of each plenary meeting of the session;
4. have complete control of the proceedings in the GA;
5. introduce Procedural motions;
6. direct the discussion at plenary meetings;
7. initiate the period and announce the deadline for submitting Working Papers and Amendments;
8. open and close a List of Speakers;
9. accord the right to speak;
10. maintain order during the meetings;
11. put questions to vote;
12. announce the results of voting.

3. The President shall have the right to rule out of order points and motions raised by Representatives, unless otherwise provided in the present Rules.

4. The President may give rulings on matters left in the present Rules to his or her discretion. He or she may also decide on any other matter regarding the conduct of the meeting that is not envisaged in the present Rules.

5. Rulings of the President are subject to appeal. The Motion to Appeal the Ruling of the President requires the support of a second Representative and is non-debatable. A qualified majority of 2/3 of Delegates is required for the Motion to Appeal the Ruling of the President to pass.

6. The President shall be impartial. He or she shall refrain from speaking on the substance of the matters under discussion except when it is necessary to ensure the effective functioning of the organ.

Secretariat

Rule 12. Secretariat

The Secretariat in the GA shall be represented by an Expert and Secretaries. Other Members of the Secretariat may also be present at the GA meetings and, if necessary, speak on the matters that are within their competence provided the floor is yielded to them by the President. The President shall also exercise the general management of the activities by Secretariat Members in the GA.

Rule 13. Secretary-General

1. The Secretary‐General may at any time make oral and written statements concerning any matter under consideration of the GA provided the floor is yielded to him or her by the President.

2. The Secretary‐General may nominate a Deputy to act in his place.

Rule 14. Expert

1. The Expert shall prepare a report on the agenda and participate in the GA meetings.

2. The Expert’s evaluation of all Working Papers and Amendments to the Draft Resolution shall be conducted to test the documents’ conformity with the general Working Paper execution provisions and their compliance with the international law and previous UN Resolutions.

3. The Expert’s rulings are not subject to appeal.

4. The President may at any time ask the Expert to clarify a substantial or legal point regarding the matter under discussion of the GA.

5. During the debate and the discussion of Working Papers and Amendments to the Draft Resolution any Delegate may introduce a Question to the Expert in order to clarify a substantial point regarding the matter under discussion. After that the President may decide to give the floor to the Expert to answer the Question.

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