1. shall prepare and, if necessary, from time to time, adjust the Senate Calendar with the approval of the Senate;
2. shall monitor and oversee the implementation of the Senate business and programmes, including, the legislative programmes;
3. shall implement the Standing Orders respecting the scheduling or programming of the business of the Senate and the functioning of its Committees;
4. may take decisions and issue directives and guidelines to prioritize or postpone any business of the Senate in consultation with the Speaker, as the case may be;
5. may consider and report on all matters relating to the Standing Orders and may propose amendments to the Standing Orders and any such amendments shall upon approval by the Senate, take effect at the time appointed by the Senate;
6. may propose rules for the orderly and effective conduct of committee business and any such rules, shall upon approval by the Senate, continue in force until amended or repealed by the Senate but any rules so approved shall be annexed to the Standing Orders and shall be as binding upon Committees as are the Standing Orders;
7. shall consider such matters as may from time to time arise in connection with the business of the Senate and shall have and perform such powers and functions as are conferred on and ascribed to it by the Standing Orders or from time to time by the Senate.

The Chairperson and four other members of the Committee shall form a quorum. If, for any reason, a Member of the Committee is unable to attend, the whip of the nominating party may appoint another Senator to serve in that Senator’s place for the period for which the Senator is unable to attend. Unless the Rules and Business Committee otherwise resolves, meetings of the Committee shall be held in camera.

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