Amendments to rules 31, 38, 39 and 101 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly1

XI. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
1104. Amendments to rules 31, 38, 39 and 101 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly

The General Assembly, Having regard to its decision, taken at the 577th plenary meeting on 15 November 1956, to change the name of the Ad Hoc Political Committee to "Special Political Committee" and to confer a permanent character on that Committee, Decides to amend as follows rules 31, 38, 39 and 101 of its rules of procedure:

"Rule 31

"The General Assembly shall elect a President and eight Vice-Presidents, who shall hold office until the close of the session at which they are elected. The Vice-Presidents shall be elected, after the election of the Chairmen of the seven Main Committees referred to in rule 101, on the basis of ensuring the representative character of the General Committee."

"Rule 38

"The General Committee shall comprise the President of the General Assembly, who shall preside, the eight Vice-Presidents and the Chairmen of the seven Main Committees. No two members of the General Committee shall be members of the same delegation, and it shall be so constituted as to ensure its representative character. Chairmen of other committees upon which all Members have the right to be represented and which are established by the General Assembly to meet during the session, shall be entitled to attend meetings of the General Committee and may participate without vote in the discussions."

Rule 39

"If a Vice-President of the General Assembly finds it necessary to be absent during a meeting of the General Committee he may designate a member of his delegation as his substitute. The Chairman of a Main Committee shall, in case of absence, designate the Vice-Chairman of the Committee as his substitute. A Vice-Chairman shall not have the right to vote if he is of the same delegation as another member of the Committee."

Rule 101

"The Main Committees of the General Assembly are:

"(a) Political and Security Committee (including the regulation of armaments) (First Committee);

"(b) Special Political Committee;

"(c) Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee);

"(d) Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Third Committee);

"(e) Trusteeship Committee (including Non-Self-Governing Territories) (Fourth Committee);

"(f) Administrative and Budgetary Committee (Fifth Committee);

"(g) Legal Committee (Sixth Committee)".

623rd plenary meeting,
18 December 1956.