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Entry is free.
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(868) 624-7275
Witness a sitting of the Parliament
Admission to the Public Galleries is a privilege extended by Parliament, and strangers attending must conform with established forms of behaviour and dress. All persons entering the Chamber must, at all times, be dressed tidily. Accordingly, the following are not allowed:
- Armhole T-shirts;
- Slippers;
- Short pants;
- The displaying of signs or banners;
- Apparel with Party emblems displayed thereon;
- Apparel with obscene prints;
Men must remove their hats upon entering the Chamber.
Strangers visiting Parliament are presumed to do so for the purpose of listening to debates. It is therefore discourteous for them not to devote their full attention to the proceedings. The following is strongly prohibited:
- Eating;
- Drinking;
- Loud laughing;
- Conversing;
- Applauding;
- Sleeping;
- Reading;
- Writing [other than at the Press Table];
- Taking of photographs while the sitting is in progress;
- Walking about;
- Standing;
- Sitting backward;
- Smoking;
- Jeering;
- Video-taping [other than the authorized media];
- Audio-recording [other than the authorized media];
- Using cellular phones, pagers, or any other communication device that may disrupt the proceedings.
- Additionally, Members are not to be harassed in any way, in the performance of their duties, and no form of disruption, disturbance or obstruction is permitted.
Once the Presiding Officer is on his/her feet, no person is permitted to walk. Those in the process of walking when he/she rises must stand in their places until the Presiding Officer resumes sitting.
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