1. The Assembly should always stand to acknowledge the passing of a serving member of the House but this should be accompanied by an appropriate motion on the Order Paper and a debate. This would include members of the executive who are not members of the National Assembly. 2. The Assembly should stand to acknowledge the passing of a former member of the House (after 1994), a debate on the motion will only take place on the recommendation of the Chief Whips' Forum to the National Assembly Programming Committee. 3. For the purposes of these Guidelines the reference to members should include members of the National Council of Provinces. 4. The Assembly should stand and consider and debate a motion, placed on the Order Paper, to acknowledge the passing of a prominent person. Discretion would have to be exercised in terms of deciding who qualifies as a prominent person. In each case it may be appropriate for the Speaker to consult the Programme Committee or Chief Whips before making such a determination. One criterion to consider maybe a person's citizenship of South Africa.