He or she shall declare the opening and closing of each meeting direct the discussions and, if necessary, sum them up, ensure observance of these Rules, accord or withdraw the right to speak, decide points of order, put proposals to the vote and announce decisions.
Napove začetek in konec vsakega zasedanja, vodi razprave in jih po potrebi povzame, zagotovi spoštovanje poslovnika, odobri ali vzame besedo, odloča o točkah sklepov/dnevnega reda, daje predloge na glasovanje in razglaša sklepe.