Would-be Tynwald Day petitioners are being advised that they have to follow the rules.
Anyone wishing to present petitions for redress of grievance at the Tynwald ceremony on July 5 are being reminded that petitions must comply with the standing orders of Tynwald.
Petitioners are advised to prepare a first draft and send it to the Clerk of Tynwald to check it’s in order.
The maximum number of people who can present a petition for redress at Tynwald Hill is three and you cannot submit it before or after the ceremony.
Shortly before the ceremony the Clerk of Tynwald meets petitioners by the Lych Gate outside the Royal Chapel of St John and briefs them on the procedure to be followed when they are called upon to come forward.
Advice notes are available from the Tynwald Library or http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/petitions/ and guidance is also available from the Clerk of Tynwald on 685500.