e. He is the custodian of rights and privileges of the members.

f. He adjourns the House or suspends a meeting in the absence of a quorum.

g. He disqualifies a member of his/her membership in case of defection under the provisions of the 10th schedule. The decision of the Speaker is subject to judicial review.

h. He also accepts the resignation of members and decides about the genuineness of the resignation.

i. In case of joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the Speaker presides over the meeting.

j. When a Money Bill is transmitted from the Lower House to the Upper House, the Speaker shall endorse on the Bill his certificate that it is a Money Bill. The decision of the Speaker as to whether a Bill is a Money Bill is final.

k. He acts as the ex-officio chairman of the Indian Parliamentary group of the Inter- Parliamentary Union. He also acts as the ex-officio chairman of the conference of presiding officers of legislative bodies in the country.

l. He appoints the chairman of all the parliamentary committees of the Lok Sabha and supervises their functioning