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The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2006

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House of Representatives Bill No.: 24 of 2006
Long Title: An Act to amend the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chap. 48:50
Date of Publication in Gazette:	As Bill: 20 October 2006, Vol.45 No.171
	As Act:
Date introduced in the House of Representatives: 04 October 2006
Speakers in the House of Representatives:	03 November 2006 Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, MP [Siparia] Ms. Gillian Lucky, MP [Pointe-a-Pierre] 01 June 2007 Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, MP [Siparia] Mr. Subhas Panday, MP [Princes Town] Dr. Fuad Khan, MP [Barataria/San Juan] Ms. Gillian Lucky, MP [Couva South] Dr. Roodal Moonilal, MP [Oropouche] Mr. Chandresh Sharma, MP [Fyzabad] Dr. Adesh Nanan, MP [Tabaquite] Mr. Colm Imbert, MP
Date passed by the House of Representatives: 01 June 2007
First Reading in the Senate: 05 June 2007
Speakers in the Senate:	04 July 2007 Hon. Colm Imbert, MP Sen. Dr. Tim Gopeesingh Sen. Dr. Eastlyn Mc Kenzie Sen. Ronald Phillip Sen. Prof. Ramesh Deosaran Sen. Wayne Munro Sen. Mary King Sen. Dr. Jennifer Kernahan Sen. Prof. Kenneth Ramchand Sen. Dr. Glenn Ramadhar-Singh Sen. Dana Seetahal, SC Sen. Basharat Ali Sen. Angela Cropper Sen. Wade Mark Hon. Colm Imbert
Date passed in the Senate: 04 July 2007
Senate amendments agreed to by the House of Representatives:	13 July 2007 Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, MP [Siparia] Mr. Subhas Panday, MP [Princes Town] Hon. Colm Imbert, MP
Date of Assent: 26 July 2007
Act No.: 19 of 2007
Remarks: The purpose of the Bill is to empower constables to demand samples of breath and in certain instances, samples of blood from persons thought to be driving under the influence of alcohol. The Bill requires a special (three-fifths) majority in order to be passed On 03 November 2006, the House of Representatives referred this Bill to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament The Committee submitted its Report, which was adopted by the House via Motion on June 01, 2007. The Bill was read a third time and passed unanimously in the House on June 01, 2007 The Bill was debated and passed with amendments in the Senate on July 04, 2007 The House agreed to the Senate amendments on July 13, 2007

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