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10th Republican Parliament

Public Accounts (Enterprises) Committee

Committee Type:	Joint Committee Business
Date Appointed:	17 Sep 2010
Secretary:	Ms. Keiba Jacob, Tel: 624-7275 Ext. 2250
Email:	paec@ttparliament.org

	Member	Party	Appointment
1.	Mr. Fitzgerald Hinds (Chairman)	PNM	12 Oct 2010 - Present
2.	Mr. Basharat Ali	Independent	12 Oct 2010 - 31 Aug 2012
3.	Dr. Rolph Balgobin	Independent	16 Oct 2012 - Present
4.	Ms. Marlene Coudray	UNC	20 Nov 2012 - Present
5.	Mrs. Paula Gopee-Scoon	PNM	1 Apr 2011 - Present
6.	Mr. Colm Imbert	PNM	17 Sep 2010 - Present
7.	Mr. Rudranath Indarsingh	UNC	17 Sep 2010 - Present
8.	Mr. Fazal Karim	UNC	12 Oct 2010 - Present
9.	Mr. Errol Mc Leod	MSJ	17 Sep 2010 - Present
10.	Mr. Embau Moheni	NJAC	12 Oct 2010 - Present
11.	Mr. Subhas Panday	UNC	12 Oct 2010 - 26 Jun 2011
12.	Dr. Keith Rowley	PNM	17 Sep 2010 - 31 Mar 2011
13.	Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie	COP	9 Sep 2011 - 19 Nov 2012
14.	Mr. Herbert Volney	UNC	17 Sep 2010 - Present

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Section 119 of the Constitution states:

In addition to the Public Accounts Committee established under subsection (1) there shall be a Public Accounts (Enterprises) Committee which shall consist of not less than six nor more than ten members,
The Chairman of the Public Accounts (Enterprises) Committee shall be one of the Senators, if any, and if willing to act, appointed under section 40(2)(b) in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and the other members such members of the House of Representatives and Senators as the House of Representatives may determine.
Where the members of the Opposition in the Senate are unwilling to act as Chairman of the Public Accounts (Enterprises) Committee, a member of the Opposition in the House of Representatives shall be appointed and where the members of the Opposition in the House of Representatives are unwilling so to act, one of the Senators appointed by the President under section 40(2)(c) shall be appointed Chairman.
The Public Accounts (Enterprises) Committee shall consider and report to the House of Representatives on:
1. the audited accounts, balance sheets and other financial statements of all enterprises that are owned or controlled by or on behalf of the
  State; and
2. the Auditor General's report on any such accounts, balance sheets and other financial statements.
For the purposes of subsection (8) and section 116(3) an enterprise shall be taken to be controlled by the State if the Government or any body controlled by the Government�
1. exercises or is entitled to exercise control directly or indirectly over the affairs of the enterprise;
2. is entitled to appoint a majority of the directors of the Board of Directors of the enterprise; or
3. holds at least fifty per cent of the ordinary share capital of the enterprise, as the case may be.