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Bills

5th Session of the 5th Parliament

The Adoption of Children Bill, 1999

An Act to make provision for the regulation of procedures governing the adoption of children and to give effect to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1990
Bill No.: House of Representatives Bill 31 of 1999
Introduced in: House of Representatives
Introduced by: The Honourable Manohar Ramsaran [Minister of Social and Community Development and Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs]
Introduced on: 03-Dec-1999
Published in Gazette on:
Progress:
House of Representatives
03-Dec-1999 1st Reading | Hansard PDF icon (215.4 kb)
Hon. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas] [Minister of Social and Community Development and Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs]
03-Dec-1999 2nd Reading | Hansard PDF icon (215.4 kb)
Hon. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas] [Minister of Social and Community Development and Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs]
Mr. Edward Hart, MP [Tunapuna] [Opposition Member]
10-Dec-1999 2nd Reading | Hansard PDF icon (179.5 kb)
Mr. Edward Hart, MP [Tunapuna] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Harry Partap, MP [Nariva] [Minister of Labour and Co-operatives]
Mr. Eric Williams, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Opposition Member]
14-Jan-2000 2nd Reading | Hansard PDF icon (401.4 kb)
Mr. Eric Williams, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Opposition Member]
Mr. Roger Boynes, MP [Toco/Manzanilla] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
Mr. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille East/Morvant] [Opposition Member]
Ms. Eulalie James, MP [Laventille West] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas] [Minister of Social and Community Development and Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs]
14-Jan-2000 Referred to Committee | Hansard PDF icon (401.4 kb)
Joint Select Committee - Package of Children's Legislation
15-Sep-2000 Committee Report Laid | Hansard PDF icon (242.3 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
Final Report
27-Sep-2000 Committee Report Debated and Adopted | Hansard PDF icon (266.0 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
Mr. Kenneth Valley, MP [Diego Martin Central] [Opposition Chief Whip]
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
27-Sep-2000 Committee Stage | Hansard PDF icon (266.0 kb)
amendments made in the House of Representatives
27-Sep-2000 3rd Reading and Passage | Hansard PDF icon (266.0 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
Senate
28-Sep-2000 1st Reading | Hansard PDF icon (627.4 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
03-Oct-2000 2nd Reading | Hansard PDF icon (536.1 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
Sen. Nafeesa Mohammed [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Diana Mahabir-Wyatt [Independent Senator]
Sen. Laila Sultan-Khan Valere [Independent Senator (Temporary)]
Sen. Dr. Eastlyn McKenzie [Independent Senator]
Sen. Prof. Kenneth Ramchand [Independent Senator]
Sen. Muhummad Shabazz [Opposition Senator]
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
03-Oct-2000 Committee Stage | Hansard PDF icon (536.1 kb)
03-Oct-2000 3rd Reading and Passage | Hansard PDF icon (536.1 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
President of the Republic
12-Oct-2000 Assent PDF icon (61.6 kb)
Act 67 of 2000
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