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5th Session of the 5th Parliament

The Equal Opportunity (No.2) Bill, 1999

An Act to prohibit certain kinds of discrimination, to promote equality of opportunity between persons of different status, to establish an Equal Opportunity Commission and an Equal Opportunity Tribunal and for matters connected therewith
Part VI Proclaimed on 20 November 2000. Remainder of Act Proclaimed on 31 January 2001. (Legal Notice 285 of 2000)

Bill No.: House of Representatives Bill 39 of 1999
Introduced in: House of Representatives
Introduced by: The Honourable Basdeo Panday [Prime Minister]
Introduced on: 10-Dec-1999
Published in Gazette on: 21-Jun-2000, Vol.39 No.121
Progress:
House of Representatives
10-Dec-1999 1st Reading PDF icon (67.1 kb) | Hansard PDF icon (179.5 kb)
Hon. Basdeo Panday, MP [Couva North] [Prime Minister]
19-May-2000 2nd Reading | Hansard PDF icon (244.6 kb)
Hon. Basdeo Panday, MP [Couva North] [Prime Minister]
Mrs. Camille Robinson-Regis, MP [Arouca South] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Mervyn Assam, MP [St. Joseph] [Minister of Trade and Industry and Consumer Affairs and Minister of Tourism]
Mr. Barendra Sinanan, MP [San Fernando West] [Opposition Member]
02-Jun-2000 2nd Reading | Hansard PDF icon (304.7 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Basdeo Panday, MP [Couva North] [Prime Minister]
02-Jun-2000 Committee Stage | Hansard PDF icon (304.7 kb)
amendments made in the House of Representatives on 2 June 2000.
02-Jun-2000 3rd Reading and Passage | Hansard PDF icon (304.7 kb)
Hon. Basdeo Panday, MP [Couva North] [Prime Minister]
Senate
06-Jun-2000 1st Reading | Hansard PDF icon (237.3 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
28-Sep-2000 2nd Reading | Hansard PDF icon (627.4 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
Sen. Joan Yuille-Williams [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Martin Daly, SC [Independent Senator]
Sen. the Hon. Dr. Daphne Phillips [Minister of Culture and Gender Affairs]
Sen. Prof. Kenneth Ramchand [Independent Senator]
Sen. Rev. Daniel Teelucksingh [Independent Senator]
Sen. Dr. Anna Mahase [Government Senator (Temporary)]
Sen. Laila Sultan-Khan Valere [Independent Senator (Temporary)]
Sen. Muhummad Shabazz [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Rev. Barbara Gray-Burke [Government Senator]
Sen. Prof. Julian Kenny [Independent Senator]
Sen. Vincent Cabrera [Government Senator (Temporary)]
Sen. Dr. Eastlyn McKenzie [Independent Senator]
Sen. the Hon. Lindsay Gillette [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]
Sen. Philip Marshall [Independent Senator]
Sen. Dr. George Dhanny [Government Senator (Temporary)]
Sen. Dr. Eric St. Cyr [Independent Senator]
Sen. Diana Mahabir-Wyatt [Independent Senator]
Sen. Kelvin Ramnath [Government Senator (Temporary)]
Sen. Nafeesa Mohammed [Opposition Senator]
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
28-Sep-2000 Committee Stage | Hansard PDF icon (627.4 kb)
29-Sep-2000 3rd Reading and Passage | Hansard PDF icon (627.4 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
House of Representatives
02-Oct-2000 Senate Amendments | Hansard PDF icon (598.8 kb)
Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] [Opposition Member]
Dr. Keith Rowley, MP [Diego Martin West] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Dr. Morgan Job, MP [Tobago East] [Minister of Tobago Affairs and Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Development]
Mr. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille East/Morvant] [Opposition Member]
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]
President of the Republic
20-Oct-2000 Assent: Awaiting Proclamation PDF icon (68.0 kb)
20-Nov-2000 Partially Proclaimed PDF icon (7.1 kb)
Part VI Proclaimed (Legal Notice 285 of 2000)
31-Jan-2001 Proclamation PDF icon (7.1 kb)
Legal Notice 285 of 2000.
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