Publications

Complete sets of the revised laws of Trinidad and Tobago were presented to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House by the Minister of Legal Affairs on July 27, 2007.

Bills

1st Session of the 9th Parliament

The Financial Institutions Bill, 2008

An Act to provide for the regulation of banks and other financial institutions which engage in the business of banking and business of a financial nature, for matters incidental thereto and for the repeal of the Financial Institutions Act, 1993.

The Bill as introduced consists of 132 clauses and seven Schedules. The Bill requires a special (three-fifths) majority in order to be passed.

Related:

  1. The Financial Institutions Bill, 1993
  2. The Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2006
Bill No.: House of Representatives Bill 24 of 2008
Introduced in: House of Representatives
Introduced by: The Honourable Karen Nunez-Tesheira [Minister of Finance]
Introduced on: 07-Nov-2008
Published in Gazette on:
Progress:
House of Representatives
07-Nov-2008 1st Reading PDF icon (989.2 kb) | Hansard PDF icon (466.6 kb)
Hon. Karen Nunez-Tesheira, MP [D'Abadie/O'Meara] [Minister of Finance]
Bill as at first reading in the House of Representatives.
The page numbering on this electronic bill differs from the printed copy
14-Nov-2008 2nd Reading | Hansard PDF icon (406.2 kb)
Hon. Karen Nunez-Tesheira, MP [D'Abadie/O'Meara] [Minister of Finance]
Mr. Vasant Bharath, MP [St. Augustine] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Esther Le Gendre, MP [Tunapuna] [Minister of Education]
Dr. Tim Gopeesingh, MP [Caroni East] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Marlene McDonald, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Minister of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs]
Mr. Jack Warner, MP [Chaguanas West] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Peter Taylor, MP [Princes Town South/Tableland] [Minister of Legal Affairs]
Mr. Chandresh Sharma, MP [Fyzabad] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Karen Nunez-Tesheira, MP [D'Abadie/O'Meara] [Minister of Finance]
14-Nov-2008 Committee Stage | Hansard PDF icon (406.2 kb)
amendment made in the House of Representatives
14-Nov-2008 3rd Reading and Passage | Hansard PDF icon (406.2 kb)
Hon. Karen Nunez-Tesheira, MP [D'Abadie/O'Meara] [Minister of Finance]
Senate
18-Nov-2008 1st Reading PDF icon (372.7 kb) | Hansard PDF icon (292.3 kb)
Sen. the Hon. Mariano Browne [Minister in the Ministry of Finance]
Bill as at First Reading in the Senate
02-Dec-2008 2nd Reading | Hansard PDF icon (480.0 kb)
Hon. Karen Nunez-Tesheira, MP [D'Abadie/O'Meara] [Minister of Finance]
Sen. Wade Mark [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Subhas Ramkhelawan [Independent Senator]
Sen. the Hon. Dr. Emily Gaynor Dick-Forde [Minister of Planning, Housing and the Environment]
Sen. Lyndira Oudit [Opposition Senator (Temporary)]
Sen. Helen Drayton [Independent Senator]
Sen. Mohammed Faisal Rahman [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Prof. Ramesh Deosaran [Independent Senator]
Sen. the Hon. Conrad Enill [Minister of Energy and Energy Industries]
Sen. Dr. Carson Charles [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Gail Merhair [Independent Senator]
Sen. Dr. Jennifer Kernahan [Opposition Senator]
Hon. Karen Nunez-Tesheira, MP [D'Abadie/O'Meara] [Minister of Finance]
02-Dec-2008 Committee Stage PDF icon (86.7 kb) | Hansard PDF icon (480.0 kb)
amendments made in the Senate
02-Dec-2008 3rd Reading and Passage | Hansard PDF icon (480.0 kb)
Hon. Karen Nunez-Tesheira, MP [D'Abadie/O'Meara] [Minister of Finance]
Senate amendments placed on the House Order Paper on 5 December 2008.
House of Representatives
12-Dec-2008 Senate Amendments | Hansard PDF icon (184.3 kb)
Sen. the Hon. Mariano Browne [Minister in the Ministry of Finance]
Dr. Tim Gopeesingh, MP [Caroni East] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Works and Transport]
Senate amendments agreed to by the House of Representatives
President of the Republic
19-Dec-2008 Assent PDF icon (403.7 kb)
Act 26 of 2008
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