Motions

WHEREAS it is enacted by section 8(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago that the President may from time to time make a Proclamation declaring that a state of public emergency exists:

AND WHEREAS the President has by Proclamation made on the 2nd day of March, 2026, declared that a state of public emergency exists in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with effect from Tuesday 3rd March, 2026:

AND WHEREAS it is enacted by section 9(1) of the Constitution that within three days of the making of the Proclamation, the President shall deliver to the Speaker for presentation to the House of Representatives a statement setting out the specific grounds on which the decision to declare the existence of a state of public emergency was based, and a date shall be fixed for a debate on this statement as soon as practicable but in any event not later than fifteen days from the date of the Proclamation:

AND WHEREAS on the 4th day of March, 2026, the President delivered to the Speaker for presentation to the House of Representatives a statement setting out the specific grounds on which the decision to declare the existence of a state of public emergency was based:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House take note of the Statement by the President under section 9(1) of the Constitution setting out the specific grounds on which the decision to declare the existence of a state of public emergency was based.

(By the Attorney General)