House of Representatives

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Private Motion – Reversal of the Regional Health Authorities (Amendment of the First Schedule) Order, 2004

House of Representatives - 3rd Session - 8th Republican Parliament

WHEREAS it is provided in Section 4(3) of the Regional Health Authorities Act 1994 that the Minister (of Health) may by Order, subject to the negative resolution of Parliament amend the First Schedule, which lists the names and boundaries of the Regional Health Authorities;

WHEREAS by Legal Notice dated 13th August, 2004, the Minister of Health dissolved the North West Regional Health Authority and in its place created the North Regional Health Authority and the North Central Regional Health Authority;

WHEREAS the said Order known as the Regional Health Authorities (Amendment of the First Schedule) Order, 2004, was laid in the House of Representatives by the Minister of Health on the 15th day of September, 2004;

WHEREASthe addition to, and configuration of the Regional Health Authorities as contained in the said Order do not allow for the efficient delivery of health care to the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago;

BE IT RESOLVED that immediate steps be taken to have the Regional Health Authorities (Amendment of the First Schedule) Order, 2004 reversed.

By the Member for Caroni Central

5 Nov 2004
2 speakersShow Speakers
1. Dr. Hamza Rafeeq [Caroni Central] [Opposition Member]
2.The Honourable John Rahael [Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann’s West] [Minister of Health]
26 Nov 2004
House Debate - Day 2Hansard
2 speakersShow Speakers
1.The Honourable Colm Imbert [Diego Martin East] [Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education]
2. Dr. Hamza Rafeeq [Caroni Central] [Opposition Member]