Bills
1st Session of the 13th Republican Parliament
The Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) (Amendment) Bill, 2025
An Act to amend the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) Act, 2011 (Act No. 20 of 2011)
Bill Essentials:
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 10 of 2025
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
10-Oct-2025
Published In Gazette On
Vol. 64, No. 155, 16th October, 2025
Status
President of the Republic - Partially Proclaimed
Progress
10 Oct 2025
10 Oct 2025
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard 
5 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
2.Mr. Keith Scotland, SC, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Opposition Member]
3.Hon. Saddam Hosein, MP [Barataria/San Juan] [Minister of Land and Legal Affairs and Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries]
4.Mr. Kareem Marcelle, MP [Laventille West] [Opposition Member]
5.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
10 Oct 2025
Committee Stage Hansard
Approved with amendments
10 Oct 2025
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
27 votes for, 12 votes against, no abstentions
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
27 Oct 2025
Senate
1st Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
14 Nov 2025
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
11 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
2.Sen. Faris Al-Rawi, SC [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Sophia Chote, SC [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. Dr. Desirée Murray [Independent Senator]
5.Sen. the Hon. Darrell Allahar [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]
6.Sen. Melanie Roberts-Radgman [Opposition Senator]
7.Sen. John Heath [Independent Senator (Temporary)]
8.Sen. Francis Lewis [Independent Senator]
9.Sen. Janelle John-Bates [Opposition Senator]
10.Sen. Anthony Vieira, SC [Independent Senator]
11.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
14 Nov 2025
Committee Stage Hansard
Approved with amendments
14 Nov 2025
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
24 votes for, 6 votes against, no abstentions
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
21 Nov 2025
House of Representatives
Senate Amendments Hansard
Amendments approved
2 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
2.Mr. Keith Scotland, SC, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Opposition Member]
12 Dec 2025
President of the Republic
Act No. 10 of 2025; Gazette Vol.64, No. 182, 15th December, 2025
19 Feb 2026
Sections 1, 2 and 3(a), subsection (1B)(b) inserted in section 3(b), and sections 3(d) and 5 of the Act come into operation
Legal Notice No. 36 of 2026, Gazette Vol. 65, No. 19, 20th February, 2026