Related Committee: JSC – Package of Children Legislation. This Bill required a special (three-fifths) majority for passage.
Bills
5th Session of the 5th Republican Parliament
The Children’s Authority Bill, 1999
An Act to establish all Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago to act as the guardian of the children of Trinidad and Tobago
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 27 of 1999
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
19-Nov-1999
Published In Gazette On
Status
President of the Republic - Partially Proclaimed
Progress
19 Nov 1999
House of Representatives
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas] [Minister of Social and Community Development and Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs]
3 Dec 1999
2nd Reading of the Bill
2 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas] [Minister of Social and Community Development and Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs]
2.Mr. Edward Hart, MP [Tunapuna] [Opposition Member]
10 Dec 1999
2nd Reading of the Bill
3 speakersShow Speakers
1.Mr. Edward Hart, MP [Tunapuna] [Opposition Member]
2.Hon. Harry Partap, MP [Nariva] [Minister of Labour and Co-operatives]
3.Mr. Eric Williams, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Opposition Member]
14 Jan 2000
2nd Reading of the Bill
6 speakersShow Speakers
1.Mr. Eric Williams, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Opposition Member]
2.Mr. Roger Boynes, MP [Toco/Manzanilla] [Opposition Member]
3.Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
4.Mr. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille East/Morvant] [Opposition Member]
5.Ms. Eulalie James, MP [Laventille West] [Opposition Member]
6.Hon. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas] [Minister of Social and Community Development and Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs]
14 Jan 2000
Referred to Committee
JSC - Package of Children's Legislation
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas] [Minister of Social and Community Development and Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs]
15 Sep 2000
Committee Report Laid
Final Report
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
27 Sep 2000
Committee Report Debated and Adopted
amendments made in the House of Representatives
2 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
2.Mr. Kenneth Valley, MP [Diego Martin Central] [Opposition Chief Whip]
27 Sep 2000
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
28 Sep 2000
Senate
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
3 Oct 2000
8 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
2.Sen. Nafeesa Mohammed [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Diana Mahabir-Wyatt [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. Laila Sultan-Khan Valere [Independent Senator (Temporary)]
5.Sen. Dr. Eastlyn McKenzie [Independent Senator]
6.Sen. Dr. Kenneth Ramchand [Independent Senator]
7.Sen. Muhummad Shabazz [Opposition Senator]
8.Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
3 Oct 2000
amendments made in the Senate
3 Oct 2000
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
6 Oct 2000
House of Representatives
Senate Amendments
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Couva South] [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
2 Nov 2000
President of the Republic
Act 64 of 2000
The Act was amended in 2003 and 2008
18 May 2015
Legal Notice 72 of 2015
sections 5(1)(a), 5(1)(b), 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d), 5(1)(e), 5(1)(f), 5(1)(g), 5(1)(i), 5(2), 5(A)(a), 5(A)(b), 5(A)(c), 5(A)(e), 6(1)(a), 6(1)(b), 6(1)(c), 6(1)(d), 6(1)(f), 6(1)(g), 6(1)(h), 6(1)(i), 6(2), 7A, 18, 22, 23, 25, 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25E, 25F, 25G, 25H, 25I, 25J, 26, 27, 28(b), 28(c), 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41(1), 41(3), 42, 43(1), 44, 45, 47 and the Schedule of the Act were proclaimed.
24 May 2017
Legal Notice 43 of 2017
Section 3A Proclaimed