The bill was carried over to the 5th Session.
Bills
4th Session of the 12th Republican Parliament
The Civil Division Bill, 2024
AN ACT to make jurisdiction for matters of a civil nature exercisable in a division of the Judiciary to be known as the "Civil Division" and to make jurisdiction for specified civil matters exercisable in a sub-division of the "Civil Division" known as the "Civil Court", to make jurisdiction for small-valued claims exercisable in a sub-division of the "Civil Division" to be known as the "Small Claims Courts", to make jurisdiction for estates administration business exercisable in a sub-division of the Civil Division known as the "Estates Administration Office" and for related matters
Bill Essentials:
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 7 of 2024
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
28-Jun-2024
Published In Gazette On
Vol.63 No.105, 5th July, 2024
Status
Senate - 1st Reading of the Bill
Progress
28 Jun 2024
House of Representatives
Gazetted Bill
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
20 Sep 2024
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
8 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
2.Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP [Siparia] [Leader of the Opposition]
3.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Minister of Rural Development and Local Government]
4.Mr. Saddam Hosein, MP [Barataria/San Juan] [Opposition Member]
5.Hon. Keith Scotland, SC, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Minister in the Ministry of National Security]
6.Mr. Arnold Ram, MP [Caroni Central] [Opposition Member]
7.Mr. Rushton Paray, MP [Mayaro] [Opposition Member]
8.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
20 Sep 2024
Committee Stage Hansard
amendments made in the House
20 Sep 2024
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
21 Oct 2024
Senate
1st Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]