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3rd Session of the 11th Republican Parliament
The Criminal Division and District Criminal and Traffic Courts Bill, 2018
AN ACT to make jurisdiction for criminal matters exercisable in a division of the High Court to be known as 'the Criminal Division' and to make jurisdiction for criminal and traffic matters exercisable in a division of Summary Courts to be known as 'the District Criminal and Traffic Courts' and to make provision for matters connected therewith
Introduced By:
Faris Al-Rawi
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 6 of 2018
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
09-Mar-2018
Published In Gazette On
09-Mar-2018, Vol. 57, No. 30
Status
President of the Republic - Proclamation
Progress
9 Mar 2018
House of Representatives
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Attorney General]
13 Apr 2018
3 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Attorney General]
2. Dr. Roodal Moonilal, MP [Oropouche East] [Opposition Member]
3.Hon. Terrence Deyalsingh, MP [St. Joseph] [Minister of Health]
4 May 2018
2 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Terrence Deyalsingh, MP [St. Joseph] [Minister of Health]
2.Mrs. Vidia Gayadeen-Gopeesingh, MP [Oropouche West] [Opposition Member]
6 Jun 2018
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Attorney General]
6 Jun 2018
6 Jun 2018
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Attorney General]
7 Jun 2018
14 Jun 2018
3 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Attorney General]
2.Sen. Anita Haynes-Alleyne [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. H.R. Ian Roach [Independent Senator]
21 Jun 2018
11 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Jennifer Baptiste-Primus [Minister of Labour and Small Enterprise Development]
2.Sen. Gerald Ramdeen [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Sophia Chote, SC [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. Garvin Simonette [Government Senator (Temporary)]
5.Sen. Hasine Shaikh [Opposition Senator (Temporary)]
6.Sen. John Heath [Independent Senator (Temporary)]
7.Sen. Taharqa Obika [Opposition Senator]
8.Sen. the Hon. Clarence Rambharat [Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries]
9.Sen. Saddam Hosein [Opposition Senator]
10.Sen. Wade Mark [Opposition Senator]
11.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Attorney General]
21 Jun 2018
21 Jun 2018
18 voted for, 6 voted against, 4 abstentions
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Attorney General]
29 Jun 2018
House of Representatives
Amendments agreed upon.
2 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, SC, MP [San Fernando West] [Attorney General]
2.Mr. David Lee, MP [Pointe-a-Pierre] [Opposition Member]
12 Jul 2018
President of the Republic
1 Dec 2018
December 1, 2018: All Sections, other than Section 3(2)(f) and (g) shall come into operation. (Amended by Legal Notice No. 70 of 2019
31 Mar 2019
Legal Notice No. 70 of 2019
Revoke the appointment of 31st day of March, 2019 as the date on which Section 3(2) (f) and (g) of the Act shall come into operation.
Revoke the appointment of 31st day of March, 2019 as the date on which Section 3(2) (f) and (g) of the Act shall come into operation.
16 Aug 2019
Section 3(2)(g) of the Act comes into operation.