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5th Session of the 8th Republican Parliament

The Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Bill, 2006

An Act to repeal and replace the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Identification Act, 2000

This Bill seeks to repeal the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Identification Act, 2000 and replace it with a new Act which would be used for forensic purposes only. The Bill also seeks to classify tissue and body samples into two categories: intimate and non-intimate, and to distinguish the procedure by which each type of sample is obtained.

Introduced By:
Martin Joseph
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 30 of 2006
Introduced On:
18-Dec-2006
Status
President of the Republic - Assent

Progress

18 Dec 2006
House of Representatives
1st Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Martin Joseph [Minister of National Security]
26 Jan 2007
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
4 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille East/Morvant] [Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security and in the Ministry of Trade and Industry]
2.Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP [Siparia] [Leader of the Opposition]
3.Hon. Kenneth Valley, MP [Diego Martin Central] [Minister of Trade and Industry and Minister in the Ministry of Finance]
4.Mr. Winston Dookeran, MP [St. Augustine] [Opposition Member (COP)]
9 Feb 2007
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
9 speakersShow Speakers
1.Mr. Winston Dookeran, MP [St. Augustine] [Opposition Member (COP)]
2.Ms. Gillian Lucky, MP [Pointe-a-Pierre] [Opposition Member (COP)]
3.Hon. Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, MP [Arima] [Minister of Public Utilities and the Environment]
4. Dr. Adesh Nanan, MP [Tabaquite] [Opposition Member]
5.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] [Minister of Works and Transport]
6.Mr. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas] [Opposition Member (COP)]
7.Mr. Subhas Panday, MP [Princes Town] [Opposition Member]
8. Dr. Fuad Khan, MP [Barataria/San Juan] [Opposition Member]
9.Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille East/Morvant] [Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security and in the Ministry of Trade and Industry]
9 Feb 2007
Referred to Committee Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille East/Morvant] [Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security and in the Ministry of Trade and Industry]
24 Aug 2007
Committee Report Laid Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1. Dr. Adesh Nanan, MP [Tabaquite] [Opposition Member]
30 Aug 2007
Committee Report Debated and Adopted Hansard
7 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] [Minister of Works and Transport]
2.Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP [Siparia] [Leader of the Opposition]
3. Dr. Adesh Nanan, MP [Tabaquite] [Opposition Member]
4.Mr. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas] [Opposition Member (COP)]
5.Mr. Subhas Panday, MP [Princes Town] [Opposition Member]
6. Dr. Hamza Rafeeq, MP [Caroni Central] [Opposition Chief Whip]
7.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] [Minister of Works and Transport]
30 Aug 2007
Committee Stage Hansard
amendments made in the House of Representatives in the Joint Select Committee and in Committee Stage.
30 Aug 2007
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] [Minister of Works and Transport]
3 Sep 2007
Senate
1st Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Martin Joseph [Minister of National Security]
11 Sep 2007
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
8 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East] [Minister of Works and Transport]
2.Sen. Dr. Tim Gopeesingh [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Dana Seetahal, SC [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. Basharat Ali [Independent Senator]
5.Sen. Dr. Kenneth Ramchand [Independent Senator]
6.Sen. Angela Cropper [Independent Senator]
7.Sen. Wade Mark [Opposition Senator]
8.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
11 Sep 2007
Committee Stage Hansard
11 Sep 2007
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
28 Sep 2007
President of the Republic
Assent
Act 24 of 2007.
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