Bills
3rd Session of the 12th Republican Parliament
The Municipal Corporations (Extension of Terms of Office and Validation) Bill, 2023
An Act to extend the terms of office of Councillors and Aldermen elected in December 2019, to provide for elections in 2023 and to validate the actions of the said Councillors and Aldermen between 2nd December 2022 and 18th May 2023
Bill Essentials:
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 9 of 2023
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
26-May-2023
Published In Gazette On
Status
House of Representatives - 3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill
Progress
26 May 2023
House of Representatives
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
29 May 2023
2nd Reading of the Bill
7 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, MP [San Fernando West] [Minister of Rural Development and Local Government]
4.Mr. Saddam Hosein, MP [Barataria/San Juan] [Opposition Member]
5.Mr. Keith Scotland, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Government Member]
6.Mr. Dinesh Rambally, MP [Chaguanas West] [Opposition Member]
7.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
29 May 2023
Committee Stage
Approved with amendments
29 May 2023
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]