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1st Session of the 13th Republican Parliament

The Probation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill, 2026

An Act to amend the Probation of Offenders Act, Chap. 13:51 and for other related matters

This Bill seeks to amend the Probation of Offenders Act, Chap. 13:51, to provide for the Court to sentence an offender to imprisonment and thereafter to a period of probation and for other related matters.

The Bill as introduced will come into force upon proclamation.

Bill Essentials:
Bill No:
Senate Bill 4 of 2026
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
24-Mar-2026
Published In Gazette On
Vol. 65 No. 42, 26 March 2006
Status
House of Representatives - 3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill

Progress

24 Mar 2026
Senate
1st Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Devesh Maharaj, MP [Aranguez/St. Joseph] [Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General]
1 Apr 2026
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
9 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Devesh Maharaj, MP [Aranguez/St. Joseph] [Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General]
2.Sen. Faris Al-Rawi, SC [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Anthony Vieira, SC [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. Dr. Desirée Murray [Independent Senator]
5.Hon. Wayne Sturge, MP [Toco/Sangre Grande] [Minister of Defence and Minister in the Ministry of Homeland Security]
6.Sen. Janelle John-Bates [Opposition Senator]
7.Sen. Wesley Gibbings [Independent Senator (Temporary)]
8.Sen. Sanjiv Boodhu [Opposition Senator (Temporary)]
9.Hon. Devesh Maharaj, MP [Aranguez/St. Joseph] [Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General]
1 Apr 2026
Committee Stage Hansard

amendments made in the Senate

1 Apr 2026
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard

Division: 29 for, none against, no abstentions

1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Devesh Maharaj, MP [Aranguez/St. Joseph] [Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General]
10 Apr 2026
House of Representatives
1st Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Devesh Maharaj, MP [Aranguez/St. Joseph] [Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General]
17 Apr 2026
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
5 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Devesh Maharaj, MP [Aranguez/St. Joseph] [Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General]
2.Mr. Keith Scotland, SC, MP [Port-of-Spain South] [Opposition Member]
3.Hon. Vandana Mohit, MP [Chaguanas East] [Minister of the People, Social Development and Family Services]
4.Mr. Kareem Marcelle, MP [Laventille West] [Opposition Member]
5.Hon. Devesh Maharaj, MP [Aranguez/St. Joseph] [Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General]
17 Apr 2026
Committee Stage Hansard

Approved without amendments

17 Apr 2026
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard

34 votes for, no votes against, no abstentions

1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Devesh Maharaj, MP [Aranguez/St. Joseph] [Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General]
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