The Bill as introduced requires a three fifths majority. Once passed, the resulting Act will come into force by Proclamation.
Bills
2nd Session of the 9th Republican Parliament
The Tobacco Control Bill, 2009
AN ACT to prevent tobacco use by children; regulate tobacco use by individuals; enhance public awareness of the hazards of tobacco use and ensure that individuals are provided with information to make more fully informed decisions about using tobacco; protect individuals from exposure to tobacco smoke; prohibit and restrict promotional practices; prevent smuggling of tobacco; provide for regulation of tobacco products to mitigate against the harmful effects of tobacco; and provide for other related matters.
Introduced By:
Jerry Narace
Bill No:
Senate Bill 9 of 2009
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
28-Jul-2009
Status
President of the Republic - Proclamation
Progress
28 Jul 2009
20 Oct 2009
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard 
7 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Jerry Narace [Minister of Health]
2.Sen. Dr. Adesh Nanan [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Helen Drayton [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. Dr. Sharon-Ann Gopaul Mc Nicol [Opposition Senator]
5.Sen. Dana Seetahal, SC [Independent Senator]
6.Sen. the Hon. Hazel Manning [Minister of Local Government]
7.Sen. Corinne Baptiste-McKnight [Independent Senator]
10 Nov 2009
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
7 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. Corinne Baptiste-McKnight [Independent Senator]
2.Sen. Wade Mark [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Dr. Ramesh Deosaran [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. Lyndira Oudit [Opposition Senator]
5.Sen. Subhas Ramkhelawan [Independent Senator]
6.Sen. Mohammed Faisal Rahman [Opposition Senator]
7.Sen. Annette Nicholson-Alfred [Independent Senator]
17 Nov 2009
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
6 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. Dr. Jennifer Kernahan [Opposition Senator]
2.Sen. Basharat Ali [Independent Senator]
3.Sen. June Melville [Government Senator]
4.Sen. Gail Merhair [Independent Senator]
5.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
6.Sen. the Hon. Jerry Narace [Minister of Health]
17 Nov 2009
Committee Stage Hansard
amendments made in the Senate
18 Nov 2009
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill
Division: 22 for, none against, 7 abstentions
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Jerry Narace [Minister of Health]
20 Nov 2009
House of Representatives
Bill Incorporating Senate amendments
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Jerry Narace [Minister of Health]
4 Dec 2009
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
10 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Jerry Narace [Minister of Health]
2. Dr. Tim Gopeesingh, MP [Caroni East] [Opposition Member]
3.Hon. Dr. Amery Browne, MP [Diego Martin Central] [Minister of Social Development]
4. Dr. Hamza Rafeeq, MP [Caroni Central] [Opposition Chief Whip]
5.Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Works and Transport]
6. Dr. Roodal Moonilal, MP [Oropouche East] [Opposition Member]
7.Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC [Attorney General]
8.Mr. Nizam Baksh, MP [Naparima] [Opposition Member]
9.Hon. Peter Taylor, MP [Princes Town South/Tableland] [Minister of Legal Affairs]
10.Sen. the Hon. Jerry Narace [Minister of Health]
4 Dec 2009
Committee Stage Hansard
4 Dec 2009
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Jerry Narace [Minister of Health]
23 Dec 2009
17 Feb 2010
Legal Notice 24 of 2010. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the Act come into operation
5 Aug 2013
Legal Notice 154 of 2013
Sections 10,11 and 23-38 Proclaimed
Sections 10,11 and 23-38 Proclaimed