This Bill seeks to amend the Tourism Development Act, 2000 (Act No. 9 of 2000), to strengthen the legislative framework as it relates to the granting of incentives to investors in the tourism industry, to add to those incentives and to rectify certain errors in the Act.
Bills
3rd Session of the 8th Republican Parliament
The Tourism Development (Amendment) Bill, 2004
An Act to amend the Tourism Development Act, 2000
Introduced By:
Howard Chin Lee
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 25 of 2004
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
08-Oct-2004
Published In Gazette On
08-Oct-2004, Vol.43 No.182
Status
President of the Republic - Assent
Progress
8 Oct 2004
House of Representatives
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
21 Jan 2005
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard 
6 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
2. Dr. Adesh Nanan, MP [Tabaquite] [Opposition Member]
3.Hon. Diane Seukeran, MP [San Fernando West] [Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry]
4. Dr. Roodal Moonilal, MP [Oropouche] [Opposition Member]
5.Mr. Ganga Singh, MP [Caroni East] [Opposition Chief Whip]
6.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
21 Jan 2005
Committee Stage Hansard
21 Jan 2005
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
25 Jan 2005
Senate
1st Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
1 Mar 2005
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
11 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
2.Sen. Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Dr. Kenneth Ramchand [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. the Hon. Danny Montano [Minister of Legal Affairs]
5.Sen. Sadiq Baksh [Opposition Senator]
6.Sen. Brother Noble Khan [Independent Senator]
7.Sen. Mary King [Independent Senator]
8.Sen. the Hon. Rennie Dumas [Minister of Local Government]
9.Sen. Wade Mark [Opposition Senator]
10.Sen. Dana Seetahal, SC [Independent Senator]
11.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
8 Mar 2005
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
8 Mar 2005
amendments made in the Senate
8 Mar 2005
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
8 Jul 2005
House of Representatives
Senate Amendments Hansard
Amendments made in the House of Representatives
2 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
2. Dr. Adesh Nanan, MP [Tabaquite] [Opposition Member]
12 Jul 2005
Senate
House of Representatives Amendments Hansard
Motion postponed
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
19 Jul 2005
House of Representatives Amendments Hansard
House amendments agreed to by the Senate
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Howard Chin Lee [Minister of Tourism]
10 Aug 2005
President of the Republic