Parliament to pass 29 bills today

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Parliamentarians will be resuming for work today, May 17 after going for break during the Easter celebration.
Their resumption is expected to see 29 bills passed during sittings as deputy director of public affairs at parliament Kate Addo says: “The 2nd Meeting of the 4th Session of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic will open on Tuesday, 17th May, 2016. During this meeting, a number of activities are scheduled to take place. There are twenty nine (29) Bills which will be at table for presentation.”
Below is the summary of the agenda for Parliament.
Ghana School of Law Bill, 2016
Legal Service Bill, 2016
Road safety Bill, 2016
Tax Administration Bill
Electronic Communication(Amendment)Bill
Presidential Transition(Amendment ) Bill, 2016
Prison Service Bill, 2016
Tertiary Education Research Fund Bill, 2016
Public Financial Management Bill, 2016 among others.
There are nineteen (19) Bills at Committee which are still being worked on. They include;
Companies Bill,2013
Property Rights of Spouses,2013
Whistleblower (Amendment) Bill, 2015
Narcotics Control Commission Bill,2015
Registration of Births and Deaths Bill, 2015
Witness Protection Bill, 2015
Sports Bill, 2015
Revenue Administration Bill,2016
Local Governance Bill,2016
Land use and Spatial Planning Bill, 2016 among others.
Ten (10) Bills are at the Consideration stage. They are;
Conduct of Public Officers Bill, 2013
Intestate Succession Bill, 2013
Right to information Bill, 2013
Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Bill, 2015
Chieftaincy (Amendment) Bill, 2013
Plant Breeders Bill, 2013
Ghana Deposit Protection Bill, 2015
National Disaster Management Organization Bill, 2015
The Chartered Institute of Taxation Bill, 2014
Maritime Pollution Bill,2015
Meanwhile during the sitting member-elect for Abuakwa North Constituency will be sworn in.

Credit: yen gh. Com

Posted by: Statesman Dankwah

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