Parliament of Ghana returns from recess today, January 26, 2016, to consider 26 bills which will be tabled for presentation.
It will be the 4th Meeting of the 3rd session of the 6th Parliament of the Fourth Republic.
Some of the bills to be tabled are;
• Ghana School of Law Bill, 2016
• Legal Service Bill, 2016
• Road safety Bill, 2016
• Tax Administration Bill,
• Electronic Communication Bill
• Presidential Transition(Amendment ) Bill, 2016
• Prison Service Bill, 2016 among others.
There are fifteen (15) Bills at Committee which are still being worked on. They include;
• Companies Bill,2013
• Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Bill
• Whistleblower (Amendment) Bill, 2015
• Ghana Aids Commission Bill
• Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2015
• Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2015
• Ghana Deposit Protection Bill, 2015 among others.
Nine (9) Bills are at the Consideration stage. They are;
• Conduct of Public Officers Bill, 2013
• Intestate Succession Bill, 2013
• Right to information Bill, 2013
• Immigration Service Bill, 2015
• Chieftaincy (Amendment) Bill, 2013
• Plant Breeders Bill, 2013
• Minerals Development Fund Bill, 2014
• National Disaster Management Organisation Bill, 2015
• The Chartered Institute of Taxation Bill, 2014
There are twenty three (23) other instruments to be presented at the meeting, three (3) instruments at the Committee Level and forty one (41) Papers to be presented.
Eight (8) Motions have been tabled for Debate and ninety five (95) other referrals of Bills at the Committee. During this meeting, the State of the Nation Address will be delivered by the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E.John Dramani Mahama, according to a statement from Deputy Director, Public Affairs Kate Addo.
Source: Starrfmonline.com
