Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs yesterday said that during his tenure he has never submitted any bill for presidential assent without an “assent certificate” from the Attorney General.
In a letter yesterday in response to concerns by APNU MP Carl Greenidge about two bills in his name passed by the National Assembly but not receiving the assent of the President, Isaacs explained that in the absence of a Legal Counsel in the Parliament Office, all bills are sent to the Attorney General’s Chambers to ensure that they are properly drafted before they are submitted to the President for assent.
“I have never submitted any bill to the President without an assent
