Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Friday announced government’s “packed” legislative agenda for 2022, with electoral reforms as well as the delayed amendment to removal of custodial sentences for the possession of small amounts of marijuana among over three dozen pieces of legislation to be advanced.
During his contribution to the debate on the 2022 national budget, Nandlall said there would be new laws for almost every sector and indeed every ministry in the government. Those cited were: the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill 2021; the Hire-Purchase Bill; the Juvenile Justice (Amendment) Bill; the Evidence (Amendment) Bill; the Suicide Prevention Bill; the Border Patrol Bill; the Wills (Amendment) Bill; the Restorative Justice Bill, which he said is finalised and with the Minister of Finance; the Combatting of Trafficking in Persons Bill, which is also finalised and currently with the subject Minister; the Bail Bill, which is being refined; the Condominium Bill, which has been sent to Minister of Housing; the Mental Health Services Bill; the Leave with Pay (Amendment) Bill, which was sent to Minister of Finance and Minister of Labour; the Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill, which was sent to Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce; the Anti-Dumping Bill, which was sent to Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Engineers Bill; the Securities Bill; the Wales Development Authority Bill; the Public Service Appellate Tribunal (Amendment) Bill; the National Intelligence and Security Agency Bill; the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill; the National Registration (Amendment) Bill; the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill; the Surveil-lance Devices Bill; the Arbitration Bill; the Hemp Bill; the Public Health Bill; the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill; the Nurses and Midwives Bill; the Solid Waste Management Bill; the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill; the Firearms Bill; the Domestic Violence Bill; the Radiation Safety and Protection Bill; the Legislative Amendments to relevant laws to allow for Judge-alone criminal trials; the Subsidies and Counter-vailing Measures Bill; the Safeguard Measures Bill; and Amendments to the Sexual Offences Act.
