Parliament reconvenes today
In a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Public Affairs Kate Addo, the house will undergo a number of activities.
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The house is also expected to deliberate and if possible pass 23 Bills into law. The Bills include:
Head of Family Accountability Bill, 2016
Legal Service Bill, 2016
Road safety Bill, 2016
Tax Administration Bill,
Corporate Insolvency Bill
Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Bill, 2016
Prison Service Bill, 2016
Advertising Bill, 2016
Statistics Bill, 2016, among others.
Also, there are ten bills at the Committee level 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
The Co-operative Bill, 2015 National Youth Scheme Bill, 2016
Tertiary Education Research Fund Bill, 2016
Lotto and Lotteries Authority Bill, 2016
Eleven (11) Bills are at the Consideration stage. They are:
Conduct of Public Officers Bill, 2013
Intestate Succession Bill, 2013
Right to information Bill, 2013
Real Estate Authority Bill, 2015
Chieftaincy (Amendment) Bill, 2013
Plant Breeders Bill, 2013
Ghana Aids Commission Bill, 2015
Public Private Partnership Bill, 2016
Local Governance Bill, 2016 Presidential (Transition)(Amendment) Bill,2015
Sports Bill, 2016.
There are bills for Second Reading.They include:
Wildlife Resources Management Bill, 2015
Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunication Messages Bill, 2015
Public Holidays (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Children’s (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Development and Classification of Film Bill, 2016
There are nine instruments to be presented at this meeting, three instruments at the committee level and 32 papers to be presented.
Ten motions have been tabled for debate and 100 other referrals of bills at the committee level.
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