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05SEMBLY MINUTES OP PROCEEDIHGS S"�MBLY ·NT OF GUY HELD OF TH:S THIRD r AT 14:00 hrs ON FRIDAY 1983-05-06 IN THE PARLIAMENT CHAMBER I PUBLIC BUILDINGS I GEORGETOWN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (71) Speaker (1) *cde.

Sase Narain, O.R., J.P., M.P., Speaker of the National Assembly Members of the Government -People's National Congress( �) Prime Minister (1) Cde.

Dr. P.A.

Reid, O.E., M.P., Prime Minister Vice-Presidents (4) Oth�r Cde.

S.S. Naraine, A.A., M.P., Vice-President, Cde.

H.D.
H.D.

Hoyte, S.C., M.P., Vice-President, Cde.

H. Green, M.P., Vice-President, Cde.

B. Ramsaroop, M.P., Vice-President, Production (Absent) Party and State Matters Administration Social Infrastructure Senior Ministers (6) Cde.

R. Chandisingh, Cde.

R.H.O.

Corbin, *Cde.

Dr. M. Shahabuddeen , O.R., s.c., M.P., Minister of Mobilisation (Absent -on leave) Minister M.P., Attorney General and M.P., Minister of Education and Social Developnent of Justice *Cde.

R.E.

Jackson, *Cde.


J.R. Thomas, M.P., Minister of Home Affairs (Absent) *Cde.

H. Rashid, of Foreign Affairs M.P., Minister M.P., Minister of Energy and Mir.O·s Ministers (6) Cde.

U.E.

Johnson, Cde.

Sallahuddin, M.P., Cde.

R.C.

Fredericks, Minister M.P.

Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture A.A., M.P., Minister for Youth and Sports in the Ministry of Education and Social Development *Cde.

Y.V.

Harewood-Benn, -Y-Cde.

Dr •.


R.J •• Va:n �lest-Ch..:i..'lcs, �I.P., *Odo.

K.1i.E.

Denny, M.P.t Minister M.P., Minister of Information Minister and Public Service of Henlth and Public Welfare of �1a.npowcr and Co-operatives(Abse•t) Ministers of State (2) Cde.

M. Corrica, Protection M.P., Minister of State for Internal Trade and Consumer M.P., Minister of State in the Ministry ofFinance Cde.

H.L.B.

Singh, .M.S., Parliamentary §ecretarie§ ( 4) Cde.

A.W.
A.W.

Bend-Kirton-Holder, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Housing, Ministry of Health and Public Welfare.

Cde.

D.A.N.

Ainsworth, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Educatioa and Social Development M.P., Parliamentary Cde.

B. Bhaggan, Cde.

J.B. Caldeira, Agriculture (Absent) M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry Secretary, of Ministry of Foreign Affairs *Non elected Member Qther Members (24) M.P.

(Absent-on-leave) M.S., J.P., M.P.

-on leave) M.P.

M.P.

M.P, (Absent Cde.

M. Ally, M.P.

Cde.


M. Armogan, Cde.

B.

Beniprashad., Cde.

A.A. Chin, M.P.

Cde.

J.P. Chowritmootoo, J.P., N.P.

Cde.

o.g.

Clarke, Cde.

E.B.

Davidson, Cde.

H. Doobay, M.P.

Cde.

A.B.

Felix, M.P.

Cde.

E.H.A.

Fowler, Cde.

P. Fredericks, M.P.

(Absent) Cdo.

E.F. -Gilbert, .lf.P.

M.P.

Cde.

J. Gill-Mingo, Cde.

A. McRae, M.P.

Cde.

E. Melville, Cde.

J.M.

Munroe, J.P., M.P.

Cde.

S. Prashad, M.P.

Cde.

R.N.

Primo, M.P.

Cde.

P.A.

Rayman, M.P.

Cde.

C.G.

Cde.


S.H.

Sukhu, M.S., M.P.

Cde.

B. Tiwari, Cde.

C. Vandenburg, M.P.

Cde.

R.E.

Williams, M.P.

(Absent) Sharma, J.P., M.P.

M.P.

(Absent) M.P, Members from the National Congress of Local Cde.

R. Bishop, Cde.

B. Latchminarayan, M.P.

M.S., M.P.

Democratic Or§ap,s (2) Members from the Regional Democratic Councils (9) Cde.

K.N.

Jones, M.P.

(Region No.

1 -Barima/Waini) Cde.

K.V.

Jairam, M.P.

(Region Ccie.

C.A.

Singh, M.P.

(Region Cde.


W. Bipat, J.P., M.P.

(Region No.

2 -Pomeroon/Supenaam) No.

3 -Essequibo Islands/We Cde.

H.I.

London, M.S., M.P.

(Region Cde.

I. Chowritmootoo, Cde.

N.R.

Charles, Cde.

D. Abraham, M.P.

(Region Cde, D. Hinds, M.P.

(Region M.P.

(Region M.P.

(Region No.

8 -Potaro/Siparuni) No.

10 -Upp0r Demerara/B erbice) st Demerara) No.

4 -Demerara/Mahaica) -on (Absent )eave 1 No.

5 -Mahaica/Berbice) �o.

6 -East Berbice/Corentyne) No.


7 -Cuyuni/Mazaruni)(Absent) Members of the Minority (12) (i)1.,eople's Progressive Party (10) Minority Leader (1) Cde.

Dr. C. Jagan, M.P., Minority Leader (Absent) Deputy Speaker (1) Cde.

Ram Ka.rran, M.P., Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Other Members (8) Cde.

J. Jagan, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

Reepu Daman Persaud, J.P., M.P., Minority Chief Cde.

N. Persaud, M.P.

Cde.

C.C.

Collymore, Cde.

S.F.

Mohamed, M.P.

Cde.

I. Basir, M.P.

(Absent Cde.

C.C.


Belgrave, Cde.

Dalchand, M.P.

(Absent) -on leave) J.P., M.P.

Whip M.P.

3.

(ii)Unit_e.d Force (2) Mr. M.F.

Singh, C.C.H., Mr. M.A.

Abraham, M.P.

(Absent) .J\P., M.P.

OFFICERS Clerk of the National Assembly, Deputy Clerk of the National Cde.

F.A.

Narain, A.A.

Assembly, Cde.

M.B.

Henry PRAYERS The Clerk read Prayers.


ANNOUNCEMENTS (i) Chang es in the National Assembly BY THE SPEAKER The Speaker .referred to a Press Release on 1st May, 1983, of the President, and announced for the record effective from 1st May, 1983, as they affected the National fron the;Office the changes, Assembly and its Members: Cde.

S.S. Naraine, Vice-fre had been re-designate d Vic :--President, sident, Works, Transport and Housing, Social Infrastructure.

Cde.

H.D.
Cde.

H.D.

Hoyte, Vice-President, Economic Planning and Finance, had been re-designated Vice-President, Administration.

Cde.

H. Green, Vice-J>resident, Production.

Vice-President, Agriculture, had been re-designate Cde.

R. Chandisingh, Minister of Education, had been re-designate Minister of Education and Social Development.

Cde.

R.H.O.

Corbin, Minister of National and Regional Development had been re-designated Minister of Mobi�isation.

Cde,, .F.E.
Cde,, .F.E.

Hope� Minister ?.rotection, hacl resigned, NationaJ.

AssemblY.� of Internal Trade ruid Con�umor u.nd had co0.sed tooe a Member of the Cde.

H.O.

Jack, Minister of Energy and Mines, had been appointed hber of tho !rational an .Ambassador Assembly.

and had ceased to be a Minister .and ·o: Cde.

U.E.

Johnson, Minister of Co-operatives, had been appointed Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister.

Cde.
Cde.

Sallahuddin, Minister, Finance, and Finance, had been appointed in the Ministry of Economic Minister in the Ministry Planning of Agriculture.

Cde.

Y .V.

Harewood-Benn, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Service.

had been appointed Minister of Information and Public Cde.

H. Rashid, Minister been appointed of Energy and Mines.

a Senior Minister in tho Office of the President, and had been designated Minister had Cde.
Dr. R.A. Van West-Charles, Minister of Health, had been re-designated Minister of Health and Public Welfare.

Cde.

K.W.E.

Denny, Minister of Labour, Manufacturing and Industrial Development, and Co-operatives.

had been re-designated Minister of Manpower 4.

Cde.

M. Corrica, Minister of State in the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Minister of State for Internal had been re-desi[;!lated Protection.

Trade and Consumer Cde.

R.C.


Fredaricks, Ministar of State for Youth and Sports, in the Ministry of Education, had been appointed been designated Education and Social Development.

Minister for Youth and Sports in the Ministry a Minister of and had Cde.

A.W.

Bend-Kirton-Holder, Parliamentary Secretary, had been re-designate Ministry d Parliamentary of Works, Transport and Housing, Secr8tary, Housing, Ministry of Health and Public Welfare.

Cde.

D.A.N.
Cde.

D.A.N.

Ainsworth, Parliamentary Secretary, Parliamentary Ministry of Secretary, Ministry Education, of Education had been re-designated and Social Development.

Cde.

J.B. Caldeira, had been appointed a Parliamentary Secretary, in the Ministry of Agriculture.

Cde.

H,L.B.

Singh, had been appointe d a Minister of State, in the Ministry of Finance.

The Speaker, on behalf of Members of the Asstimbly and himself, congratul extended Cdes.
Harun Rashid, Roy Fredericks, also extended their respective assignments.

ations to the Members who had been promoted, Harold Singh and Joseph i.e, Caldeira.

He best wished to those Members and also to the other Members in of Cde1 H.B.

Walcot..�acimento (ii)Resignation informed The Speaker liuldah Wnlcott-Nacimento the National Assembly Cde.

Walcott-Nacimento's Assembly.

the Assembly that he had received from Cde.


n as a Member of a letter tendc�ing her resignatio with effect from 22nd April, 1983 and that following resignation, a vacancy had occurred in the National He bad, therefore, in accordance with section 99A of the Representatio of the People Act, Ch2rtor 1:03, cnllod upon the represent�tiv from which Cde.

Walcott-Nacimento candidates further extract from the said list, the name of a person to fill the vacancy.
e of the list of 1 s name had been extracted, t.:> (iii)Leave The Speaker announced that lGave had been granted to - (a)Cdes.Corbin, Davidson and Basir for that day's sitting, and (b)Cde.

Chin until the end of May 1983.

INTRODUCTION 01'' BILLS Presentation (1) and First Reading following The Prime Minister, Bill which was read the first time: on behalf of the Government, presented the A Bill intituled enactments Act.

An Act to amend certain and to repeal the Bastardy (2) 5.
WORKMEN' -Bil No Government, The Minister presented of Manpower and Co-operatives, the following Bill which was read the first time: on behalf of the A Bill intituled .An Act to amend the Accidental Deaths and Workmen's Injuries (Compensation) Act.

PUBLIC BUSINESS BILL -Second and Third Readings FISCAL ENACTMENTS published 1983� (,AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 -Bill N o.
11/1983 of the following The Vice-Presid Bill: ent, Administration, moved the second reading A Bill intitule d An Act to a.mend certain fiscal enactments.

Cde, N. Persaud and Mr. M.F.

Singh spoke to the motion.

Thereafter the motion was put and carried.

The Bill was then read a second time.

Assembly resolved its elf into Corm;ii ttee to consider the Bill clause by clause.

In Committee Clauses�� were passeq as printed.


Administration, Schedule: The following was put and carried: amendment by the Vice-President, Insertion Income Tax Act, Cap.

81:01:- of the following as an amendment to the Enactment }Unendment 'Section 26 (1) Delete the words "or contract" -.-:'.10::-ever · they appear'.

The Schedule was thereafter, put and carried as amended.

Assembly resumed.
Assembly resumed.

On a 1IDotion by the Vice-President, Administration, the Bill was read the third time and �?sed as amended in Committee.

ADJOURNI"CNT At 15:38 hrs, on a motion by the ViG&-President, Party and State Matters, the Assembly was adjourned to 14:00 hrs on iday 1983-05-13.

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