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33 .� THE OFFICIAL 1972 GAZETTE -10TH JUNE, LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - C PARLIAMENT OFFICE, Public Buildings, Georgetown.

9th June, 1972.

The following for general published infonnation.

Bill which will be introduced.

in the National Assembly is F. A. NARAIN, Clerk of tb� National Assembly.

BILL.NO.

4 OF 1972- LAW REVISION BILL: 1972 of Sectlom Arrangement.

Section I.

S,)tort,title.

· 2.

Interpretation.

, .3 .. ; tstabmhmertt afl.Furtctions of Commission.

., '· 34 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAT, Su!


'PLEMENT-C !Onr JUNE, 1972 4.

Form of Publication.

5.

Inclusion or removal of pages to be authorised by order.

6.

Periodical revision of Laws of Guyana.

7.

Contents of Laws of Guy�na.

laws, 8.

Power to omit certain 9.

Laws of Guyana to constitute sole and proper IO.

Validity I 1.

Powers of Commission.

of laws not affected by omission from the Laws.

Book.

Statute 12.No power to make alterations 13.Construction of references of substance.
to laws embodied in the Laws of Guyana.

14.Rectification Laws.

15.Alternative mode of amending of error or omission in the Laws of Guyana,.

Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeals, 16.Amendments.

- - 11, - Repea:ls, Furthe� Commission's and First Revision.

Powers in respect - of First Publication 18._Incorporation in first publication Schedule and of legislation �pecified of amendments by order.
in Second 19.Commission's 20.Commission's powers with respect powers with respect imposing a spBcified monetary to first to first penalty.

of a law.

revision revision of a Jaw Validations.

Law (Procedure) -- ' Ordinance, 122, 123 sections 21.Criminal and 184.

- 22.Evidence 23.Evidence section Ordinance, 28.

29.

Ordinance, section 24.

Evidence Ordinance, section 96B.

25.Marriage Ordinance, section 38.

_ 26. Business Names Rules, Cap.


331 Vol X p. 3139 lOrn JUNB, 1972 THE OFFICIAL QAZETTE 'LEGAL SUPPLEMBNT-C 35 A BILL Intituled An Act to provide for the Revision of the Laws of Guyana.

and for matters connected therewith, Miscellaneous including ments, Repeals and Validations.

Amend· Enacted-by the Parliament of Guyana:- 1.This Act may be 'cited as the Law Revision Act, 1972.
Short title, 2.In this Act..,, mterpreta, tlon, part of an Act but does not include subsi- "Act" includes made under the Act; diary legislation "Commission"-means Ii.shed under section 3; the Law Revision estab· Commission to any written law means made an.ct "in force" in relation brought into operation; "Law Revision Order" uhder section mission means an order made by the Com­ 5; _ _ _ _«r-evision--dato''-means--the ---· -- lst·Jmmary-trreaclryeai:-unless directs to any year the Com111ission, by order, date in that year or ap­ for the .Jst to or in substitution some other date or dates to be the revision with respect that there shall be no revision points either January or the revision vision the Laws of Guyana were last revised under date.
dates for that year; and the "relevant re- date in relation to which section date" means the revision i11 addition 6.

3.

(1) There shall be a Law Revision of a chairman sh<tll be to prepare, visions the "Laws of Guyana''.

of this Act an edition and not more than four other members and maintain in .

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!CCOrdance publish of the laws of Guyana to be known as with the pro­ Commission consisting whose functions members of the Commission (2)The first Shridath Honourable General, Pollard, Surendranath who shall be the chairman, Chief Parliament Counsel, Senior Harris, Senior , Otho C'.,oleridge to the Governme11t (Law Revision) Counsel, of Guyana.

Ramphal, Senior Mr. Brynmor � Counsel, Umted Nations shall include the Counsel, Attorney Thornton Inniss and Mr. Francis Legal Adviser Counsel.
(3)(a) The Attbrney and their successors in office, shall be members of the Com· General.

the Chief Parliamentary 36 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE DEGAL St:PPLEMENT-C 10TH Jmrn, 1972 mission, the Chairman · · of the Commission.

and the Attorney General and his successors in office shall be (b)The membership of Mr. Francis Otho Coleridge on a date to be appointed by .Harris .the President om the Commission shall expire by notice in the Gazette.

(4)All other appointments made by the President.


to the Commission shall be (5)The Commission may delegate all or any of its functioll/$ under this Act .to any one or more of its members.

Form ot 4.

The Lnws of Guyana shall be published pusuoaUon.

other form as the Commission such pages as may be authorised or io.
such· comprise 5. section in loose-leaf form and shall under lo be included therein may determine Inc1u,1on or i;,1:::•\0°\0 shall, by order, authorised 1,age to be comprised by Q.nter other, 5.

(1) The Commission authorise • shall form part of the Laws of Guyana.

the inclusion therein in the Laws of Guyana of every and every pa= so authorised and no with the approval of the President l:1" · • (2) The direct the so directed by order, any page Laws of Guyana.
Commission with the approvl[l of the President may, removal of pages from the Laws of Guynna and to _be removed shall cease to form pa.ct of the (3)Every page comprised to the Law Revision in rhe Laws of Guyana shall bear therein Order by which its inclusion a reference was al.)thorised.

J>eriocUcal revision Laws of Guyana.

o-t fi.
(1) The Laws of Guyana shall be revised as soon as prac­ date, that is to say, the Commission pages and make the necessary after each revision the necessary 1'o the of these pages in the Laws of Guyana and (with respect ticable prepare clusion second or any subsequent required, omissions laws in force in Guyana ou such revision for the removal Laws of Guyana shall, 8, contain to the intent as are authorised .revision) under section that the orders for !be in­ date, sabject to such all the written of pages no longer shall (2)The Commission may authorise tion 5 in the Laws· of Guyana of an Appendix such treaties and conventions other documents Schedule and said Schedule.
and such constitutional, to time be specified the under sec­ the inclusion of pages containing or legislative in the First to amend.

shall have power by order.

as may from time the Commission bur.tents of Laws o:£.

Guyana.

- 7.
(I) The Law;; of Guyana shall contain (a)every Act in force in revision date, unless omitted Guyana -0n the relevant Ul!der Section S;) lOrH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 37 (b) such subsidiary legislation in force ill Guyana on the relevant fit to include therein; revision date as the Commission thinks (c)any enactments or documents authorised to be in­ 6(2); cluded in the Laws of Guyana under section and list of Acts, a table of contents (d)a chronological an index; (e)a list of the Acts omitted under the authority of section 8(d), (e) or (f), .
(2) The Commission Laws of Guyana written revision date or written and in any such case ther� shall be inserted note with reference to the commencement may, il it thinks fit, include in the Jaws made but not in force on the relevant laws made after tbe relevant date, revision in the Laws an appropriate date of such written law, in the Laws of Guyana -- �0 Appro• Act or Supplementary ::���: to 1���: 8.It shaJl not be necessary to include (a)any Appropriation .t\.ct; p:dation law: .

(b) any applied .
(b) any applied .

( c) any s_u bsidiary thinks fit to omit; Jegislalion.�hich .Jhe .. .COmmissio1i�.

(d) any loan Act.

or loan guarantee (e)any Act of a temporary Act; which can, in the nature be convenie11tly opmion of the Commission, omitted; (() any Act authorised by order of the President ·to be 9, Subject in the Laws of Guyana shall.
incl'utdon poses, written be the sole and proper laws contained omitted to sections from the Laws of Guyana, 10 and 12, the pages duly authorised in all courts and for a11 pur� r� �Ol�o�tfci of the f�f P date, 0 0 • revision of this Act or other-;;.'!,!

;;,d'l/;,t°f .force and uff,oted therein law omitted, only of the fact that it is so omitted.

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��;;;''�t.

Statute as in force on the relevant under the authority Book of Guyana in respect for Law, of Guy, � of'•· by 0 wise, from the Laws of Guyana shall be deemed to be without 10.. No written ' validity by reason Laws.

11.
(1) In the preparation powers: sion shall have the following of the Laws of Guyana the Commis-Powe,·� Comm,S11l"n. ot (a)to omit- (i)all written laws or pai·ts of written laws which have been repealed expressly or by necessary · ' 38 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT·-C !Onr JUNE, 1972 (ii) or which have expirtd implication, or have become spent or have had their effect; all repealing enactments laws and also all tables enactments, whether contained otherwise; all preambles where such omission Commission,- laws, to written can, in the opinion of the be made; conveniently in written of repealed or contained or lists in schedules and long title� (iii) (iv) (v) of a written· in any written law or law; all words of criactment provision all provisions prescribing manner in which, any written _ any written such omission mission, (vi)all amending can, in the opinion be made; conveniently laws or parts of written written the date when, or law or part of law is to come into force, of the Com• where laws where the amendments written mission late; laws have been embodied in the written effected by such by the Com­ laws to which they re­ (b)to consolidate into one written laws in pari materia, -thereby rendered law any two or more making the alterations necessary in the consolidated writ­ written ten laws, and affixing such date thereto most convenient; as may seem (c) to alter the order of the provisions-in any written law to do so, to re­ and, in all cases where it is necessary law; number the p.rovisions of any
 written (d)to alter the form ot arrangement of any provision of -any written law, either by comhining provision it into two or more provisions or or other provisions, or by it in whole or in part with another by dividing words; transposing (e)to divide any written law, whether consolidated or not, and to give such parts into parts or other divisions or divisions a suitable heading; (f)to transfer any provisions contained law to any other written in any written law to belongs or to a separate writ­ law from that
 written which it more properly ten law; 10TH JUNE, 1972THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT·---C 39 (g)to arrange the written not, in any group or sequence venient irrespective laws, whether or · consolidated be con­ that may of the date of enactment; (h)to add a long title, a short title or a citation to arty law which may require it, and, if necessary, of any short title or citation written to alter the long title, written (i) to shorten and simplify law; the phraseology of any writ­ ten law; (j)to correct or errors, and typographical grammatical and errors or printing in any written law, any clerical for that purpose or alterations ten law; to make verbal not affecting additions, of any writ­ the meaning omissions (k) to add, delete, and expressions alter and substitute law; in any written definitions of terms \ (I)to supply or alter marginal notes, head notes or head­ ings; (m)to correct cross-references; (n)to make such formal alterations and otherwise as to names, locali• as may be necessary with the cir­ law into conformity ties, offices, titles to bring any written cumstances of Guyana; and adaptations (o) to make such modifications attach such qualifications ten law as may appear reason of changes or generally territory of any Cnmmonwealth circumstances of Guyana or in the Government thereof; service j:,ublic or desirable to be necessary by of Guyana or in the constitution and to to any writ­ and exceptions in· the or the (p)to do all things relating to form and method which may be necessary Guyana.
for the perfecting of the Laws of 12.Nothing in this Act, except in sections 19 and 20, shall be in the substance construed to confer or amendments 13.Where in any written , . ]

th , 1s ma e to any written of this Act embodied d re erence by virtue power on the Commission to make any of any written law.

c ruction ,oust, or document law or other instrument o ce ei·enc•• , , o _w 1c ave een to _laws em- .

aw e provrn1ons f h' h h b t�<!,::• i� th" such reference in the Laws of Guyana, Guyana.
alterations f • 0T' f0 a�er!.1ltoi:s of suBstance.

40 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 10TH JUNE, 1972 shall where necessary to the corresponding and practicable provisions in the Laws of Guyana, be deemed to extend and apply Rectification 14.

(l!_ Where any error or omission 01 .

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�omes to the attention omrns1on 1n h f measures the Laws of t e necessary Guyana, of the Commission, in 1.he Laws of Guyana it shall be its duty to take · · ort wit .
f h • h to rectl y sue 1 error or omrns10n · ' j (2)Such error or omission may be rectified - (a)by means of an amendment to the Laws of Guyana effected by order of the Commission.

(b)either alternatively to the means pro­ or in addition in and· re­ (a), by the inclusion in accordance with nces may 5, of such pages as the circumsta vided in paragraph moval from the Laws of Guyana, section require.

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(3) An amending order under subsection 2(b) may have retrospective of the Law Revision (2) (a) or a Law to effect Order from Order under subsection Revision the date of coming into operation which the error or omission resulted.

Alternative mode of amending Laws.

15.

(I) Notwithstanding deems it expedient, 6(1), where or con­ any page of the Laws of.
Guyana to whi9h an the provisions in the interests in revising of section of economy the Commission venience, amendment mission lternative removing as amended proposes has been made since the last revision to make an amendment, the amendment or to which the Com­ the Commission may, as an in the Laws of Guyana by out the law to incorporating the page and inserting in its place a page setting - (a)allow the page to which the · amendm'ent to relates to form part of the Laws of Guyana; continue and (b)include in the Laws of Guyana a page (in this section called culars an "amendment of the amendment.
page") setting out the parti­ (2)The exercise of its powers under this section in respect of an amendment at any time to incorporate the amended removing as amended, out the law shall in no way prejudice that amendment page and inserting the power of the Commission in the Laws of Guyana by in its place a page setting (3)An amendment page shall for all purposes form pa11 of the Laws of Guyana and shall be included from the Laws of Guyana in the same manner as any other page of the Laws of Guyana.
in or removed 10nr JUNE, 1972 'PdE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT� 41.. MISCELLANEOUS AMENHMENTS AND REPEALS 16.

(ll The laws specified in the first column of the Second tm•ntnents.

in the manner specified in the second s��Jt1e.

are hereby amended Schedule column of that Schedule.
(2)The, provisions may, notwitlistandirig of the statutory instrnments amended by Act of or revoked in the same manner and in such amendment amended as immediately before the of this commencement the Second Schedule Parliament.

by the same authority Act.


be henceforth (3)Section 23 of the Civil Law of Guyana Ordinance under that to have effect to be patt of the law of Guyana shall continue but the provisions of any sta.tute declared hereby repealed section as if they constituted of the Parliament an enactment 17.

(1) The laws set out in the Third Schedule l d repea e .

of Guyana.

are herebyRep•a1,.

'rhlrd.

Schedule.

is Cap.

3 , - (2)Notwithstanding not be necessary out in the Third Schedule.
to include the provisions 7(1), it shall in the Laws of Guyana any of the laws set · of section COMMISSION'S FURTHER POWERS Th!

RESPECT OF FIRST PUBLICATION · 1-8,-Notw\thstanding·tlre -provisions in the first the Commission made in the Second Schedule Guyana any of the 'amendments other legislation AND J;'IRST REV,SION.

mav incorporate for this purpose specified } illid-(li);'l\',;'g'P,;:"";b-�t 7{1) (a of secrion publication of the Laws of P�bl!oatlon and any'i:ienl;;"'iii · d by order of the President.
��t�dln e and legislation by specl.fied urdcr, law in force eemmtss!on's 1�.

In the first at the oommence1nenf powers conferred revision under this Act of any written of this Ace; the C.Ommission.

on it by section (a)the Commission in addition ll, shall have the following to the i���t 't�h �:�ion of power: lav.·.

the expression" H whel'ever the meaning s c, Ed.
Ordinance re-w!E' to it bv the Interpretation 1970� 8 of aauses and General "written the latter assigm•/41 pealed by the Imerpretation Act; law'' for the expression may substitute occurs bearing expression "statute (b)where any provision of a written in a public officer includes ·function this paragraph the Attorney-General Court) the Commission law vests any ill (which expression a Minister, the President, and a Judge of the Supreme may substitute a provision ' vesting the function (c)w\ere any written icgislation in any other public of!icer; for subsidiary Jaw provides to be submitted made by any authority 42 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMIJNT-C 10TH JUNE, 1972. to Assembly the meaning resolution legislation that the subsidiary or subject Assembly that the in such terms subject and General may substitute is in substance to affirmative within of the of section Clauses Act, to the a provision legis1-ation may be made or resolution to negative as the case may resolution, to the National subsidiary negative National 17 of the Interpretation the Commission effect by_ the authority subject be, of the National provision contained period within which 'be submitted which the National annul such subsidiary as to the proof of any matters thereto or any other such ancillary and_ may omit any Assembly in the written law as to the the subsidiary Assembly is to approve legislation is to or within or to· the National Assembly legislation or things to affirmative or any provision in relation provisions; subject ao of 1965, (d)notwithstanding the provisions.
(Adaptation of the British_ and Modifica­ 1965, where any provision law vests any function in the Governor Council, the Commission Guiana (Constitution) tio_n of Laws) Ordinance, of a written and Legislative substitute a provision (i)in the Na:tio'nal may vesting such function - - / the function consists_ or thing done by some other authority; of approving Assembly,-where some act or confirming _ of resolution (ii)in a Minister subject to negative the National Assembly, · consists (iii)in a Minister with the approval of the National Assembly, in the case of any other function.
where the function of the making of _subsidiary legislation; prescribes 24 $9.60 $24.00, as a (e)where any law (in whatever $2-40, terms) $4.80, 48 cents, $96.00, 96 cents, $240.00, $480.00 or $960.00 (not being a tax or a duty) or as the may $1.00, SO cents, $100.00 cents.

$48.00, fee or charge rate of _such fee or charge, the Commission substitute for these sums 25 cents, $2.50, $5.00, $10.00, $25.00, $250.00, Comm!ss\¥f' 20.

(1) _ (a) In the first ��;":ct w'to law imposing a specified ;\�� .
;-;v� lieu of such penalty 1,w lmpo,,.

the provisions !�': ;."n":iig.

revision monetary penalty, a penalty (b) and (c).

under this Act of any written shall in the Commission with in accordance of paragraphs (b)The penalty shall first be increasecl respectively.

$500.00 or $1000.00 calculated substitute as follows: $50.60, mg 8 !llJOCl• 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SCPPLEMENT-C 43.
(i)where the Jaw imposing the penalty was made the year 1940, tile penalty shall be before trebled; the penalty (ii)where the law imposing was made in or after the year 1940 but before the 1st July, 1953, the penalty shall be doubled; (iii)where the Law was made on or after the 1st July, 1953 but before the year 1964, the by fifty per cent, penalty shall be increased (cl The figure (in dollars) arrived at in calculating in accordance penalty shall be rounded penalty (b), and any monetary made in 1964 or after, lows: (i)if less than $25, the figure imposed by a law off as fol­ shall be rounded the increased with paragraph off to.
the next higher of five; figure which is a multiple figure (ii)if in.ore than $25 but leis than $50, the fig­ off to the next higher shall be rounded of ten; ure which is a multiple (liI) if more than $50 but les�-than $100, the fig­ ure shall be rounded figure which is a multiple off to the next higher of twenty•five; (iv)if more than $100 but less than $300, the fig.

ure shall be rounded figure which is a multiple (v)if more.

than $300 but less than $500, the fig.
of fifty; off to the next higher ure shall be rounded figure off to the next higher of one hundred; which is a multiple (vi)if more than $500 but less than $ 1000, the fig­ ure shall be rounded off to the next higher figure is a multiple fifty; of two hundred and wh.icli (v:ii) if more than $1000 but less than $2000, the shall be rounded figure figure which is a multiple off to the next higher of five hundred; (viii)if more than $2000, ed off to the next higher tiple of one thousand.
the figure figure shall be round­ which is a mul­ j),) Any sum specified in any law for the purpose or recogmzance into which anyone is Lo enter in respect of a bond of a criminal 44 TIIE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 10m JUNE, 1972 or matter charge by subsection (1)as i_f the sum were a monetary penalty within subsect1011.
in the manner provided shall be increased the meaning of that (3)Any sum specified authorised in any law as a monetary to impose in subsidiary penalty legislation .in shall be increased in the manner provided (!)

as if the sum were a monetary penalty within the which any authority is respect of a criminal by subsection li1eaning of that subsection.

offence mcedure) Cr!miru,1 · ·· 21.


(1) The provisions !,aw (Pro- (P ,edure) Or· d' Or mance (inserted as sections 119 f1 nfrce, 122 the Indictable Offences Ordinance, ,;i ��� 184'.

nance, 1905) shall be deemed to have continued cap.

11 commg into opetation Offences 1!8fii.


2\ 0 �1 VALIDATIONS of sections 122 and 123 of the Criminal Law y, y and 120, respective · 1 b 1893, Amendment Ordi· to have effect after the (Procedure) of the Indictable 1893, Amendment the latter Ordinance and (subject, .in Ordinance, Ordinance, (Procedure) 1918, as if they had 1191 been repealed the case of section Law (Procedure) accordingly.

122, to the (Amendme;1t ••or 1055, amendment made 2)Ordinance, by the Criminal No.
by 1955) shall have effect (2)The provisions (inserted of secti0n 184 of the Criminal Law (Proce­ Ordinance; 188 by the Indictable as section 1893, Aineridri1erii to have effect clure) Ordinance cedure) to have continued Indictable ance, 1918, as if they subject have efiect accordingly.
(Procedure) had not been repealed to the amendment made thereto 1905) shall be deemed after the coming into operation Ordinance, of the Ordin· Ordinance in the Second Schedule, shall 1893, Amendment Ordlriiuice, by the latter Offe11ces (Pro­ Offences · • and, Cap.

11 EMdenee Ordinance, Section Cap.
25� 28. of a subscribing witness sworn or between 25tl) May, Ordinance 22.The affidavit or declaratiop 28 of the Evidence section made under 1966, and the date of commencement of execution in writing if made or sworn before such an affidavit mediately of any deed, letter shall be valid and effectual or declaration 26th May, 1966. of attorney, before any of the officers or persons could have been before made or sworn hn­ whom this Act in proof or other power or instrument .
of the due for the purposes of that section �videnoe Drdinance.

l'leolion �9.

Cap.
25, in section certified 23.Any of the instruments and legalised, mentioned Ordinance or purporting ised, under the hand and seal of any of the officers whom it could have been certified ano legalised 26th May, 1966, may, subject Ordinance, the deeds registry, recorded and the and shall be deemed always te have ap would apply to an instrument before in the deeds registry to the provisio11S plied to such be recorded said section 25th May, 1966. therein 29 of the Evidence to be certified or persons and legal• before immediately before of the Deeds Registry and, If already recorded in instrument as it 29 shall apply to such instrument so certified and legalised innnediately shall be deemed to have been legally and effectually.
101'!!

JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETil1 LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 45 or anv affidavit 24.Anv oath administered officer of section 96B of the Evidence lomatic agent or a consular operation Second Schedule tual as if at the time of the administration had been in operation.

the affidavit of this Act) shall that section Ordinance be deemed to be as valid and effec- of the oath or the taking of taken abroad bv a dip-�v�denu B by the Cap.

25.
25.

(inserted of Guyana before the coming into ,;cJ��·�, 25.A.ny licence Marriage Ordinance tary of the Ministry commencement ed by the authority to be granted purporting by the Registrar of Health between under section 38 of the Marriage Seere-Ornlnance, 1961, and the �!�_10 8 • 16;.

as if grant- General or the Permanent of this Act shall be as valid and effectual by that sootion empowered to grant such licence.
20th September, 26.Rule 11 of the Business Rules, ness Names (Amendment) deemed always been authori:"'d Names (Reg1strat10n) to have had effect b_y the pr<;>visions · Ordmance.

Names Ruic$ as inserted by the Busi-Business 1256, shall have effect as if the fees prescribed of sections and shall be :�;::;" therein had cap, ,,2.

18 and 19 of the Business ;'.,";1�0 · R. 211ssa.

FIRST ' SCHJi:DliLE $,0.

(2) ----·---- lJocUliieii(s'fooeTncluded in Appendixto.the Laws of Guyairn.
proposed of Capitulation and the Court of Policy 1.Articles General and Demerara, Land Forces of the Batavian their Excellendes Majesty's to such articles; and.

the Commanding and Additional Articles Sea and Land Forces off Demerara, in 1803 by the Governor of Essequibo of the Colonies Officers the Commanders-in-Chief of His Britannic with the Answers Republic in the said Colony, of the Sea and to thereto.

2.The Act telating to the Boundaries nam (7th February, 1800), in the English between Berbice only.
version and Suri­ 3.A Proclamation by tbe Provisional Government Members of the Court of Policy Colony of Berbice (27th September, relating and Criminal to the Capitulation and Additional 1803); Artiek thereto.
and other Justice in the of the Colony 4.Award of the Tribunal of Arbitration I of the Treaty of Arbitration signed 2nd February, States 1897, between Great Britain dated the 3rd October, of Venezuela, 1899. constituted under Article on the at Washington and the United 5.Award of His Majesty boundary United States between of Brazil, the King of Italy with regard Guiana and the the Colony of British dated the 6th June, 1904. to the 'lf6 THE OFFICiAl, GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT--C 10m JUNE, 1972 16' Sectfon SECOND SCHEDULE Miscellaneous Amendments Am0ndments to be· made Law to be Amended High Court Or­ dinance (Cap, 7) Section 11, 12, 21 and 80 Delete.
20(3) 24(1) 29 Delete.

Substitute the words "other qualified" for the word "scientific".

Substitute the following : :!lmt;r{�Y Judsdiction.

29.
The High Court shall be a Court of Admiralty and shall be over the like places, per• of before jurisdiction its admiraliy and things as the Admiralty jmisdiction sons, matters the Supreme Guiana immediately Court of Dritish 26th May, 1966, and shall be a permanent in matters of prize and, subject jurisdiclion shall exercise with the_ same 1_1-1_l_es_ -.regarcr the Supreme Court of British its corresponding under this section _and shall_ and p_rincip_l_es law ind to the -comity of riati6ns -as Guiana in the exercise before the said date," court of unlimited to rules of court, h1 accordance have_ the _sam®_ its jurisdiction to lntemitiOmil jurisdiction of 44 Substitute t he following "'Regulation of practice and procedure.
44 (1) The practice and proCcdure.
of the Court shall, t_o tho provisions by this .Ordinance Sl\tllject regUfatetl the absence and procedure practice Guiana, including jurisdiction, immediately to the of any such provision shall correspond of the Supreme Court of British the Court when exercising its admiralty of any other written and by rules of Court and ill law, be before 26th May, 1960, (2) Subject to subsection (1), the Court may in to be followed any cause or matter make any order as to the praqice and procedure sff.ry for doing justice ord,�r the benefit neces� which the Court considers whether that to asked for by the party entitled in the cause or matter, has be_-,n expressly thereof or not."
67 Substitute the figures and "67" appearing "20" nnd--"70" in the righthand respectively cohimn of fees.

"16" for the figures 75(1)(d) - Substitute _the following "(d) The AttornCyMGeneral or such other Law Officer meaning of the Legal Practitioners by the AttorncyMGeneral pointed Chambers;" Ordinance from amongst the staff of hi.11 within the as may be ap� 7'5(3)(e) Substitute a semiMcolon for the comma appearing after the w ord "there� in11 and delete a.1.1 the words occuring thereafter.
10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL StTPLllMllNT-C 47 Low to be Amended Amendments to be mtide Section t3(l) 86(!)

Substitute tho words "five hundred" tho following - Substitute (1)There shall be a division Full Court of the High Court" in·-this Ordinance referred to as "the Full Court'\ of the High Court styled "The for the words "oM hundred'\ .

Subsidiary Legislation (Cap 7) rhe Rules of the High Court, 1955 ,,<ler 53 rule 3 Criminal (Offences) Ordinance (Cap.
10) Law Substitute the word '1fifiy" for the word uforty-eight".

SECTlON: 15(1) Delete smph (c) and th� word "benefice" "or any ecclesiastical iL r..ppears.

wherever office the words_ in para .. or benefice" 0¢lcte the word "benefices'�.

lo' .

-r1·-�· __ -·-___ Delete.-----·------ Substitute the words ·�the President, l09(b) rnis�ion'' for the words "Her Maje_sLy, of the Governor".

,.

.

a Minister or {I.

Service or of the Secretary_ Coro,.


or of State-,,- ll5 and 169 Substitnt0 the word "thirty" symbol "$30" for the figure Substitute the word "three" for the figure-"P'.

for the.

wcrd "ten" and the figure ?nd and symbof "$10", for the word ''one1 • and the figure ·:,�u · ._· :,.

·1 Substitue the word "seventy-five'' for the word 11twontyMfive n 117, 171 and 214 116, 160, 170, 183 and 187 166 26l(a) 263(a) Substitute the foUowing: "Abomhn 166: The common iaW distinction ·,7.
distJn&-and petty larceny tmn bB�wem•and grnd :md property, petty shall be subject to all the incidents 1a-reen;y. larceny/� may be the value of the and shall be deemed to be of the same nature to grand applicable shaH have no force or effect ·' every larceny between grand larceny whatever in Guyana · Delete substitute all the words appearing the following therefor after the words "capital - stock of"-and licensed "any body corpomte law to carry on banking company body corporat� or now or hereafter charter law; or" wrfttca bl1siness in Guyana ot of any or society now established established by by or under anY or otherwise authori� by Delete all the words beginning with th� words 1'by the corporation" 48 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMEi;'IT-C 10TH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Section 264 266 267 and 268 270, 274, 275 and 285 272 and 273 334(1) 276(a) Amendments to be made and ending with the word "statute" lowing wordstherefor - and substitute 'the fol licensed "by any body co-rp6rate by law to carry on banking any body corporate, company by charter any written or now or hereafter law."
business \or society or otherwise authoriSed in Guyana or of now established established by or under Delete all the wmds beginning with the words "any savings bank" and ending with the word "aforesaid" - the following words therefor and substitut e "any bank, body cOrporate, company or society mentioned in section 263(a)", <•J Substitute words "exchequer chequer debenture" , words appear.
the words "Government bill, or exchequer security" for the bond, or ex­ in both places where these (b)Renumber this section 266(1) and insert the following as subsection as section (2) - "(2) For the purposes ernment security" annuity debenture, -ings bond, treasury- issued by the Government."
of this section means fixed-date treasury savings bill or any other security the expression "Gov­ equity­ debenture, sav­ certificate, treasury of a--Hke nature­ Substitute the words "Gove,rnment securities within the meani-ng bond� or debentures" 266" for the words "exchequer wherever these words appear, of section bills, Delete all the words beginning and 0nding with the word "Canada" delete these words wherever for the words "Banlc of Guyana," with the word "Governor"' in.
section 270 and there­ they appear and substitute Delete·.

Substitute the following (iii) for paragraph "(iii) every person holding a civil capacity Guyana:" Delete the words "(other in the service all office of emolument of the Government in of England and Ireland respectively)."

than and except the Banks of Criminal Law (Procedure) Ordinance (Cap.

11) Scrtion 7 19 Delete.


(a)Silbstitute words "fifty in paragraph dollars" for the words Htwenty (a) of subsection (1) the dollars", 10nr JUNll, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT--C 49 Section 65(1) 69 72(2) !84(1) in paragraph.

dollars'� (e) of subsection for the words Hfoey�eisM (1) the (b)Substhute words '\fifty dollars".

(c)Substitute for the words 40forty·eight in subsection (5) the words "fifty dollm,i" dollars".
(a)Insert the words "if of the opinion that the evidence has established immediately a prima facie case a�inst the accU5!

;drt after the words • the ma&W:tm,W"'.

(b)Delete the words "unless he discharl!oo the at;'(l!SOO pers on».

Delete and substitute th�refor-� 69.If at the close of the ease for the pr-.ution0 .or tlw following the accused or any witnesses be tru!

Y the magistrate is of the opinion that no case is ma-de out to.
put the accused after hearing produca, sufficient upon his trial for any indictable charge taken in respect of the charge shall become void.» the following "(2Xi) Where before the discharge the provisions thertlfor � subsection of the aCClllied pm on 65 and 66 have been com_pli�_ and in that case any recognis�,n5rc: and· .substitute of sections offence, he shall db­ the accused Delete -· person "'lJischarge of aCC\l.

'!ed pet11<>n.

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-wiih,-thed}irector-uf---PubU:�·-prosecut1onsroay�-1rifter he is of the opinllm fot trial remit with directiQnS for trial; have been committed to the magistrate and to commit the accused of those documents and things should and.

things .

receipt that the ',lCC\lsed those documents to reopen the inquiry and may give such further proper.

directions as he may fhjn.k llie · --,:,\'� (ii)(a) Where before the discharge of the· accuse<!

,per­ .
,per­ .

65 and 66 have not ·bet.fu of Public and things after Prosccu"tforts, i is of the opinion '·had the, the accused� given on behalf of tho prosecution a prim.a fade case against of sections with and the Director of 1ho3e documents son the provisions complied the receipt th.at tlte_ evidence · established Director of Public Prosecutions and things Lo the magistrate inquiry give such further and to comply; whh sections.

directions {b) After complsillg as he may think proper.
with the .directions given by '(a.h Prosecutions 65 and 66. and may of Public under b'Ub�Paragfaph may remit those documem.,.ts with directions to reopen the may ehher commit the accused for trial OJ: the inquiry to any directions and, subject of Public Prosecutions on ,; who of Public Prosecutions as he may deem fit and, if case has been made out for the the magistrate to rommit the the Director the Magistrate he may adjourn tht; matter given by the DirCCtor forthwith shalJ give any further of Opinion accuse.d accused that a sufficient the Director directions may direct notify to answer, for trial.
Substitute ·proviso.

a full stop for the colon and cleleto tM­ 50 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE 10m 1972.

-------------- LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C JUNE, Ii.,sw to he AtiJ.1.cndzd (a)Dcletf?

all th;;, words appearing (b)Substitute th') words "No conditional the proviso, before pardon granted by tlie President of a felony" pardon• conditional • that no for tho words "Provided to any person convicted 1 {c) Delete the words.

'tin any case afore:mid."


de any sum of money imposed Dolete - Substitute mny remit in whole or in pa.rt, as nenalty and as costs, charges wrth fue �nalty on any person in 'connection offence of an inc.llctablc tho following c'Power of 215.

(1) The Ptcsident I Pretlident t� !


"€ml.t �ne-and ��e� imprhmned-bi, irt whole 01· 111 po.rt due and payable, £or �n" paid to the S1ate for the public I paym.er.\; ihan the State, thernof, fav-Our the money may or has already been use or to some party other his powets of �rdon in of any person who may be imprisoned for non� payment cif any sum of mon¢y so impos ed.

although the to the State for money may be in whole or ia part payttble the 'public use 01' lo sorue .Party other than the State.
�eleaseconv:ic.,-ted and may exercise although expenses · · · · �i,ifbi_�g f9;rf_eft®, lIIdICtk'bh.�- ·(i) 'Tho President se.ize.d.

·offence.

.

.

'(g) BvetY reritis&ion or restotation _or de(ained.

may order th• restoration irt connection with an may aforesaid o!

1 be :made in the mat.mer -:and subject Uons the Presi-dcnt � fit io direct ' to the terms and oondi� �J;i�oi"8) Stumn0.ry Juris- -�rumce.

C!\l,.

12 Section 5 •'Ji'rnslali,g 'o.f'fl.-c'er "91'_ ·tne ci1Urt.

6.
6.

Delete therefor Mid �Ubstittifo The -_presiding � officer of a court shall be a Delete sections the following magistrate assigned under this Ordinance appointed to that court by the-Chancellor."

therefor and substitute 7 to 16 (inclusive) and 7 to 13 � ,octions 7, There shall be such number of magistrates as may be-required busiriess person may Ordinance.

.of the for the discharge- by this oI the courts-established ,, ,�'Number ti£ Magistrates.

Appoint.

8.
Appoint.

8.

(1) A inent of without :magistrates limitation.

wi\;;t·41· be appointed - (a), to be a, magistrate in a .Particular di$trl-ct or "districts or in a particular or districts diStrict part or parts of a or to adjudicate upon 10nr JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 5'11.

------~·------------------------·~------ LalV to be Alnended Sectfon Assignment of magis· trates and sittings .

of courts, etc.
of courts, etc.

A~111endments to be made particular cases or classes of cases; or (b) to be a magistfate for the Whole of Guyana with or without limitation with respect to the cases or classes of cases upon which he may adjudicate .. ,,,(2) There may be one or n1ore magistrates appointed to any court.

9.

The Chancelloi· may assigii,: a m~gistrate to p~;ide over 1;1.
_particular coui:t ··or courts -or'to .a court at a p~rti­ cular plaCe or at particular places in the :~rea to which he is appointed and may determine the -days_ and tbe hours of the sittings of courts_ and tl1e matters or clasSes of matters with which particular courts shall deal and ·generally shall have charge of the administration of the system of courts estab~ lished by this Ordinance.

· - · -,, :: · -10.

·subject to any limitatiOn··-of hi$.

jurisdictio:ti Under J~risdic~i.011:- a:d powers secti_on.
8, _ a_ magistrate inay exercise.

and administer all the j1.1.l'isdiction and ·powers ·of ·a mag1sttate'S.

court in any court ~str:te mag.

to which he is appoiµted.

within the area of Guyana · ------ -Ries~-dence--o:e-----11-;~Lt;"magistrateassi:gne4-e4oil.1$iVe1,Y-fOllle--coUrt.C>ra district or t6 the wuit ''it a particular place or particrilar pJ~pes; _withi11.

_a Uistri"Qt shall resi~e_ irt, 'that district unless magistrate __ , el_~Pted by the Chancellor from .. so ;(fOittg.

--~~:;i.

..

~.
--~~:;i.

..

~.

:'rf'.if,;:;trate not ·to ttdlUdicate 'i ~i;~tai.

1y f~teresW'd.. _ 1-i.._ The Chancellor nlliy dir-~ct that .a particuiar m~gis,; tfate shall.

,flot, adjudicate on a 'Particular cause or matter coining before him blii'lcause .

of the.

magistrate's J)!!

!SP'nal in'tete"St 'i,il lh'at cause -·or hiatte-r ·or tor any other siiffi'ct'ent 'r61t'SOn ;a'ifd -l:ihall in any s·rich {;ase :a;s'Si8h another magis_trate to adjudicate on that cause or matter.

Magistrate 13.
Magistrate 13.

Every magistrate Shh-11 ex officio be a justice of the .

a .

justi_c_e of peace for Guyana."

: tli~ ·pea·ce.

- 18 24 Substitllte ihe words "The Registrar of Cciilrt and ·every" for the Wotd HE very."

the Supreme Delete and substitute ihetefor - .

Appo!nt n'i'eAt 'O:t Clerk of ·court .

:and such other officers as may be required.

24.


(1) There shall be a clerk Of court for eaeh distrtdt w116 ·shall be the principal ·ad'n1inistrative ··OffiCet for the co:urt of that district and_ whose office shall be situated 111 sueh place as the Chancellor ~hall l;j>ecify.

(2).

There.

shall be sµch.

other officers.

of .the -coUrt ·as 'shall be :iequil'ed for the efficient admi11lstra:titih of the system of the courts established by this Ordinance.
(3) The Chancellor inay delegate any of the ofri.ce1;s appointed under subsection '(i) to perform any of the duties of the clerk of court."

52 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C lOnr JUNE, 1972.

Law to be Amended Secti'On 25 26 'ET 29(1) JO JI n 34(1) 37 39 40(1) 40(2) 41 and 42(1) 42 (3) (b) 42 (3) (c) 42(6) · - - - - - , - - - - - - - · · - Delete.

Delete.
Delete.

Substitute the words uof court and the other officers of the courtH for the Words 11and the assistant clerk" and delete the words -'and control".

Delete all the words appearing after the words "written up," and sub .. stitute the words "and shall be submitted to the Registrar of the Supreme · Court at least once in every month to be examined by him."

Deloto.

··Delete and substitute therefor :.... 31.

One or more bailiffs may be appointed to each magistrate's court".
Appoint ment of bailiff, Delete · Delete all the words appearing before the words "shall serve" and substitute therefor the words "The bailiff".

Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor - C'(}ivU Jurisdic-.

tlon, Cap.

16.

39.

The court in each district shall,- in civil causes and matters within that district, have the jurisdiction and powers prescribed in.

and_ shall exercise such jurisdiction and powers in the manner provided by, the Summary Jurisdiction (Petty Debt) Ordinance."
Substitute the Word •icourt" for the word Hmagist;rate" where- it first appears and the word "its" for the word "his".

(a) Substitute the word ucourt" for the word "magistrate" appearing in the fifth line.

(b) Substitute the words "court of the district otf whose shore" for ~e words ''magistrate off the shore of wliose district".

Substitute the word ·~court" for the word "magis~rate".

Substitute the words "ten dollars" fhr the wordS "two dollars- and forty cents".
Substitute the word "thirty" for the word "fifteen".

Substitute in paragraph (b) of the proviso the words "ten dollars" for the words "two dollars and forty cents".

_ · 42(13)(a) Delete and substitute the following subsection - !

; "(13) (a) The Chancellor may appoint the clerk of court or ally oth~r officer of the court appointed under section 24(2) to be the collect~ ing Officer in a magisterial district fo1· the purposes of this Ordinance."

10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL CAZETTE LEGAL.


SuPPLEMiiNT c S> Law to be_ Amended Section 45 46 .481(2) 55 Amendments to be made (a) Substitute the word "Chancellor" for the word 1'Govemor" in subsection (1); (b) (c) Delete the words "other than the court of the Georgetown dis trict" in subsection (1); and Substitute the word "notice,.

for the \vords "order in- council" wherever these words appear in subsections (1), (2) and (3).

Delete.

Substitute the wOrds "the clerk of court, or such.


other officer of the court as n1ay be directed by the n1agistraie" for the words "the clerk or assistant clerk, or in the absence of both of then1, a bailiff of the court".
Renu1nber section 55 as section 55(1) and insert as subsections (2) and (3) the following - ' "(2) When ~ inagistrate has co1npJeted hearing any proceeding or matter- whether civil or criminal under any authority however conferred and subsequently ceases to act as a magistrate or has been transferred from that district or is otherwise unable to deliver judgment, a judg1nent in the proceeding or matter written by hiin 1nay be read by any other magistrate and en- tered into the minute book of the court. '
- f3)-A--judgment-s-o-reao-snau-rut-ve-effecr-as-if _delivered by the - n1agistrate hearing the proceeding or matter''.

56(2) .

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Substitute a semi-colon for the full stop appearing at the end of sub~ section (2) and ~nsert the following inllnediately thereafter - "and the signature cif the tnagistrate n1ay be affixed· by mews of a sta1np or facsimile."

63 Substitute the followirig - ''Rrgnla· tlons.

(a) Schedule , , 63. the purpose of carrying Out the provisions of this Ordinance."'
The Minister may 111ake regulfttions for In the right~hand-colrunn of fee,<:; substitute for the figures in the first column below the figures in the second column below \vherevcr the forn1er appear - $ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 c. 02 06 12 16 24 48 72 96 44 to $ c. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 05 10 15 20 25 50 .
715 00 50 54 THE OF'FICIAL dAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 10TH JUNE, 1971 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made $ c. to 92 2 40 2 88 3 36 3 ·84 4 32 4 80 $ c. 2 00 2 50 3 00 3 so 4 00 4 50 5 00 "Fees and Costs to be (b)Under heading I of Table A entitled taken by the cle1i·k", · 1owing - substitute ror paragraph 2 G) the fo1- "(j) exceeds and_ insert $225 b11t does not exceed $250 the following subparagraphs $5.00" "(k) exceeds (1)exceeds $250 but does not exceed $300 $300 but does not exceed $350 $6,00 $7,00 (m)exceeds $350 but does not exceed $400 ... $8.00 (n) exceBds $400 but does not exceed $450 ... $9.00 (o) exceed ·$450 ... $10.00" -Coron'ers Ordi.:.
nance Cap.

13 Section 35, 36 and 37 48 Delete (a) Substitute "resolution of th.:.

Governor Minister" the words "order n.f th'} for the words and Legislative Coundl".

(b) Sub11titute Minister" nnd the Legislative the words "replaced for the words "otherwise Council".

or amended by order of the ordered by the Governor 9ummary Turis­ diction (Offences) Ordinance 1 Cap.

14 Section 14,., , 42, 43(1) and 45(3) ... 66 and 67 Substitute the words "one hundred and fifty dollars" for the words "fifty dollars".
Substitute five dollars" the words "one hundred wherever these word� appear.

dollars" for the words "twenty� (a) Substitute the worO3 utwo hundred dollars" for the words "one hundred dollars" wherever these words appear.

(b) Substitute words "ll /Jenalty these wons appear.

the words ua fine of five hundred dollars" for the of one hundred and fifty dollars"' wherever lOTH JUNE, 1972 ·nm OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 55 Law lo be Amended Section 69 72. ;:, .
Amendments to be made Substitute the words "two hundred dollars" for the words "one h\Jn· dred dollars".

Substitute the words "a fine of five hundred dollars" for the words· ua penalty not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars" wher<ijTer thetie words· .appear.

84, 85, 81a: and 88 Substitute the words utwo hundred dollars" for the Wol"ds "one hmtd.red dollars'.'

wherever these words appear.

89, 91; 92, 93, 94 99 and 100.

(a) ·substitute the words 11two hundred.


doilars" for the words "one hundred dollars" wherever these words appear.

·., (b) Substitute the words "a fine of five hundred dollars'' for_ tbe fifty dollars~ ; ··wfif:te- - · .<...

."

· words "a penalty Of one· hundred and ever these words appear.

I 143 •• '· 144.;' Substitute the wordi "declared" for the words "dee:med_ to be"~.

(a) Renumber as 144(1).

(b) Sµbstitute the wOrtl "declared" for the words "deemed to be".
(c) Delete paragraph (v) and substitute therefor the followi~ - "(v) plays or bets by way of wagering or gaming in.

any street, I"Oad, high~a:r or_i)ther __ .Q~n o.r_pYblic_pla_~,_or-in_any----- - --open-place-to wliiClfllie pu&l1c have or are permitted to have access to or with any table, dice, airds or other instru.mtlfnt ot means of such wagering or gaming at a.
'ny game or pre tended game of c~nce"; (d) In1<ert in paragraph (xi) the word "unlawfully'~ immediately be fore the word "sells" and substitute the word "unlawfully" for the words "in any way", (e) Insert as subsection, (2) the following - ., "(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), where tho court, having regard to the youth of the person con• victed, his character, or his previous good behaviour, a, such other considerations as may seem fit, is of opinion that it ·would be unduly harsh to declare such person a rogue and vagabond then the court may in its discretion refrain from declaring such person a rogue and vaga~ bond."
156 .• 16Z(I) 169 1'111 Substitute the words ccto a fine of one hundred and fifty- dollars" for the w<>rds "to a penalty of fifty dollars".

Delete, all the words apP.earing after the words 0 decently· clothed;·" and substitute bhe followini therefor- ·- "but the magistrate may allow any relaxation in the requirements of this section he thinks proper having regard to the traditional modes of dress obtaining in any special com~ munity to Which the person charged may belong".
Substitute the word ' 1niidnight" for the-words "ten o'clock".

(a) Delete the word 11entire".

56 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAi', SuPPLEMENT-C 10ra JUNE, 1972 Amendments to be 1nade (b) insert the words '.'or.

other cattle" immedi~tely, after the word "assn wherever it occurs .

.

(c) Substitute the words "fine of one hundred dollars" for th• words "pena_l.ty of ten dollarsn.

1 , , Substitute the words "to a fine of.

fifty ··dollars" for the words "to a.penalty not exceeding twenty dollars't.

· .
· .

Substitute the word& '!to a fille of five ''hlllldml dollars" for' the words "to ca penalty of one hundred and fifty dollllfS".

Law to be Amended Section 182 111!1 1 ~ry Juriool ~~) lt~ance.

'Cap.

JS.

!ledlon 7A 12(1) '(c) .

43(1) 41.

(4) ' .

.• 100(1) Delete subsection (14) .. ',, ,,, 'Delete an -the words , appCaring before the word uissu.e".

1 "Stibstitllte ·the word "fifty" for the word "ten,;.

f ::1 :Subatitute: the words "one hundred- dollars" for ~; dollars".
ithe words "fifteen Substitute the -Words "two years or to -a fine not exceeding two thousand 1twelve months or to a fine not exceeding one dollars" ·'for- the words i thousand dollars."

Delete the words commencing with the word "payable" where it first appears and ending with the words "mercy to" and substitute the words "du~ and payable to, of has already been paid into the Treasury for the public use or to some party other than the State, and may exercise his power of pardon in favour of".
100(2) Insert the word uforfeited' 1 immediately ¥ before the word "seized".

Second Schedule 111 Form 3A substitute the words "cause this notice to be submitted within seven days of the date thereof, and pay the prescribed penalty, to the cle·rk of the abovementioned Magistrate's Court" for the words "bring this nOtice within seyen clear days of the date thereof to the clerk of any Magistrate'S Court and pay the penalty prescribed by law".

~ummary Juris~ 'diction (Petty Debt) .


9rdinanCQ, ·-:(\)lp, 16) >".Seetion 3, 4 and 6 14(!)

(a) Substitute _the words "five hundred dollars'' ~or .the -Words "two hundred and fifty dollars".

Insert the.

words "one hundred and" imtnediately before the word Ufifty'•.

!OTH Jc.JNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 57 Amendments to be made Substitute the words 11one- hundred dollars" for the words "ten dol~ lars".
Substitute the words f 1one hundred dollars" -for the \\'.Ords "ten dollars0~ Substitute the word ufifty~' for the word "twenty-five".

Insert the following as subsection (6) ........ "(6) If the _appellant fails to prosecute his appeal 'the, sum of twenty~five dollars _from the· aforesaid sum of fifty dollars shall be forfeited as a Court fee."

Insert the words "or the Director of .Public :e"rosecutions as the .case may be" inunediately, after the words "Attorney General".
Law t'o be Amended Section 44{a) ' i I Schedule, Form ' Juris Summary diction (Appeals) Or· dinance, (Cap.

17) Section 5(3) 5(6) 15. . '

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pfObation of Offenders Ordirtance, (Cap.

19) -------Seet-ion-- IA .. , , , .

, -- --rnserfili6-foIIOWTDiSedion - ------- --.--,--..

-~--.-- ,--,--,- "ApplictttJon of Act.

lA.

This· Act shall- ·in subject to the provi_sions Ordinance."
juveniles apply relation to of the Juvenile Offenders Insert the following definitiOn immediately after the definition df "distriCt probation committee" - · -- '.

· ' "juvenile" means a person under the ag_e_ of s:eventeen years; • Insert the words, "where the offender is not a juvenile," immediately: · before the word .

"convict". '

' ' ' 2 ; i' • ; • ~ 3(l)(a) .... 5 • 6(1) 7(3) 7(4) .

. '

Irisert -the words "except in the case of a juvenile" inlmediately after the word "conviction" .
Substitute a colon for the full stop at tho end of the subsection and add the following proviso - "Provided that in the case of a juvenile the order for _the_ payment of such damages.

or such compensation for loss shall be made agitiilst ·the parent or guardian".

, · · -- Substitute the words "found guilt~ by, or admits his guiJt~before" fot the words "convicted by".

- (a) Substitute the Words "found guilty, or has admitted b~fo,re.
a court his guilt," for the word "co:Q.victed" where it first ap..: pears in the subsection.

(b) Substitute in paragraph (a) for all the words appearing after.

tbe word "may" the words 11in the case of a juvenile, pass any .. ,.

58 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C lOm JUNE, 1972 I' I.
Law to be Amended Section 7(~ Amendments to be made sentence which it could pass if the probationer had just been found guilty before that court of that offence and in any other case, may proceed to conviction and pass any sentence as aforesaid; or".

(a) Substitute the words "found guilty by, or has admitted before before the High Court his guilt," for the words "convicted be .. fore the Supreme Court".
(b) Substitute in paragraph (a) foi' all the woids appearing after the words "Court may" the words "in the case of a juvenile, without proceedin~ to a conviction pass any sentence which it could pass if the probationer had just been foimd guilty bea fore that court of that offence and in any other case, may proceed to conviction and pass any sentence as aforesaid; or".
8(3J(a) 8(3)(b)(i) ' .... Insert the words "except that in the case of a juvenile the order for the payment of a fine shall be made against the parent or guardian of the juvenile" immediately after the word "dollars".
Substitute for alt' the words appearing after the word "mav" the words "in the case of a juvenile, pass any sentence which it could pass if the probationer had just been found guilty before that court of that offence and in any other case, may proceed to conviction and pass any sentence as aforesaid; or".· 10 ••.

, ••.•• Insert immediately after - (a) (b) the ward "convicted" the words "or in the case of a juvenile the recording of his guilt is made'•.
the word "conviction" the words "of the guilt, as the case may be'~.

14(1) • • • • • • · (a) Substitute the words "Chief Probation Officer" for the words "Court which makes the probation order". ""

15(1) Substitute the words "National Assembly" for the word ' 1Governot"., (b) Delete the word.s - "by the court".

Traders (Breach of Contract) Ordinance, (Cap; 24) Section 2 .

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3, 4, S, 6, and 7 J)elete the definition of "magistrat~''· Substitute the words 1'one hundred dollars" for the words ''twenC)'\.

four dollars" wherever these words appear, Evidence Ordi- nance (Cap.

25) Section Substitute the following section for section 1 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 59 Law to be Amendad Sectio:O.

13 , o ; , , I Amendments to be made ''Recital of fact in Act or procla mation, 7.
When any Act of State, or any fact of a public nature may be proved, any statement of it made in a recital con tained in any Act or any proclamation of the President is admissible in evidence.

11 Substitute the words "to any bank licensed under the Banking, Act or any other written law to do banking business in Guyana", for the words "to Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), formerly the Colonial Bank of Canada". '
For paragraph (iii) substitute the following para- graph: "(iii) all applied Acts;" For paragraph (x) substitute the f,ollowing para.

graph: "(x) the Seal of Guyana and the seals of the Supreme Court of Judicature the ~seals of the superior courts of justice in any Commonwealth territory and, in respect of documents _made prior to the 23rd February, 1970, the Great Seal of the United Kingdom and the Privy Sea!;'.'

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_ _ 31 35 ·Delete.

Substitute therefore the following section - "Records of .

Common- wealth terr · by _ tori es.

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(1) A judicial ot public record of any Common wealth terntory may be proved by a copy or extract certified (a) the officer to whose ctlstody the original is en trusted; or (b) any other officer authorise,d to issue to the public such certified copy or extract and purporting to be Sealed and stan1ped with the seal of the court or issued.
such office from which record is (2) Jn- relation to records mentioned in this section some other mode of proof ·may be substituted for or added to that provided in subsection (1) either generally or with respect to any particular Conunonwealth territory by rules of court made lmder the High 'Court ~rdinance.''

as section 39A.

(a) Renumber section 39(2) (b) Delete _sections 37, 38, and 39(1) and insert the 37. following - The in.inutes of.
the National Assembly may be proved by copies thereof purporting to be printed by the Government printers or by the authority of the Governm ment or the National Assembly.

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Enactments legislature of any (1) The enactments' of the and minutes Commonwealth territory may be proved by copies thereo~ of Con1mon· purporting to be printed by the authority of the Govern- wealth latures.

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ment or f th legls- th I (2) Section 36 shall apply mutatis mutandis to legislature of any Commonwealth the the minutes of territory.

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of statutory instruments not falling Within section 24.

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(1) The contents of any instrument to which this section applies may be proved in any of the modes following: (a) by the production of a copy of the Gizette purporting to contain the instrument; (b) by the production of a copy of the instru ment purporting to be printed by the Gov errunent printers or by -the authority of the President, the Government or the National Assembly; (c) ~~by the production of a copy or extract put· porting to be certified by - (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) in the case of an instrument issued by the President, the Secretary to the Office of the President; in the case of an instrument issued by the Cabinet, the Secretary to the Cabinet; in the case of an instr.ument jssued by a Minister, the Minister or the permanent se:cretary to the Minister; in the ·case of an instrument issued by any other public officer, the officer, the per- manent secretary to the Ministry to ·which the officer belongs or the head of the department to which the officer belongs.
(2) Any copy or extract made under this section may be in wi-iting.

(3) No proof shall be required of the handwrih ing or official position of any person certifying, in pursu.:.

ance of this section, to the truth of any copy of or extract from the instrument.
(4) This section applies to any statutory instru .. ment not falling within the provisions of section 24, and to any commission, warrant, public notice, order or regulation 'the issued by or under the authority of the President, Cabinet, a Minister, OT any department, or officer of the Gover.riroent.

- (5) The foregoing provisions of this section shall 1nutatis mutandis apply to any statut9ry instrument being an applied law not falling within the provisions of section 24."
" 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPU:MENT-C 61 Law to be Amended Section 43 A1nendmcnts to be made Delete !ind substitute therefor - 43.

(1) Any document purporting to be a report made "Repo1•t 0£ Analyst under the hand of an Analyst, on any matter or thing duly ~OS bee~id:~~~~ submitted to, him ~Of examination or analysis and _report, shall be receivable 1n any court as evidence of any matter or thing contained thefein relating the examination or analysis.
to (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) the court may of its own motion or on the application of any party to the proceedings, require the Analyst to attend before the court and give evidence .

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(3) If an Analyst is called on an api}Iication under subsection (2) of any party to the proceedings the court may order that party to pay the costs occasioned by his having been so called.
(4) 'Fhe provisions of.. this section shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to a document purporting to be a post mortem report of a duly registered medical practi~ tioner, and to a document purporting to be a report made by such medical practitioner within 48 hours of his examin~ ation of any injury received by or the condition of a per~ -- - --- -- ---son--\vh-ich-is--tb~-subject- of- a-prosecution--for-a-eriminaI offence.
(5) In this section, the expression "Analyst" means the Government Analyst, the Assistant Government Analyst, the Radiologist, the Oovernrrient ·- Bacteriologist and Pa tho~ logist, or any person who is an analyst under and the purposes of any Act."

for 44(3) 55 71 90(1) Substitute the words •iten cents" for the word "fourpence".

Delete fron1 subsection (1) the word "second".

Delete all the wocds appearing before the words "is i~norant" and substitute the words "Any person vvho". '
Substitute for the words appearing before the proviso to subsection 90(1), the following words - "In any proceedlngs where direct oral evidence of a fact would be admisSible, any staten1ent made by a person in a document and tending to establish that fact shall, on production of the original document, be admissible as evidence of that fact if the following conditions are satis fied - (a) in civil proceedings, if the maker of the stateinent either (i) had personal knowledge of the matters dealt with by the statement; or (ii) where the document in question is or fonns part of a record purporting to'----be a continuous record, made the statement (in so far as tfae matters dealt with thereby are not within his personal knowledge) in the perforn1ance of 62 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT--C IOTF,I JUNE, 1972 ·Law to be .Amended Section Amendments to be inade a duty to record information supplied to him by a per"son who has, or might reasonably be supposed 0 to ·have, per~ sonal knowledge of those mattersj (b) in criminal proceedings, if the docum€nt is, or forms part of, a record relating· to any trade or business and is compiled, in the course of that trade or business1 from information supplied (whether directly or indirectly) by persons who have, or may reasonably be suppo.1>ed to have, personal kno\vledge of the tnatters dealt ·with in the infonnation they supply; (c) in either civil or criminal proceedings, if the maker of the statement is called as a witness in the prooeedings."
95(l)(a) Substitute the words "cannot be found" for the words beginning with ·"or.

kept out" and ending with the wo~ds "his behalft, 96.~ and 96B Insert immediately after section 96 the follo\ving sections - ''Taking of oaths out side Guyana.

96A.

Any oath or affidavit required for any purpose in Guyana rnay be taken or made in any place out of Guyana before any person haVing authority to· :administer an oath in that place.
Persons as to oaths ana nolar ial act ab1·oad, _ 96B (1) Every diplo1natic agent and consular officer of Guyana exercising his functions in any foreign country or p1ac_e may _in_ that coun_try_ or _place administer any oath and take any affidavit and also do any noi.arial act \Vhich any notary public can· do within Guyana; and every -oath, affidavit and notarial act ardn1inistered, sworn, or done by or before any such person shall be as effectual as if duly ad ministered, sworn and done by or before any Lawful author ity in Guyana.
(2) For eyery oath administered, affidavit taken or nofarial act done under subsection (1), a diplo1natic agent or a consular officer shall charge guch fee as may be pre scribed by order of the Minister responsible for finance;, - and any reference to a notarial act in section 9 of the Tax Ordinance shall include a -reference to a no~e.rial act ·per formed under this section."

Delete the Fir~t Schedule.

Delete the word "Second" in the heading.


Substitute the word "Minister" for ihe word "Governor" or the words "Governor in Council" wherever this word or these words appear.

In the definition of the word "dependants" substitute the word~ uthe Commonwealth territory" for the words "the oart of I-Ier Majesty's do1ninions".

First Schedule Second Schedule.

Mainte1iance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Ordinance Cap.
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30) Section _A~··~-·-·-·-·- A1nendn1ents to be made Delete and substitute therefor the following - "Extension of OJ:dinance wealth territory other than the United Kingdom for 12(1) Where the Minister is satisfied that reciprocal pro·~ visions have been made by the legislature of any Cornn1on~ the enforcement within that territory of maintenance orders made by courts within Guyana, the Minister may by order declare that this Ordinance shall extend to maintenance orders made by courts in :that Commonwealth territory in like manner as it extends to n1aintenance :orders made within England and Ireland, and on that ordetr being made this Ordinance shall extend accordingly.
(2) In the application of this Ordinarice to a Com1non wealth territory other than the United K;ingdom, orders in~ tended to be- registered or confirmed- in th~t territory shalI be transmil1ed to the Minister (by whatever named called) of the Government of that territory charged with responsibility for this function or to the officer administering the Government o~ that territory."

· of barristers and solici tors.

-SulJstitutethefOIIOWing ·section - 4.


(1) The Court n1ay at any time admit any person to -practise as a barrister or as a solicitor if ' (a) that person is a citizen of G,uyana or a citizen of or a person belonging td such other Com monwealth territory as the.

Mjnister may by order-.specify; (b) (c) Provided that-no such oi-der shall be m(J.de in respect of any Con;unonwealth -territory.

: unless reciprocal arrangements have been made with that territory for.
Guyanese citizens to be qqalified to practise in that territory; that person holds a Legal Education Certific ate from the Council of L¢gal Ed ucafion of the Co1nmonwealth Caribbean; for such period, if any, as the Minister may by order specify, that person has - (i) in the case of a bartister, served as a pupil_ in th_e chambers of a barrister in practice in Guyana or- in any Common wealth territory designated by order of the Minister; or , ' (ii) in the case of a solicitor, served under artides of clerkship with a solicitor in practice in Guyana or in .any Corµmon wealth territory designated _by order of the Minister.
· 64 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT--C lOTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended sebtion 5 6, ?-,' 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14 Amendments to be made (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Court n1ay admit to practise as a barrister or as a solicitor any person who falls within the·description of paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of Part 1 Of the Fourth Schedt\le, and any such person may be admitted in accordance with the, provisions contained in Part 11 of the said Scheduie.
(3) The Court 1nay, upon cause shown, refuse to admit any person as a barrister or as a solicitol', nolwith standing his having the qualificatior..J mentioned in- sub sections (!)

and (2).

(4) (a) Any Law Officer shall, so long as he continues to hold an office mentioned_ in paragraph (b) have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of a barrister entitled to practise in the Courts of Guyana.
(b) In this stibsection, the expression "Law Of ficer" means a person called to the Bar of a Comn1onwealth territory who holds offici;;: as the Attorney-General, or on the staff of his Chambers, or as the Director of Public Prosecutions or an officer subordinate to him and acting under and in accordance with his general or special instn1ctionS.
(5) In this section, the expressiOn "citiien of a Commonwealth territory", "in relation to a dependent terri tory, means a person having such connection with the dependent territory as may be pre.Scribed by order of the Minister."

Substitute the words "section 4(1} or (2)" for the words "the last preceding section".
, Delete these s€ctions from the part of the Ordinance where they now appear and insert them in Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule as paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, respectively, subject to the followi11g amend1nents; (a) With respect to section 6 (renu1nbered paragraph 2) - (i) in paragraph (c) delete the words commenc.bJ.g with the words "the degree of" and ending with the words "of Carnbridge" and substitute therefor the words "such deg ree at such University as 1rtay be approved by order of the Minister"; (ii) (iii) in the proviso to paragraph (c), subStitute the words "per son who has obtained such degree" for the words "grad uate in law in any of the aforesaid Universities or of any University designated by order of the Attorney General'; in paragraph (d), substitute the words, "at any University approved by the Minister" for the words, "at any of the Universities mentioned in the preceding paragraph or at the University designated by order of the Attorney Gene ral."
(b) With respect to sccti9n 7 (r-enu1nbered paragraph 3) - 10tH JUNE; 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SurPLBMIJNT-C 65 La\V to be Ami!nded Section Amendments to be made (ii) (i) ;in paragraph (a), substitute the words, "approved by order of the Minister under paragraph 2(1) (c) or (d)" for the words "n1entioned in or designated by the Attorney Gem.era!

under section 6 of this Ordinance."
in paragraph (b), ·substitute the words <la Common\vealth territorv" for the words "England, Scotland or Northern Ireland"; in paragrapµ (c), substitute the words "adh1itted to memo bership of the Bar in a Comn1onwealth terirtory" for the words "called to the Bar in Ehgland or Northern Ireland or admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland''; in paragraph (e) substitute the word "Minister" for- tfle words "Attorney General", and substitute the \Vords "subM paragraph (d)" for the words "paragraph (d)".
(iv) (iii) (c) With respect to section .9 (renumbered paragraph 5) - Su\Jstitute the words "approved by order of the Minister under paragraph 2(1) (c) or (d)" for the words "mentioned in or de&jgnated by the Attorney General under section 6 of the Ordinance" 'vhere these words gppear in subsection (1),.and in subsection (2).
- --(d)-With--r0s-p0cl-to-seGtion--1-0-(-renum-bered--pa-ra-g-ra-ph-6)-"""""------- ----- -------- (i) Substitute the words "any Commonwealth territory desig~ nated by order of the Mirtister" for the words "the Un:·~ed Kingdom" in subsectiOn (1) and for the words "an over~ seas country" in subsection (3); (ii) Delete subsection (4).

(e) With respect to section 14 (renumbered paragraph 9) ~ (a) the words "the Chancellor".
Substitute the words- "approved by the Minister under para:.w graph 2(1) (c) or (d)" for the words "mentioned in or desig nated by the Attorney General under section 6 of the· Ordin~ ance".

Insert immediately before the words "Chief Ju$tice" vvhere these words -.appear the first tilnc; Substitute the word "Chancellor" for the 'vords "Chief Justice" where these words appear the second time.
Substitute the wmd "Chancellol'" for the words "Chief- Justi1~c".· Delete all the words appearing after the word "Court" and substitute therefor the WQtds "shall be certified by the Minister and shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parlia1nent".

(b) 33(1) ; ; ' ; ' ·' • 33(2) 39 Fourth Schedule Insert the following immediately after the Third Schedule -"- "FOURTH SCHEDULE Part I Persons who may be admitted to pr~ctise under section 4 (2) 11ot withstanding the provisions of section 4 (1).

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Any national who is on 1st October1 1972, qualified to be ·adn1itted to practise as a. barrister or a solicitor in Guyana, under the provi,sions contai'ned in Part II of- this Sehedule.

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Any nationa.1 who prior to 1st October, 1972 was undergoing Or had been accepted for a course of legal training which would under the provisions set out in Part 11 of this Schedule have qualified him to practise in Guyana and who satisfied the re~ quirements of such cours~ on or before 31st December, 1980.

In this Part of the Schedule - 3.


"national" means a person who (a) is a citizen of Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guvana, Jamaica, Mon serrat, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. VinCent or Trinidad and Tobago, or (b) is regarded as belonging to any of those territories under any law in force ·in that territory.

Part Il 1.
The Coutt shall have power at any time to adrnit, those persons who have been called to the Bar of any Co1n1nonwealth territory de'signated by order of the Minister to practise as a barrister and those persons who have been admitted as solicitors of a ~uper­ ior court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal mat 9 ters iri any Commonwealth territory designated by order of the Minister: Provided that the Court may, upon cause shown, refuse to ad mit any person as a ba:r;rister or solicitor notwithstanding his hav- ing the qualification aforesaid.
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"notary public" - SubsidiRry Legislation (Cap 32) Deeds Registry Fees Regulations._ (Volume VII page SJ 3) Schedule Item 30 ~ \i Jl :0. ;i i For the figure "4.70"- substitute the figure uS.oo'~~ 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPl'LEMENT--C 67 Law to be AmendCd Friendly Societies Ordinance (Cap.

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Substitute the word "fifty" for the word "twenty-four".

Substitute-the words "five hundred" for the words 1'four hundred and eighty" wherever these words appear.

Substitute the words "one thousand'1 for the words 11nine hundred and :.ixiy" wherever these words appear.

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' (a) Renumber -as subsection (1); and (b) Add as subsection (2) the following 1 wherever by any written Jaw speci "(2) Subject to section 7 fied by order of the Minister for the purposes of this section -an oath or an affidavit may, or is, required to be taken or made by any person for any purpose, any judge, magistrate, justice of the peace, notary public, commissioner authoriseQ to administer oaths to affidavits, or other officer authorised to administer an oath, may take the declaration of such person in the form in the Schedule and such declaration shall for all purposes whatsoever have effect as if it were an oath or an affidavit, as the case may be, taken or made by such person under that written law."
Substitute the words "seven dollars and fifty cents" for the words "three dollars".

· 4(2) 4(3) 6(2) Substitute the word "twenty-five" for the word "three."

Substitute the_ word "twenty-five" for the word "five".

Substitute the words "three dollars".- ' 1seven dollars and fifty cents" for the words 6S THE OJIPICiAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEM!lNT-C iOTH 1UNE, 1972 JLrnv to be Am~udcd Juvenfle Offend ers ·ordinance, (Cap.

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(b) Immediately after the definition "young person" insert the fol lowing - ' "juvenile" means a person under the age of seventeen years;' (c) Substitute the following definition for the definition of "pro- bation officer" - "probation officer" means a public officer whose duties in clude the performance of the functions of a probation of ficer under this Ordinance; Insert the following si;:ction-immediately after section 2 - "Chi'ld under ten years.
It shall be Conclusively presumed that no child under· the age of ten years can be guilty of an of.fence."

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Substitute ·the word "seventeen" for the wbrd "sixteen" wherever -it occurs.

''Exe1nption :from· im· prisonment.

"Mode of dealing With juvenile found guilty.

Delete the words "conviction and".


Substitute the words "the- court shall o:rder that the fine, or the damages or costs awarded, be paid by the parent or guardian of the child or young person" for all the words appearing between· the word "punish1nent" and the word ''instead".

Delete and substitute therefor the following section - 12.

No child or young person shall be sentenced to imprisonment."

Insert the following seGtion itnmediately after section 12.

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"Where a- juvenile is found guilty of an offence under any law, the· court shall n·ot proceed to a conviction, but tnay deal with the offender in accordance with this Ordinance."

Substitute the vi ords "found guilty or enters a plea of the words '~convicted of".

guil~y to a charge of" for (a) Substitute the words "found guilty or enters a plea of guilty to a charge of" for the words "convicted of".
(b) SubsiitHte the words "school £6r young of~ fenders for a period not exceeding one year" for the words "place of detention for a period not exceeding six mbnths", 3, 4, 5, 16, 22, 23 ~ 9(2) (b) 11(1), •• ,,,.

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(b) Insert the words, "or is in need protection" "guardianship" in paragraph (b).

immediately after of care and the word Substitute the words "person", "he" and 1'himu for the words "girl", "she" and "her", respectively.

Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor the following sectioo - 18.
Where a child or young person charged with any "M~thods ?f de~l~ng withvffeni;::e is tried by any court, and the court is satisfied of ch~ r~~ng his guilt, the court shall not record a conviction against an Y persons charged with of· fences.

him, and may make an order - (a) dismissing the charge; or (b.)
discharging the offender on his entering a recognisancej or into (c) discharging ___ under Jhe _s_uper.vision of:.-a-probatien-of-ficerj------- the offender and placing him or (d) committing the offender to the care of a .
relative or other fit person or of an institution named by the court; or · (e) sending the offender to a training school Withm in the meaning of the'· Training Schools Orm dinance; or (£) ·in special cases where having regard to the nature of the offence and to the character and antecedents of the offender the court may consider it necessary, order the offender to be whipped; or (g) ordering the offender to pay a fine, dam:;iges, or costs; or (h) ordering the parent or guardian of the ofm fender to pay a fine, damages, or costs; or (i) \il (k) ordcting the parent ·or guardian of the of· fender to give security for his good behaviour; or committing the offender to<eustody in a place of detention provided under this Ordinance; "" .where the offender is a young person, such as could be made under section 3 of the Extram Mural Work Ordinance, ·1955, and in that event the provisions of that Ordinance shall OrdinMl<'e Wo.
51 of 1955 7Q THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE T .EGAL SuPPLEMENT_:C 10TH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made apply with such modificaHons as are _necessary to bring them into accord with-this, Ordinance."

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, (a) Substitute the follo\vi.ng words for all the words appearing be~ fore paragraph (b) - - "The Minister may make regulations - (a) as to the places to be used as places of detentioa, and as to theit management and their inspection, and as to the classification, treatment, employn1ent» discipline, con· tro1 and welfare of children .and young persons detained in custody in a place of detention, and for the children and young persons whilst so detained being visited from tim~ to tin1e by persons appointed in accordance with regulations."
· (b) Substitute the words "young persons" for the word "girls" \Vherevcr it appears in paragraph (b ).

SU.bStitute-ihe word 11£ifty'-' f0r- the word •iforty".

Substitute the word "twenty-five" for the word "twenty-four".

Insert the words "or public corporation established by statute for the vurpose of ad1ninistering -a public utility undertaking" inunediately be· iore the words "at the date".

Substitute the words "t\vo thousand dollars" for the words "five hun dred dollars".
Insolvency Ordi nance (Ca~.

43) -- Section 5 (a) 26 39(1)(") 106(1) .. 106(3) •• Delete.

121(1) .. · ••• Delete the \vords commencing with the word 'cSunday" and ending \Vith the words "docs not sit" and substitute therefor the words "public holiday or day on which the office of th€ Registrar is closed".

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Subsidiary Legis lation The Rules (Vol.

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, lnsolvepcy (a) Substitute the words "seven days, any public holiday" for all the words appearing betwee·n the word "than" and the words '~and any".

(b) Delete the word "wholly''.

Schedule of Fee~ (a) Save for the fees specified in paragraph (b) below, all the fees set out in the right·hand column of this Schedule under the 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 71 Law to be Amended Section Offieial Receiver Ordinance, (Cap.
44) Sc-ction 4 ••••••.• i~ Deceased Persons Estates' AdminisM tration Ordinance, (Cap.

46) --- ----- -Sect-i-on--- 19 ••.

20(1) •••• ' ' ' Amendments to be made headings "Fees for Official Receiver"' and "Fees Payable to the Registrar" are hereby doubled.

(b) Under the11eading ''Fees Payable to the Registrar", substitute - (i) "$5" for "$211 in items 1, 4 and 9; and (ii) "$15" for "$7" in item 3.

Delete and substitute therefor the following section - , "Offlcal Receiver 4.
There shall be an Official Recei'ver for the purposes of the Insolvency Ordinance, and_ such other offi.cers as may be required to assist him in the performance of his functions."

Substitute the words "five hundred" for the words ' 1two hundred ap.d fifty".

(a) Substitute the words "any bank licensed or otherwise authorised by law to carry on banking business in Guyana" f0r the words "Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) or at the Royal Bank of Canada,".
(b) Substitute the \Vordi "two hundred and .fifty'' for the Word "fifty wherever it appeal's.

(c) Delete the words "of either bank".

25(1)(b) Subsfitute the words "one thousand" f10r the words "five hundred."

Public Trustee Ordinance, (Cap.

48) Subsidiary Legislation Rules made 12th July, 1911 VII page 740) rule 16 .

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De Saffon Tn1st Ordinance, (Cap.

50) Section 4(3) ••••••.• Substitute the figure u1000" for the figure ' 1250".
·Delete the words "and tO those who are the children of whit\' parents'•.

72 .THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C !Ora JUNE, 1972 LaW to be Amended Patoir Trust Fund (Cap.

51) Section 3 .

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Amendments to be made Insert the following ilnmediately after section 2 as section 3 and re number the following sections accordingly - ''Fitncti'ons vested in Minister.

3.

All functions vested by the will in the Governor in respect of the fund are hereby vested in the Minister."

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Substitute the words 'iNational Assen1bly" for the words "Governor and Legislative Co1mcil".

District Govern ment Ordinance,- 56) Section (Cap.

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• • • • • 10 .••.•.••• Schedule .

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• • • Official Designa tions Ordinanee, (Cap.

57) Section 4 •..•• Commissions of Inquiry Ordinance, (Cap.

59) Section 2 • .

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Delete.

Delete.

Delete.

Delete all the words appearing afterr the word "schedule".
Delete and substitute ther0for the f6llowing section - "Power to issue commission, "2(1) The President may issue a commission_ appointing one or more commissioners and authorising such commissioner or commissioners'to inquire into any matter in which an inquiry would, in the opinion of the President, be.

for the public welfare.
(2) Every such commission shall specify the subject, nature and extent of the inquiry,, and may contain directions in the following matters - (a) (b) (c) (d) in What manner executed; the Commission shall be if 1·here be more Commissioners than one which of them shall act as chairman; what number of them shall constitute a quorm:;ii; the place and ti_me where and within which the inquiry shall be made and the report thereof rendered; lOTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT·--C 73 Law to be .Amended Section Amend1nents to be 1nade (e) · whether or not the inquiry shall be held in public, with .reservation nevertheless to the commissioners to exclude any person or per sons if they deem fit for the due conduct of the inquiry, the preservation of order or for any other reason; (f) and generally for the ,better giving effect to the purpose of the inquiry."
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., ~1 :iJ ~ g ~ Substitute the words "o_n summary conviction to a fine of five hun~ dred dolJars and to imprisonn1ent for six months" for all the words appearing after the word "liable'~.

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• ' ' ' ' ' Delete the words "Governor may direct the'\ and substitute the words "shall detail" for the words "to detail".

(a) Substitute the word "Georgetown" for the words "Georgetown.
a:rea" wherever these words appear in the definition of "ap~ propriate authority".

--- --- -------(0)- -netete--nfi~-daumronor- ''Georgetown--area~\- Substitute the word "Georgetown" for, the words "the Georgetown area" wherever _these words appear.

Legislative Bodies (Evidence) Ordi- .

nance (Cap.

67) Section 2 .

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..... Delete and substitute therefor the fe<llowing section ''T ntc1•p1·~­ t..at.ion 2-.
In this Ordinance - ''legislative body" 1neans - (a) the Cabinet~ 01' (bj any Special Select Asse1nbly; or Co111mittee of the Natio.nal (c) any Committee of the powered by resolution of mon witnesses; National 'Assen1bly emM the Assembly to sum~ 3(1) .

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• • "Corrnnittec" means a Corrunittee referred to in the de~ fJnition of "legislative bbdy."
(a) (b) Delete the bracket appearing after the word~ "for its deterc mination" and tho bracket appearing after the words "of tha.t question''; Delete the words, ' 1when the question arises for determination of the Governor in C'..ouncil or the Governor and Legislative Council,''.

74 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMEN1'-C lOTH JUNE, 1972.

Law to be Amended Amendments to be made 4(1) 4(2) 5 7 Delete the comma and all the words appearing after the word "it".
Substitute the following for subsection (2) -·- "(2) Any oath to be adrninistered to a witness appearing before the Cabinet or before a Committee shall be administered by tlw Secretary to the Cabinet or by; the Chairman of the Committee or a person.

appointed by_ the Chairman, as the case 1nay be.''

Substitute the words "person carrying out the functions of secretary to the body" for the words "Chief Secretary".
(a) (b) (a) (b) (c) Substitute the words "shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five -hundred dollars and to im1ilrisonment for for six 1nonths" for all the words appearing "in subsection (1) after the words 11member t11ereof," and b_cfore the proviso.

DeJete subsection (2) and (3) and renumber section 6(1) as section 6.
Substitute the words "a legislative body" for the words "the Goven1or in Council, or by the Governor and Legislative Council, or by any coinmittee of the Council appointed by the Governor,".

- Substitute the word "its" f01· the wo·rd "their".

Substitute.

the follo\Ving paragraph for paragraph (o) - ~ "(c) three or more members of the Cabinet or of a Com mittee shall have all the po\vers of the Cabinet or of that Con11nittee, respectively, under this Ordinance."

Pron1issory Oaths Ordinance, (Cap.


70) Section 9A (2) Substitute the \VOrds- "the President" for the \Vords "such Council".

Public Officers (Insurance) Ordinance, (Cop.

'11) Section 2 (a) Subs 1titute the words "to a:ny public office" for all tho words appearing after the figure (<1900" and before the word "which".

(b) Delete paragraph (a) and relettel' paragraphs (b) and (c) as (a) and (b) respectively.

(c) Substitute the words "one thousand" for the words "four hun dred and eight}!''.
J•O Delete the words "rnay· by order so declare and''.

Widows arid Orphans Pension Ordinance (Cap.

75) Section 22(1)(c) Substitute ·the words "two hundred and fifty dollars" for the woros \f ~>i<e_~~!3'7t'.f~;;o~~r~7?
:'"~-··-:~--yir~\· ·· ~: _ ' lOTII JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMllNT-C 75 Law to be Amended Section 33 39 Amendments to be made 41fifty pounds" and the words "three hundred and seventy~five dollars" for the words "seventy-five pounds11 • (a) Delete subsection (2) and renumber subsection (3) as subsection (2); (b) Substitute the words "five hundred dollars" for the words •lone hundred pounds" where these words appear in paragraph (a) and in paragraph (c) of tho prov:iso to subsection (3).
Delete subsectio.µ (2) and renumber subsection (3) as subsection (2).

Subsidiary Legisla .. tion Widows ·and Orphans Pension Order (Vol.

VII p. 821) Widows and Or~ phans Pension (-Rates Contribu~ tion) Order 1945 (Vol.

VII p. 822) Prevention of __ C_rlmes, __ Ordi~-- _____ _ Delete.

Delete.

nan co, (Cap.

78) Section 11 .

Cattle Stealing Prevention Ordinance, (Cap 81) Section 4 9(2) 9(3) 15(2) & (3) and 16(2) 2!
Substi-h1te the words "seetion 15 of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance applies and the co-Urt by Which the woman is convicted or a magistrate's court may make an order under that section in re.spect of those children or any of theni.

as if it were.

a juvenile court and the provisions of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance shall mutatis mutandis apply to __such 9rder" for all the words oc~un·ing aftCr the word "whom''.
RenUinber subsections (4) and (5) as subsections (5) and (6) respec- tively and insert the following as subsection (4) - ''(4) A person whose name does not already appear in the register of brands may apply to the Commissioner to enter a brand in his name in the register."

Insert the words "or in any way inarked" immediately after the words "so branded".

Insert the words "or 1narking" immediately after the word ICbranding" 1'branded".
and the words "or niarkcd" inunediately after the word Substitute the word ''fifty" for the word 'lten''.

Renumber sections 21 and 22 as sections 2Q and 23 respe(itively and insert the following section as section 21 - ::~-.

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76 TIIE OFFICIAL GAZE'ITE LEGAL SUPPLEMBN:r--C 10TH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Amendments to be made "Regulations.

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(1) The Minister may make Itegulations for carry~ ing the purposes and provisions of this Ordinance into effect and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, these Regulations may provide for - (a) the divison of Guyana into districts for any purposes of this Ordinance; (b) the registration of brands in the particular districts in which cattle may be at any given tiine and the_ patticulars and information to be supplied and recorded for such registra~ ti on; (c) the esta,blishn1ent, management and control of cattle markets and abattoirs; (d) regulating the mode, manner, place or other conditions relating to sales, purchases, and other transactions involving the transfer of ownership of cattle 01· of meat; (f) (e) regulating the mode,-- manner1 place.
or other _ conditions relating to the slaughter of cattle; the systern to be used and the procedure to be followed, to- be given, the information to be supplied and the records to be kept in respect of trans .. actions referred to in--paragraphs (d)-or (e); including the notices (g) the fees to be charged in respect of abattoirs; markets, the slaughter of ani1nals, and other transactions under the Ordinance and any charges to be made for administrative duties undertaken by tho police and other officers in respect of matters arising, under the Ordi"' nance.
(2) Any regulation may impose.

liability to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and imprisomnent for a term not exceeding two years for any breach thereof.

Insert the following .

immediately after sec..iion 23 - 24.

The Minister may, where ·he is s_atisfied that th(} "Declal"ation of emergencx_,rcvailing circumstances in any area of Guy;:ina requires additio:o-al ineastlres to be taken for the suppression therein areas.
of cattle stealing, by order declare that area to be a cattle stealing emergency area and thereupon a inagistratc shaU during the continuance of_ the .order, have jurisdiction to hear and detennine any charge of larceny: of cattle or re ceiving stolen cattle committed within such area, and not withstanding any written law to the contrary, may ilnpose on any person guilty of any such offence a penalty of thtee years i1nprisonment.

1 ' Insert in the definition of the expressien "industrial school,.

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(a) (b) im!nediately after the word ' 1rneans" the word ".(u)'';.

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imn1cdiately after the semi-colon the words uor· (b) a practical .

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91.)

Sectio11 2 10TH JUNE, 1972 fHE OFFICIAL GAZETffl LEGAL SUPPLEMiiNT~C 11 Law to be Amended Section Subsidiary Legislation Education Code (Cap.

91) .. (Vol.

VIII p. 982) R~gulation 15 to 20 ',"Grants for buildings etc.
Amendments to be made instruction centre established by the Gov-emment in __ wh_ich agriculture, home economics, industrial art, or SubjeCts of a like nature are taughti"· Delete Regulations 15 to 20 (inclusive) and substitute therefor the following regulations - lS.

Out of moneys provided by Parliament -the Chief Ec!ucaiton Officer _shall pay a grant"in"aid to each governing.
body at such rate a:s the Minister may from time to tirhe prescribe by notice publis~d in the Gazette for each of the following purposes - _ · (a) for providing and maintaining suitable buildiil.&s, outhouses and play grounds for schools of the governing body; (b) for the maintenance of clear1 and sanitary latrines.
which shall Q~ !b.~_g_my_p_f__th_I} ____Madt~~he_r_j)f __ e_a_ch __ - ----------Sch-(!ol;- -- (c) for the maintenance and upkeep of each school garden established by the schools of the- go'Vern:ing body; and (d) for providing- tools, appliances and materials for the teaching of needlework and for the teaching- of some special form _of handicraft in respect of each school in which the Chief Education Officer is satisfied that regular and proper instruction is be ing given.
Provision of Furniture and Educational Supplies 16.

(1) Out of moneys provided by Parliament and in accordance with such rate as ·the Minister may from tim~ to time prescribe by notice published in the Gazette, the Chief Education Officer shall provide and issue to a gov erning body in respect of each of its school, such furniture, equipment, apparatus, materials, books1 stationery and other, educational supplies as he considers necessary for the em.
cient working of the school: Provided the Chief Education Officer it is not convenient to issue any of such educational supplies, the Chief Education Officer may pay to the governing body a -block grant to the value thereof, the opinion of if in that (2) All and furniture, equipment, materials_ which are in a school shall be kept clean and in good order1 and shall be marked with the -name of the school.''
apparatus 78 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 10TH JUNE, 1972 ) Law to be Amen'dcd Section 30 to 39 ' J Amendments to be made Delete Regulations 30 to 39 (incl-Usive) and substitute therefor the following regulations - 30.
The number of teachers in respect of whose "Number of teach~rs sa1aries grants may be paid to governing bodies of schools, ar~~~~1~tions and the conditions subject to which such grants may be paid 0 shall be prescribed from tin1e to ti1ne by the Minister by notice published in the G'S:zette.

· Government School Certificate SCholarships Regulations (Vol.

VIII p, 1065) The whole Jl.egulations Regulation 5 ES$equibo Boys' School Ordinance 1 (Cap.

93) , Long title Salaries to be prescribed, 31.


The salaries of teachers of a school shall be in accordance with such scales and Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Minister from tiine to time and published in the ·oazette."

Substitute the \Vords "General Certificate" £or the words "School Certificate" wherever these words appear.
Substitute the words "General Certificate Examination the words of the Uninversity _of London (Overseas)" for "School Certificate Exa1ninations of the University of Cambridge Local Exan1inations Syndicate".

Insert as the long title thereto, the following - "An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of schools -for the rehabilitation, and for the vocational and other training of young offenders who have not attained the age of eighteen years and for purposes connected therewith."
Section Substitute therefor - "Short title.

1.

This Ordinance may be cited as Schools Ordinance."

the Training 2 Substitute therefor - "Interpretation.

2.
2.

In this Ordinance - "traini:i1g ~chool" means - (i) a school established under s,ection 4(1); or r (ii) · a school certified under section 4(3) for the purposes of section 3; lOTH JUNE, 1972 TIIE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT--C 79 I ... "tw to be Amended Section IIeading to se(,iion 3 3 4 5 6 Amendments to- be made '"supervisor" means the person responsible for the administration and -management of a school'" Delete, the heading-to section 3.

Substitute therefor -- "Purpose of this Ordinance.

3.
3.

The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for the tstablishment or the certification of schools, for either sex or both sexes for the rehabilitation, and for the vocational and other train°ing of, young offenders who have not attained the age of eighteen years."

Substitute therefor -- 1 'Speeifying and certt fylng of schools.

''Saving Dt existing schools.

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(1) The Minister may by order- ( a) establish a school by declaring any house, building, enclosure, place or part thereof to be -~a school and may in such order - -speoify-the-name---by-whiuh-sucll.

Who-Ol- --- shall b_e known; or- (b) direct that any schools specified under sub~ section (l)(a) shall cease to be a school.

(2) Eve:ry school specified -under- subsection (1) shall be maintainend bYf moneys provided by Parliament.
(3) The Minister may - (a) by the_ supervisor pursuant to application made to him in that behalf thereof, certify by order that any institution of the character described in section 3 and maintained either_ wholly or partly by voluntary contribution shall be a schooJj or (b) by order direct that any school certified under subsection (3)(a) shall cease to be a school.

Substitute therefor - 5.


The school established by the Essequibo Boys' School Ordinance, 1907 is continued as .if it were a school established under section--4(1 ).

Substitute therefor - "St,,.,ff of 1.

The Minister may out of n1oneys provided by ~chooll!'..

Parliament provide any school with such.staff as he may consider necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.." 80 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C lOTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Section 7 8(1) 9 .

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Amen<lments to be made Delete this section.

For this subsection substitute the following - ''(1)- The Minister shall appoint a vistting cornmittee for each school."

For this section substitute the folloWing - ''Regulat.tone.

9.
9.

The Minister may ma_ke regulations - (a) for the appointment of visiting comn1ittees and the functions of such committees; (b) (c) (d) for the proper· classification of inmates; for the proper instruction, moral and rellg.. 'ous and vocational training, and rehabilitation of the inmates; for the establishment of a system of punish-.

ments and awards (including the.


award of small 1noney payments); (e) generaU~, fpr_ the _ maintenance of proper fo{ the proper conduct and discipline, and management of schools."

10 'i 1 • Substitute (i) the word "February" fol' the word "Apri:l'' (ii) the word r<Supervisor" for the word "Head master''.

(a) For the heading immediately before this sec tion substitute the following heading "SENDING PERSONS TO SCHOOLS" (h) For this section substitute the following fl.
Where a person apparently under the age of seventeen years is found guilty O'f an offence punishable rna;y in the case of an adult by imprisonment, the court may to a.order that such person be sent to a school for a period not three years: two years and not n1ore less than than , .

ille ag~ of eighte~n,· years."'

Provided that no person shall be so deta'.in0d beyond .

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Substitute -"- _(i) (i_i) the wor4 "pbrson" for the word "boy1'; , , , the .. \vord '-'seventeen": Jor the word "sixteen" .. FOf_ this .

'sµbS~j?n,-·~~b~fitute.

th~· .follo\ving - II 12(1) 12(2) "Youths guilty- of certain offences be Mnt schopl.
lOTH JuNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 81 Law to b& Ameudcd Section Amendments to be made i'(2) 'fhe ID'dgistrate before whom such a person is brought as rotning·within one of thoSe descriptions, if from the evidence he is satisfied of that fact, shalJ order an inquiry to be made into the history and circumstances of such person, and if i.t is expedient to deal with such person µnder this Ordinance, may order such person to be sent to a school: Provided that in the case of a first offence, if the parent or guardian of such person appears before the magistrate, and claims such person, he shall be delivered up to the parent or guardian on the parent or guardian to be responsible for his good undertaking behaviour."
in writing Delete this section .. "Refractory yoti!hfl may be sent .to a school.

For thi_s section substitute the following - "J4.

Where the parent, or step-parent, or guardian, of a person apparently under the age of seventeen years represents to a magistrate is u11abJe__to_control- __ .
___ such-pers0n-,-and--that-he-aesirestll:it such person be sent to a school under this Ordinance, the magistrate, if on -inquiry he is siltisfied that it is expedient to deal \Vith such person_ under this Ordinance, may order him to be sent to a school."

that he (a) Substitute the· word "person" for the word "boy'' wherever it occurs.

· (b) Substitute the word "a" for the word "the" wherever it occurs before the word "school".

(a) Substitute the word "person" for the word "boy'' wherever_ it occurs.
(b) Substitute the word "a" for the word "the" before the word "sc11ool".

(c) Substitute the word 0 supervisor" for t11e word "head-master•_•, For this section substitute the following - "18.

Where any offender who, in the judg1nent of "S0nding th~ .court, is ut?-der the !1ge of s~ven~een , yea-rs is found Ygrf~~~~rs to a scliool.

guilty of an offence punishable with unpnsonn1ent before the IIigh.
Court in its criminal jurisdiction, the Court, instead of awarding a sentence of imprisonment, n1ay o_rder there detained hin1 to be sent to a school, and for a pel'iod of not less than two·years and not more than three: to be Provided that no person shall be so detained beyond the age o.f eighteen-years."

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• "82 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C lOn-1 JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Section 19 ...
Amendments to be made Substitute _, (i) fo,r the word "the" before the word ''school" the word "a"; 20 21 22 ' .

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- 23 ' .. (ii) the word "head1naster" 'for "supervisor" and the word (iii) for the word "youthful" the word .iyoung".

Stfustitute the word "a" for the· word "the" where it first occurs before the word ".school" and the word "young" for the word "youthful".

(a) Substitute the words "found guilty" for the "convicted".
(b) (a) Substitute the word 11a reformatory or other institution" industrial the words school or reformatory or other similar insti tution".

"an for Substitute the word "A" i.n the heading im~ the word the section -for mediately -before "The".

.. Penalties for in discipline.

(b) For_ this section substitute the fOllowing - 22.

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Any, boy detained m a school who wilfully refuses o-r neglects to conform to the regulations thereof, may, for every offence, be ordered by the Supervisor, or the person in charge, to be whipped with such instrument as the Minister may prescribe, the punishment , not to exceed si.x strokes, or to be kept in solitary confinement for a period not exceeding one day: Provided that for maintaining discipline in the school toom the school-master, with the approval of the Super .. visor, Manager or other person in charge, may inflict not more than three strokes with such instrument as the Minister may prescribe.
(2) Any girl detained in a school who wilfully re .. fuses or neglects to conform to the regulations thereof, may, for every offence, be ordered by the head1naster to be kept in solitary confinement for a period not exceeding one da)'): Provided that nothing in this section shall be constn1ed as empowering a headmaster to keep a boy or girl in solin tary confinement for more than twenty-four consecutive hours under any circumstances.·~ F.or this section substitute the following - "Escape lrom schooL 23.
Any person ordered to be detained at a school who escapes therefrom at any time before the expira fioa of his period of detention may be apprehended with- !OTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT~C 83 Law to be A1ncnded Section Amendments to be made 24 25(1) 25(2) 25(3) 25(4) 25(5) 26 27 out a warrant and if the Minister thinks fit, may be then brought before a magistrate to be dealt with in any manner for the treatment of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance.
;' juveniles under section 18 of (a) Substitute the word "person" for the word "boy".

(b) Substitute the word "a" for the word "the'' before the word "school".

(c) Delete the words ", or, at the discretion of the.

magis trate to imprisonment with or without hard labour, for any time not exceeding four months."

" '· Substitute the word "person" for the word "boy" and the word ·~supervisor" for the word "headmaster".

Substitute the word "person" fOT the Word "boy".


(a) Substitute the word "person" for "boy" and word "headmaster".

the word "supervisor" for the word the ___ (b)- _Delete-the-word---'~the~\v-he-re-ver--it--eccurs-im~ mediately before the word "school".

(a) Substitute the word "person" for the word "boy".

(b) Delete the word "the" wherever it occurs im- ~ mediately before the word "school".

(a) Substitute the word "Person" for the word "boy".
(b) Delete the word "the" wherever it occurs mediately before the word ~·school".

im- Substitute for ''supervisor''.

the word "headmast,er", the word For this section substitute the following - 27.

The supervisor inay, with the' approval of the Minister at any time after the expiration of twelve months of the alloted period of detention and with the consent or without the corisent of his parent,.

by licence under his hand perinit hin1 io.
reside away from the sphool ·to live with any trustworthy or respectable person named in the licence and willing to receive, train, teach, and take charge of him on the condition that he attends any educational establishn1ent or school for technical training, or permit • hi1n to be enrolled as a member 'of the Guyana Youth Corps, -and i;i. licence so granted shall be subject to the same conditions and regulations as a licence granted under section 25 of this Ordinance."
• • i 1'1"ermis.sion to reHide avvay from sr,hool or to be en rpJleU in Guyami Yliuth Corps.

M THE OFF'ICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C iDrH ji:JNE, J 972 Law to be A111euded r Section is, 29, 30, 31 32 and 40 Delete.

Amendments to be made 33 ~ ;i .

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(a) For the heading immediately before this section substitute the following - "MAINTENANCE OF ll'EJRSON§ IN SCHOOLS" (b) Substitute the words "thrf:e dollars" for the words "one dollar" i the word "person" for the word "boy" and the word "child" for the word "son''.
34 ; ~ ~ ~ (a) Renu1nber subsection- (1) as subsection (1) (a) and insert the following as subsection (1) (b) - " (b) Where it is not practicable to secure the presence of the person against whoin an order is sought under sub section (1) (a) for the purposes of the exan1ination into that person's ability to maintain a young person, the magistrate tnay make such order in the absence of such person: Provided that upon the application of that person a magis trate shall give hin1 an opportunity to be heard- in opposition to the order and after such healing the order may be varied J:l.-!.l tb-e ITLagistrate thinks_fit."
_ __ __ _ _ (b) Substitute the word "person" for the word "boy" and the word "supervisor" for the word "headinastcr" wherever these words appear.

35, 36, 38 and 39 (a) 111 the heading inllllediately -befq-_re section 35 substitute the the word "Persons" for the _!Vord "Boys').

41 Schedule Form 1 Form 2 .

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~ (b) Substitute the word "person" for the _word "boy" and the word "supervisor" for the word· "headmaster" wherever these words appear.
Substitute a full stop for the colon appearing i1nmediatel-Y before the proviso and delete the proviso.

(a) Substitute for the words "Essequibo Boys' School" where it fi1:§!

occurs, the words "Training Schools".

(b) (a) (b) Delete the words "Essequibo Boys"' where it occurs the second tiine.
Substitute ·for the words "headmaster of the Essequibo Boys"' the words "Supervisor or the person in charge of ...... " Substitute for the words "Essequibo Boys' School'', where the words occur before the word "Ordinance the words "Training Schools".

(c) Add the fcillo-..,ving footnotes - *1 Delete as applicable.

+2 h1sert the name of the school.


Fom 4 (a) Substitute for the wo_rds "headmaster of the Essequibo Boys'" before the word "School" the words "*Supervisor or the person in charge of the-I- ......... " iOTH lUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAi, SUPPLEMENT-C 85 Law to be An1ended Section _\.1nendments to be ma(le (b) Substitute for the \VOrds "Essequibo Boys' School", where these words occur before the word "Ordinance" the wo11ds "Training Schools".
(c) Substitute for the word "headmaster" wherever it occurs after the word ;'said" the \vords "Supervisor or the person in charge.'

(d) Add the following footnote - * Delete as applicable.

+ Insert the name of the school.

Form 5 (a) Substitute for the words.


"headmaster of the Essequibo Boys'" where it occurs before the word "School",_ the words ''Super~ visor or the person in charge of the ............ ", (b) _ Substitute for the \.Vord "headmaster" where it occurs 'after the word '_'said"~ the words "Supervisor of the person in charge".

(c) Add the following footnote - *Delete as applicable.

+Insert the name of the school.


--- ---- --- -F-orm-6---- --.---.--- .- --- -(a)---Si,ibstiiute-for-rh-e-words-''ilellOmastei•of-tlie-ESsecfUilJO-BOYS'',------- ----- where they occur before the word "school," the words "Super- visor or the person in charge of the + ............... ".

(b) Substitute for the words "Essequibo Boys" where they occur before the word "Ordinance", the words "Training Schools".
(c) Substitute for the word "headmaster" where it ocCurs after-the word "said'', the words "Supervisor or ,the person in charge".

(d) Add the following footnote - *Delete as appropriate.

+ lnscrt the nan1e of the school.

Substitute the words "one hundred and .fifty"· for the words "forty eigh~"· Substitute the following therefor - Industrial · Train ing (Cap.

94) ()rdinance, Section 9B Regulations under section 8(1).

ap proved by the Goveror-in-Coun cil on 20th December, 1920 (Vol.
VIII p. 1094) Requlation 7.

~ § a: So THB OPflICtAL GAZBTTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C !Orn JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended ')ection Amendments to be made 117.

The daily wage to be paid to an Apprentice by the Board shall.

not be less than the percentage set forth below of the basic minimum rate payable by law to an artisan: 1st year - 2nd year 3rd y~ar 4th year 5th yeal' " ,, not less than 20o/0 " 30% " 50% " 70% " 90%" " " " " ~ Teachers Pensions Ordinance, (Cap.
95) Section 15(4) ji • • Substitute the following therefor - "(4) The qualifications and conditions subject ·to which entries may be made -in ihe register in accordance with subsection (2) (b) shall be as set ou_t in the Schedule and the President may by regulation run.end the Schedule."

Immigration Ordinance (Cap.

98) Section 3(5)(g) 36(3) Delete.

Delete.

•• Aliens (I1nmigration and Registration) Ordinance, (Cap.

JOI) Section 12 ' ' .


(a) Delete subsection (1) and delete the bracketed figure "(2)" at the beginning of subsection (2); (b) Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (d) - "(d) such classes of persons specified by order of the Min ister for the purpose of giving effect to any agreen1ent bet \Veen Guyana and any other co\U1try.

"; (c) Delete paragraph (e) of subsection (2), and re-letter paragraph (f) thereof as paragraph (e-).
Substitute the words "two hundred and fifty dollars" for the words "ten do-liars".

Labour- Ordinance (Cap.

103) Section.

10 ·,i • • 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 87 Law to be Amended section 12 25 ... ... Amenelments to be made Substitute the \Vords "two hundred and fifty dollars" and ''.seven hundred and fifty dollars" for the words "fifty dollars" and "one· hun dred and fifty dollars" respectively.
Substitute the words "one hundred dollars", 1jtwo hundred and fifty dollars" and "seven hulldred and fifty dollars" for the words "twenty five .dollars'.

', "fifty doilars" and "two hundred and fifty dollars" res pectrVely.

38(1)(c) ' .

Insert as proviso to subparagraph (ii) the following - "Provided that notice in 'writing to produce these books, registers or othe.r documents has been served on the employer personally or by post at least 5 days in advance."

38(4) ' .
38(4) ' .

Substitute the following - "(4) Any- person who without good and sufficient cause - (a) fails on application being made to him in writing to furnish to any designated officer.
any information 01 any returns specified in subsection- (1) or to produce any books, registers- or other documents required by a designated officer under and in accordance with sub- section (1); · (b) fails to grant to his workers every· facility for c·om municating freely with any designated officer on a visit of inspection, shall be liable to sum1nary conviction to a fine of _five hundred dollarsj and any person who knowingly furnishes or allows to be furnished to a designated officer or other offic·er· any inform ation, return, book, register or document 'vhich is false in any material particular, shall be liable on summary conviction in respect of each offence to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three months.''
49 Delete.

Hours of Work (Watchmen) (No.

2) Regti.lations (30/1953) Regulation Substitute the worcls "a fine of one hundred dollars" for the ·words "a penalty of fifty dollars."
I-lours of Work (Laundries) Regulations (4/1962) Regulation 8 ~: ~ Substitute the words "a fine of one hundred dollars" fOr the words "a penalty of fifty dollars" .. 88 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT--C lOrn JUNE, 1972 Law to be A1nendied Section Indian Labour Ordinance, (Cap, 104) Section 4(2) 6 11 183(2) 227(1) Holidays- with Pay Ordinance, (CaP.

108) (Subsidiary) Holidays with Pay, (Drug Store Employees) Order 1953 (7/1953) Clause 2 Holidays with Pay (Georgetown and New Atnster.
dam Cinema Em· ployees) Order, 1953 (8/1953) Clause 2 Holidays with Pay (Grocery Employees) Order, 1953 (9/1953) Clause 2 ;- • Amendments to be made Delete the paragraph co-rnmencing with the words "The Agent Genera] inay" up to and including the words "in the schedule" and substitute therefor the following: - "(2) The Minister may from ti1ne to time amend the Schedule in such manner as occasion may require for the purpose of carry~ ing out the provisions of this Ordinance."
Delete and substitute therefor the following section - u6.

Some fit and proper pe_rson shall be appointed to' be· Indian In1migration Agent General."

(a) Delete subsection (2); (b) Delete the figure (1); and (c) Delete all the words appearing after the word Hdepartment".

Substitute the word· "seventy-five" for the word "twenty-four".

Substitute the Words "five··hund"redi' -for the WOrds "two hllndred-- and forty".
Substitute the word "eight" for the word "fifteen" in the definition of "Christmas period".

Substitute the word "eight" fof the word '~fifteen" in the definition of "Christn1as period".

Substitute the word "eight" for the word ufiftee.q."

in the definition of "ChristmaS period".


10rH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT--C 89 -------- Amended Lalv to be Section A1nendments to be made Holidays with Pay (Hardware Store Employees) Order, 1953 (10/1953) Clause 2 I--Ioliday with Pa1 (Dry Goods Store 'E111ployees) Order (ll/J953) Clause 2 Holidays with Pay (Watchmen) Order (13/1953) Clause 2 .

, .
, .

Substitute the word "eight" for the word "fifteen" in the definition of "Christmas periodn, Substitute the word '4eight" for the word ~'fifteen" in the definition l of HChristmas period'1 • Substitute the word "eight" for the word "fifteen" in the.

definition ___ ~~~(2bri~!!

!_l~~-P-~!i_q_d~~'---- _ Holidays with Pay (Bakery Employees) Order (51/1953) Clause 2 Accidental Death and Workmen's Injuries (Compensation) Ordinance, (Cap.

112) Section 14 'I'rade Unions Ordinance, {Cap.


113) Section 11 12 27(4) 29 Substitute the word "eight" for the word "fifteen" in the definitio.n of "Christmas period".

Substitute the wm:<fo "five hundred" for the words "one hundred".

Substitute the Words "three hundred" for the wor<ls "one hundred'', Substitute the word "seventy-five" for the word "twenty-five".

Substitute the word 11fifteen" for the word "five".

Substitute the words "five hundred" for the words '"'two hundred and fifty,".
90 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLli!Ml!ml--C !OTH JUNE, 1972 l.Anv to be Amended Section Factori,es Ordinanc~ (Cap.

115) Section 33(3) (Subsidiary) Hours of Work (Saw Mill Work ,ers) Regulations (19/1956) Regulations 5 ' ' Hours of Work (Printing Trade Workers) Regulations (8Vl967) Regulation 7 :Factories (Dangerous Trades Regula tions) Ordinance, (Cap.

116) Sections 3(2), 4(2) and 5(2) [laket'ies Ordinance, (Cap, 120) Section fr 9(2) 9(3) ---·-··----------··----~--- ;\momhnents to be made Delete.
Substitute the words "one hundred dollars" for the words "fifty dol~ la.rs".

Substitllte the words "one hundred dollars" for the words "fifly dol~ lars", Substitute the words "five hundred dollars" for the words doUars" wherever they appear.

''fifty (a) Renun1ber this.

seclion as section 6(1) (b) I1nmediately after the proviso in section 6 insert the following subsection - "(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be liable on sunnnary convict-ion to a fine of five hundred dollars".
Substitute the words "five hundred dollars" for the words "one hun dred dollars".

Substitute the words ''five hundred dollars" for I.he words "fifty dol lars".

lOTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZErrE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT~ 91 Law to be Amended Section Old Metal Dealers.

Ordinance~ (Cap.

126) Section 3 Cinematograph Ordinance, (Cap.

127) Section 3 IO(r) 11(19) Newspai:)ers Ordinance.

(Cap, 130) -Long title Section ... · Amendments lo be mado Delete and substitute therefor the following section ~ 3.
For the purposes of this Ordinance, Guyana shall ";i'~i:rltorla.l ~~~i~~ f~fr be divided into areas.

(hereinafter referred to as divisions) purposes of which shall, unless otherwise provided by order of the Ordinance.

Minister, be the police divisions prescribed from time to time under tl1e Police Act."

Delete the proviso in subsections (1) and (2), ....

Substitute the· words "one thousand dollars" for the words "five hun d~ed dollars".
Substitute the words "one dollar and fifty cents" for the words "five ___ shillings~·---- _________ __ ________ -- -- - - - - Substitute for the Long Title the following - "An Ordinance to prevent the mischiefs arising from the printing and publishing of Books, Newspape1:s and other Papers by per sons not known and for regulating the Printing and Publication of such Papers in ot11er respects, and for compiling a public record of all Books and Newspapers published· in Guyana and for establishing the Liberty of the Press on a just and proper basis.
Inse.rt the words "Publication and" ''Newspapers''.

iinmediately before the word IA Insert immediately after section 1. the following section "IntarJ)re~ t2-tion.

lA.

In this Ordinance - "book" includes every part or division of a book, pamphlet, newspaper, sheet of letter press1 sheet of music, map, plan, chart or table separately pub lished, but shall not include any second 01· subw sequent edition of a book unless such edition contains additions or alterations either in the letter press, .
or in the maps, Prints or other engravings belonging thereto; '~newspaper'' rneans any_paper containing public news, intelligence, or occurrencies, or any remarks or obsetvations thereon printed; and published in Guyana periodically oi- in parts or nmnbers at intervals not exceeding one hundred days between 92 TIIB OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT--C lOTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made 4A Insert immediately after section 4 the following section - l.lection - the publication of any tWo such papers, parts or numbers."
''Obligation.

of publisher to supply copies of books.

4A.

(I) The publisher of every book the Guyana shall, within one month after supply in printed publication, (a) two copies of the book to the Registrar of the University of Guyana; and (b) one copy of the book to the National Archives of Guyanaj and (c) one copy of the book to the National Library · of Guyana.
(2) The publisher inay supply such books or any of them by way of gift or he may demand compensation for them, and in the latter case tho University, the Archivist or the National.

Library, as the case rr1ay be, shall pay adequate -compensation therefor to thC publisher.
- (3) The copy to be delivered under subsection (1) shall be a copy of the whole book with all maps and illustrations belonging thereto, finished and covere_d in the same manner as the best copies of the book are published and shall be bound, sewed, or stitched together and on the best paper on which the book is printed.

(4) The President may, by order published the Gazette, exempt any book or books from the provisions of this section.

in 10(1) 12(1) (5) lf a publisher fails to comply with ally of.
the pro-.

visions at- this section he shall be liable on srunmary con~ viction to a fine of five hundred dollars."

Substitute for all the words appearing after the sen1i~colon the words "and a delivery of a copy of a newspaper under this subsection shall be deemed to be a compliance with section 4A (1) (b).
(a) Delete the words "for sale"; (b) Substjtute the words "five thousand'_' for the words "fifteen hundred": (c) Delete all the words following after the word ' 1pay"' and sub stitute the following words - the State, every fine or penalty at any time imposed (a) - upon or adjudged against him by reason of any con~ viction for printing or publishing any defan1atory libel; IOTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT~C 93 Law to be Amcncled Section 12(2) 15 16 Amendments to be made (b) any pe-.rson, damages awarded against him by any court for prinling or publishing any libel, at any time after executing the bond."
Substitute the follo\ving subsection - "(2) Every person who prints or publishes a -newspaper, pa1nphlet or other paper, without having executed and delivered the bond as required by subsection (1), shall for each offence forfeit the sum of three hundred dollars."

Delete.

Substitute the following section - ' 1 lor "Offences 16 .

.
.

Where a person convicted of an offence under fY r~~rporatethis Ordinance is a body corporate, every person who at the time of the com1nission of the -offence, .was director or officer of the body corporate shall be guilty of that offence unless he proves that the offence was co1n1nitted without bis knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence_ to prevent the conunission of the offence.".
__________ Insert __ immediately----a-fte-r-section---16---the_- -following-- A section :- "Civn llahili!y of d 1rector or officer for libel.

17.

(1) Where a person against whom judgn1ent is recovered in a civil action for libel published in a book or newspaper is a body corporate, the judgment shall, subject to the provisions _of subsections (2) and (3), be enforceable jointly and severally against the body corporate and every person who wa~ a director or an officer at the time of the publication.
(2) Execution for the enforcement of the judg~ ment shall not issue against any such director , or officer save with the leave of the court.
(3) Leave to issue such execution shall be granted if it appears to the court that t11e nssets of the body cor porate are insufficient to satisfy the judgment, unless the director or officer satisfies the court that the libel was published \Vi1hout his knowledge and that he exercised all due diligetlce to prevent the co1n1nission thereof and to n1itiga1e (by \Vay of suitable pnblic apology or otherwise) any damage or prejudice caused or likely to be caused to the person libelled as a result of the libel. "
· Post and Telem Ordinance, (Cap.

132) The Whole Ordinance Section - 77 Substitute the word "Minister" for the word "Governor" or the word 1'Governor-in-Council" wherever these words appear except in section 65(5) where the word_ "Governor" appears the -first time.

..

Substitute the words "five hundred" for the word "fifty.
94 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUl'PLEMENT--C 10TH JUNE, 1972 ---.--- L8'w to be Antended Section 99 Subsidiary Legislation Postal Franking Regula tions (VoL VIII p. 1345) Paragraph 3 Schedule Regtilations relating to Gratuities to Masters of Vessels approved by the Gover nor-in-Council on 7th Decem ber, 1915 (VoL Vlll p. 1437) Parcel Postage Surface Rates (Great Britain and Northern lre laild) (I-LM.

F·orces) Regula tions (No.


39 of 1953) Sorters and Letter Carriers Regulations (VoL VIII p. 1430) Regulations 16 and 32 A~nend1nents to be made Substitute the following therefor - "Delegation or assign ment of functiuns, 99.
The Minister may by order delegate to the Cor~ poration any function relating io telegraphs vested in him by any provision of this Ordinance and he tnay assign to the Corporation any function relating to telegraphs vested in the Postmaster General by any provision of this Ordi~ nance and thereupon that function shall be exercisable b-1 the the Corporation and save to any extent specified by Minister in the order, shall cease to be exercisable by the Post1naster General". '
' Substitute the words "five doilars" for the words "one dollar' 1 Substitute - the words "rate 'of 3 cents" for the words "td rate" in paragraph 4 under the heading "The Conditions Above Referred to".

, / Delete.

Delete, Delete.

!Orn JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEM.hNT-C 95 Law to be Amended Registration of Inland Postal Matter Regul~ lions (Vol.

VIII p. 1303) Regulation 7.

Amendments to be made Substitute the word "twelve" for the word "eight".
Inland Postal Matter (Regis tratidn and Advice of Delivery Fees) Regulations(Vol.

VIII p. 1304) Schedule Substitute the figure "15" for the figure "6" wherever it app~ars in the second· column of the Schedule.

~ost Office (Express Deliv ery) Regula tions Vol.


VIII p. 1305) - - - -- -Rogulation 4(1) (a) Post and -Tele graph (Late Fee) Regulations 1958 (Reg, 25/ 1958) Regulation 2 Regulations relating to Parcel Post n1ade by the Postmaster and "approved by the Governor and Court of Policy on 26th May, 1891 (Vol.

VIII p. 13081) Regulation 8 Substitute the figure "15" for the figure 0 12·~.

Substitute the figures "15", "30" and- "15" respectively for the figures "12"1 H24", and "2".
_ Substitute the word "twenty.five'' for the wo1d "'six" in paragraph (2).

Regulation 17 Delete paragraph (2), Postal Insurance Regulaf·ions (Vol.

VIII p, 1335) Regulation 81 Delete.

96 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C lOTI!

JUNE; 1972 Law to bo Aimcnded -.------.

-- llegulations relating to In~ sured Boxes l11ade by the Pos~1naster and approved by the Governor and Court of Policy on 11th May, 1926.

(Vol.

Vlll p. 1337).

Regulation z 3 Postal Regulations (Vol.


VIII p. 1423) Amendments to be made Substitute the word "fifteen," for the w_ord "twe:nty 11 , DCletc the three lines commencing with the wor~ls "To Surjntun1 ' and ending.

with tl~c-words ~'8 cents".

Regulation 13 Delete.

Postal Adc}itional !legulations (Vol.

Vlll p. 1427) Regulation 6 Delete.

Order in Council fixing _Rates of -Conversion on money orders issued by the Unite-d Staies of A1nerica made the 22nd Septen1ber, 1939 (Vol.
VIII p. 1357) Otder in Council fixing rates of comtnissi on on tnoney oders issued on the United -States of .America, 111ade the 18th .Nov en1ber, 1938 (Vol.

VIII p. 1358) [)elete.

Delete.

10TH J1JNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 97 Law to be A1ncnded Section Ord~r irt Council fixing rates of com1nissiqn on money orders payable in c:anada, made the 1st April, 1940 (Vol.· VIII ,p. 1359) Post Office Savings Bank Ordinance (Cap.
13,3) Subsidiary Legis lation Post Office Savings Bank Regulations (Vol.

VIII p, 1451).

Regulation 7 13 14 19 41 42 481 SO( a) A1nendments to be made Delete Delete paragraph (e) and re-letter paragraph.

(f) as paragraph (e).

Delete.

Add the following as paragraph (c) - "(c) The expression "Co-operative Society" ~neans a society regis tered under the Co-operative Societies Act."

Delete.
Delete.

(a) Substitute the words "seventy-five dollars" for the words "twenty dollars" and the words "five hundred dollars" for the words "one hundred dollars".

(b) Delete the comma appearing immediately after the word "with drawal" and insert there the word "and''.

(c) Delete the words "and a service fee of tWenty cents".

Substitute the words "seventy-five dollars" for the ·words ·~twenty dol lars'j.

Insert the words "Co-operative Society", immediately·before the Wotds "Charitable Society".
(a) Substitute the \:Vords "one thousand" for the words "four hun .. dred and eighty".

(b) Substitute the \:Vords "out of the amount so due any estate duty due in re'spect of the dependant's estate and pay or dis tribute the re1nainder of such a1nount to or among <\,ny of 98 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 10TH JUNE, 1972 Law to be An1entled Section A1nendments to be made 50(b) Substitute the words 11one hundred" for the word "fifty".
the following persons" for all the words appearing after the word "pay" and ending with the word "say".

Colonial Medical Seivice Or~ dinance (Cap.

134) Section 1 _..nd Schedule , Forms 3 and 5.

Local GovemM ment Ordinance (Cap.

150) Long Title r)cletc the WOJd ' 1Colonial".

Substitute the following for the long title - "An Ordinance to make provision for local government in vil.tage districts, country districts and rural districts and for matters ·related thereto.)'
· The Whole Or dinance Throughout -this Ordinance, substitute the word "Minister" for the word "Board" \Vherever the \Vord appears except in section 10.

Section 3 Delete and substitute therefor - 4, 5, 6, 7~ 8, 9 10 11 3(1) There shall be such number of public officers "Officer.s to be appomted.

as may be necessary to assist the Minister in- the perform ance of his functions under this Ordinance.
(2) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, designate any publip officer ·to perform any of the functions conferred on thb Minister by this Ordinance."

Delete these sections.

Substitute the words "With the approval of the Minister a local au~ thority" for the words "The Board".

Delete and substitute therefor the followfug section - "Po\l'er to purnhase prflpr!r<y · sold (or no••·pay~ ment of i·ate.

11.
11.

If it appears to the Minister that ptoperty being sold for non-pay1nent of any rate should be purchased by the State, the Minister may designate <'l.

public officer to -purcllase such property at the execution sale and to hold such property on behalf of the state for the purposes of this Ordinance."
13(1) Substitute the words "A public officer designated by the Minister" for the words "Any officer of the Board", 10n1 JUNE; 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPl'LEMENT--C 99 La'v to be Amended 1 A1ncn!1ments to be made Section 1312) 18 20(2) 21(1) 21(2) 23 24(1) 27 Substitute the words "a public officer designated by the Minister" fOr the words 11an officer _of the Board".
Substitute the words "A public officer designated by the: Minister" for the ~ords uThe Secretary or any officer authorised by the Board".

(a) Delete therefron1 the wo_rds "by resolution".

(b} Substitute before the 'vord "deem" the word "he" for the word "it''.

Delete· the.

words 1'with the approval of the Gciverrior-ii1-Council".

Delete the words 11when approved by th€ Governor-in-Council".
Immediately after the words ncountry district" \vhere they fi'rst occttr, insert _the \Vords "and has not been brought within the operation of the ,/ Municipal and District Councils Act 1969".

Delete the words "with th;_ approval of the Gove.rnor-in-Council".

Add the.
Add the.

following as subsection (4) - "(4) 1'he Minister, as rural au~hority, ~__g_y____Q_y __ notic~_J2ublished __ in __ ~--th~-(J-azette-,-appotncan-agent colliliSfiiigOI one or more persons in any rural district and thereupon that agent shall perform all· the functions of, and n1ay be deult with .as, the: rural auihority of the district for all the purposes of this Ordinance subject to_ such qufilifiCations as may be specified in the appointment."
28(7)(b) Substitute the \Vords "the Minister shall c<;use to be' prepared" for the words "the B.oard shall.

prepare".

28(7)(m) and (n) Delete these -pci.ragraplts~ 56(7)(•) 70(1) Insert immediately after the word 11 council" the words Hor dies'f, (a) Delete the words uor the Board"; and (b) Substitute the \Vord "Minister" for the word "Governor" ·and for the w_prds "Governor-in-Council" wherever t1i.ese word's appear.
70(4) Delete and substitute therefor:- 11(4) The officers aforesaid- shall continue so Jong as the Minister n1ay direct; and the Minister shall by order appoint - / (a) a day for the election of the councillors and prescribe their tertns of pffice; (b) a day for the election of the chairman and vice chairman and prescribe their tenns of office; and notwithstanding an'y other provisions of this -Ordinance r'cilating~ to the date~ foT holding such elections, a day appointed f?y the_ Minister under this subsection n1ay be any day the Minister thinks fit."
100 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C lOTH JUNE, 1972, Law to be Amended Amendments to be 111adc-- 9 Section 72(6) 73 76 79(1) 84(3) 110 Ill(!)

130 132 133 145(6) 153 · ... 1~7 171(g) 176(1) 178 ... Delete the Words "by resolution, in their discretion," Delete the words "without the· licence of the Governor-in-Council". ''"

Delete this section.


Delete the words •cwith the sanction of the Board11 • Substitute the ·words "direction in writing" for the word ·uorder"; Delete the words "if it thinks fit".

Substitute the word "Minister" for the words "Governor-in-Council''.

Substitute the words "a public officer designated by the Miriister" for the words "the Secretary·of the Board".

· (a) Substitute the words ua public officer designated by the Minis ter" for the words "the Secretary" where these· words first appear.
· (b) Substitute the words "the public officer aforesaid orh for the words "the Secretary of" where these words appear the second time.

Substitute the woi'ds "a public officer designated by the 'Minister" for the WC?_r~s "th~ S_ecretary'_'_.

Substitute the words "one thousand" for the words '''five hundred" (a) Substitute "Minister" for "Governor~in .. Council" in paragraph (d) wherever 0e~e wor,ds_appear.

(b) Delete the words ~'it shall be referred to the Board; and" in paragraph (e).
- (c) Delete the words "shall report to the Governor~in~Council, who inay" in paragraph (f).

Substitute the words "five hundred" for the words "one hundred".

and figures and syn1bols "$500" for the figures and syn10b1s "$100".

Delete the wordS "the Secretary to be liiid.before".

Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor - "Grunts.


178 C1) 178(1) 11iere may be paid to local authorities out of moneys provided by Parliament, grants in respect of any expenditure incurre-d or to be incurred by them in dis charging any of their functions, of such sun1s· ·as llie Mi:h ister n1ay direct and subject to such terms and conditions as he mf;'J.y determine, and different sun1s inay be paid, s'ub ject to different tcnns and conditions to different local auth0:rities.
(2) Every application the Minister by.

a village council or a country authotity shall the Minister".

be submitted in the form prescribed by for a grant made to .. , 189(1) 189(2) I)elete the words - ' 1secretary to be laid before''., Substitute the words "The Minister shall designate a public officer to" for the words "Th0· Board w_<iy".
lOTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C IOI Law to be Amended Section 195(b) 196 198 200 201 215 222 Amendments to be made i.:-•:s t Substitute the words "any public officer designated by the Minister to perlorm any function under this Ordinance" for the words .. men1ber of the Board, the Secretary,'' and delete the words "or any officer ap~ pointed by the Board".

Substitute the words "a public officer designated by the Minister" for the words "the Secretary".
Substitute the words "five hundred" for the words "one hundred".

DeJ~ete the words· "of the Board, or" the words "the Secretary, or by the" and the words, "as the case may be"~ Delete this section.

Delete the wordsj "and all by Laws made or approved by the Board shall be under the seal o.f the Board".
Insert the foll_owing subsection at the end of this section - .... "(8) All property real or personal and all rights1 interests, obligaR gations and liabilities vested in, or subsisting for or against, and all legal proceedings pending by or against, the Local Government- Board immediately before the commencement of --the--baw--Revision--A~t-1912--shall--vesr-in, or suBsistf'or -or----- against, the State for the purposes of this Ordinance."
Subsidiary" Legislation (Cap 150) District (Pensions and Gratuities) By-Laws 1957 (By-Laws 1/1957) The Whole Substitute the word ' 1Minister" for the word uBoard'r wherever this word occurs in these byRLaws.

By-Laws 2 Delete the definition o-f Hthe Board".

District By-Laws 1939 2 52A(3) 58 .... ;..• District By-: Laws 1911 (Vol, IX p, (1711) By-Law 2 Delete the definition of Hthe Board".

Substitute the words Hone hundred dollars" for the words "fifty dolR lars".
, Substitute the word "Minister" for the words "LQcal Government Board".

Substitute the word ''Minister" for the words "Local Government1 ' Board".

- 102 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT--C !Orn JUNE, 1972 ,\ Amenclccl Law to be District Markets By-Laws 1957 The whole District By-Laws 1967 (By-Laws 5/1967) By·Law .3 (I) Georgetown Sewerage and Water Ordinance, (Cap !53) SECTION 36 Public Free Library Ordinance (Cap.
L60J' Amendments to be made Substitute the word "Minister" for the word "Board" whenever the latter word occurs in these by·laws.

Delete .

Delete.

SECllON: 1 2 3 3A ;!

;i' .... .

.. ... For d1e words "Public Free Library" substitute -the words 11National Library''.
Delete ihe definitions of "the library" and "the library builclings 11 ancJ, substitute the following definitions - "library" means the National Library established under this Ordinance; "library buildings" means any buildings forming part of or used by the National Library and any building leased or let, temporarily or other~ wise, by the Government or any person, for the purposes of the National Library".

For section 3 substitute the following - "IlliStablish· :ncmt of r1~~~~;.l 3.
(1) There is hereby established a public library to be known as the National Library of Guyana, the Head• '1Uarters of Which shall be situated Georgetown.

the City Of in (2) The Committee may establish branches of the library and other public library services at any place in Guyana."

Immediately after section ...- section 3 insert .

the following 3A, (1) As from the date of coming into operation 1"IDxisting ~i:a~~~\~~ual-of the amendments to the Library Ordinance contained .in the provis'ions·.
Revision of Laws Act 1972, the Public Free Library in the city of Georgetown established under this Ordinance shall be deemed to be a branch of the National Library estab~ lished by the Committee under section 3(2) a11d the branches town of New of the Public Free Library the in 10n1 JbNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 103 Law to be Amended Section 4 ...
Amendments to be made Arnsterdan1 and in the town of Linden established under this Ordinance and in operation at the date mentioned above in this subsection shall be deemed to be branches of the .Nationa:l Library established by the Corrunittee under sect10n 3(2).

(2) AU other' library services established under this O~dinance and in operation at the dat0 mentioned in subsection (I) shall be deemed to be library services estab~ lished under section 3(2).
For section 4 substitute the following - , ''Maini:en· ance of library, 4.

The library shall be nui.intained and all pensions and gratuities awarded shall be paid dut of moneys.

pi'oK vided by Parliament and such other moneys as inay be contributed by local government authorities."

For section 5 substitute the following - ''National L1ibrary Co•nmittee, 5.
(1) This Ordinance shall be carried into effect by a committee consisting of a chainnan, who shall be the Minister or someone designated by him, and not more than twelve nor less than nine other persons, ~ix to be appointed by the Minister and the remainder to be appointed ~)_1_~1!_c:h_ __ --- ----1ocalgovernmentauilioritiesas-ma-y--b-eOesigilateU Oy llie Minister having regard to the contributions made by such local government authorities -to the maintenance of the library.
· for from two years the date of his (2) A member of the com1nittce shall hold office appointment.

(3) As frorp.

the date of coming into operation of the amendments to the Library Ordinance contained in the Law Revision Act 1972, the Co1nn1ittee of the Public Free Libra1 y as constituted at that date shall be deen1ed to be the conunittee established byi subsection (1) and from that date shall be known as the Corrnnittee of the National Library.
6(1) 9(1) 1 .... For the words com1nencing with the words "Subje_ct to the- provisions" and ending ·with the words "in addition, itself" substitute the words "Subject to this Ordinance, the Committee may".

(a) (b) Immediately after the words "exercised by the Conunittce," insert the words.
"and the committee shall collect, receive and preserve all books required to be deposited in the library by the Publications and Newspapers Ordinance," Insert imn1ediately after the words "philosophical" the words ",musical".

· (c) For the words commencing with the words "and the proqceds" and ending with the words "purchase of·_ ne,v· books" subK stitute the words "or otherwise disposed of as the cCl!nmittee shall decide, and ·when sold pay the proceeds thereof into the general revenue of the library".
9(2) '·· Delete the words - "(nOt being books of reference)".

104 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT--:-C 10TH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Section 10(1) (b) Amendments to be maile · For the words "the upper floor of the Public Free Library Building" substitute the words "any of the rooms or halls of any library building vested in the Co1nrnittee".

The Public Free Library (Manage ment and Control) Regulations 01 ol.

IX p. 1899) ... Regulation !.


... ~ 5(1) 6(3) 8 10(1) 13(5) For the words "Public Free Library" substitute the words "National Library".

For the proviso in sub-regulation (1) substitute the following - "Provided that the Commjttee may by notice_ published in the Gazette amend the Schedule.''
For regulation 6(3) substitute the following - "(3) An applicant who has no regular employrn.ent or who is a school child inust,_ in addition to the particulars in paragraph (2) - (a) (b) in th'e case of the Georgetown branch library, obtain the sig .. -nature- of -a -person in---l'egular---employn1ent-with---a--recognised business address in Georgetown who is wilHng to be guarantor for the applicant; in the case of any other branch library, obtain the signature of a person in regular employment in the town or area where the brinch is situated who is willing lo be guarantor for the applicant."
For regulation & substitute the following - "8.

Bach applicant over the age of eleven .years may be issued with two borrower's tickets."

For the word "six" substitute the word "ten".

··•·•· (a) For the word "four" substilute the word l<seven".

(b) hnmediately after sub-regulation (6) insert the following as subMregulation (7) - .. -.
15 16(1) ... .. - ..... "(7) Where a lost book has been paid for by a subscriber, the proM perty in the book shall vest in the subscriber and the library shall be under no obligation to repurchase the book or to refund the n1oney paid by the subscriber if he subsequently redelivers or offers to redeliver the book to the library."

For the word "and" substitute the word "or".


In subMregulation (1) delete the words appearing after the word "pai' and insert in place thereof the words "such sum as the librarian rnay require for the purpose of sertding a postcard to hhn to notify him when the book is available .... 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SvPPLEMENT~C 105.

Law to be Amended Schedule Registration of Births & Deaths (Cap.
162) Section 14 Amendments to be made (a) In the heading "DAYS AND TIMES OPEN TO TH.E PUB LIC GEORGETOWN LIBRARY" delete the words "GEORGETOWN LIBRARY" sub-heading and "GEORGETOWN BRANCH''.

in1mediately thereunder insert the (b) Under the abovementioned ~heading, delete the words ''Public Readlng Room" and the hOurs :relating thereto.
(c) Under the heading "NEW AMSTERDAM BRANCH", for the second column the figures the figure "6" wherever it appears in otherwise than in the figuJ:es "6.30" -substitute "6.30".

(d) Under the heading "LINDEN BRANCH" transpose the term- - "Juvenile Lending Departn1ent" and the terin "Adult Lending Department" in the first column.

(e) Under the heading "LINDEN BRANCH", for the figure "4.30" in the se_cond c;olumn substitute the, .figure "3".

: Delete and substitute therefor - 14.


(1) There shall be a ------mrrns ana -deat11S-Witliineach diviSion.

superint~ndent registrar of births and deaths in- each __ district___.and __ a ___ registrar ___ of_ "_,_\_ppoint- -~!J~~_D~ tenclent registrars, (2) There shall be a deputy to every superinten :t'egistrars und deputies.

dent registrar and a deputy to every registrar to perform the -functions of such superintendent registrar or such registrar, as the case may be, in case of his absenc'?.
, (3) The deplity while so actillg shall have all ''the po\vers and duties and be subject to all the penalties, herein declared concerning superintendent registrars and registrars, respectively, and in -the event of the death or resignation of the superintendent registrar or registrar~ as the case may be, shall so act until another superintendent registrar or registrar is appointed.
15 Delete and substitute therefor - 15. to perfonn the functions of superintendent registrar (as (1) The Minister_ may designate a pllblic_ officer registrar- or this Ordinance.

case may be)_ undt:r ., 'Minister :may designate public officers h 'to act tn cnever any sue execution of Ordinance.hold his office, he shall cease icer ~eases- o superu1tendent, reg_istrar or a registr_ar (as the ca_se may .. be) under this Ordinance.

bl' pu IC o to: be a (2) Wh .

·ff' the- · t , __ · '·" · .


(3) In this secti,on, teachers of ele1nentary schools."

"public officer" includes .... 18 43 Delete.

(a) Insert as subsectiOn (1) the following sub.

106 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C lOTH JUNE, 1972 ·----------'-'-·' ,..,-~-~---------·--.,__ ....

~,,.~--.--..., """' - ·----~ Law to be Amended Section 51 B Marriage Ordinance (Cap.
164) Section: 4 30(1) 30A(2) 3t 38 39 ·-~" •.. ~ Amendments to be ma<lo section and renumber the subsections of this section a'Ccordingly - "(l) (a) The __ Registrar General 1nay of his own motion correcr any minor.

clerical error in-a._register~ if satisfied that the error in question is genuine.

(b) The Minister n1ay by order specify the errors or classes of error which shall be deemed to be minor clerical errors for tho purposes of this s~bsection."
(b) In the renu1nbered subsection (2) of this section, delete the word "If" at the begin ning of the subsection and insert in lieu thcn~of the --'l'vords "Subject to subsectio.n(l), if".

.
.

Renumbe1· as subsection (1) and insert the follotving as subsection (2) - ''(2) In this section, the expression "priority search" means a search, whether general or particular, in respect of which the Registrar General has received a written applica~ tion requesting that such search be undertaken i.mmediately, that i.s to say, ·in priol'ity either ·to a- gene!

'al-- or particular search.!)


... ... , ... •ht Delete the word "male", Substitute for all the words/ h11mediately before the proviso the follow~ ing - "Where either of the parties.

not being a widower or widow or a divorced person, is under the age oi twenty-one yen.rs, no inarriage shall take place between them until the consent of the appropriate person or persons specified in the Second Schedule has been first obtained."
Delete the words "the Chief Justice1 or Un the case o'.f tJ.1ere being no person officiating as Chief Justice)".

Delete the words "the Chief Justice, or (in the case of there.

being no person officiating as Chief Justice)".

Substitute the word "Minister" for the word "GOverno-r".

For section 39 substitute the following_... "n·estrict!on- 39.
Where either of the patties, not being a widower of power in or widow, or a divorced person is under the age of tw~ty­ ~,~~~ityor ot one years;· the l_i.cence shall not be granted .u~til ~he con~ent :\)arties.

r of the appropnate person or persons spec1f1ed tn the Sec- .

ond Syhedule has been first obtaint:d," lOTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 107 Law to be Amended Section 52 57 ._,.

...
...

SCHEDULE Amendments to be maclo Substitute the word "eight" for the word '~ten", - Substitute the words "a judge of the High Court" for the words "the Chief Justice or other judge aforesaid".

(a) Insert the word "first" immediately before the word tischedule" ll.lld "SCHEDULE" wherever they respectively appear, (b) Insert the following fonn at the end of the First Schedule: FORMH Application for Registration of Marriages contracted under the Indian Labour Ordinance.
Partie~s of Marriage Date and place of marriage Husband's name, status and age at the date of marriage Wife's name, status and age at date of marriage -------- Ii .

·-· ............. -.......................... of ............................... '° .......... .

and I, ............................................ of . ''

.. '• ...... ' .. '" .. '' ... '' '.'

.. ' ........ .
.. ' ........ .

do solt~mnly and sincerely declare as follows -- (a) The details of the n1arriage set out above are true and such 1. marriage was in accordance with the Indian Labour Ordinance.

(b) Such marriage is still Written.

subsisting at the date_ hereunder 2.

We hereby appfy to the Rcgi.strar··General to enter the particulars of the abovementioned marriage in a 1narriage register in accordance with sections 57 and 58 of the Marriage: Ordinance.
- '~ , .. , 1081lIE OFFICIAL GAZ"ETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-CIOTH JUNE, 1972 ~ La\v to 6e ·Amended Amendments to be made A certificate of registration issued under section 143 of the In-.. 3. dian Labour Ordinance is attached hereto, Declared at, .................... this ................... , ................. , ... .
Before me, · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · R~gi·;1~a~:o~~~·rai' · · · · · · · · (c) Add the followin2 as the Second Schedule~ ''.Section 30,39 SECOND SCHEDULE CONSENJ'S REQUIRED TO THE MARRIAGE OF AN INFANT BYUCENCEWITHOUT PUBLICATION OF BANNS Where the Infant is Legitimate.

Circumstances - Persons or Persons whose consent ---· is required 1.

Where boJh parents are __liy_in~_:- (a) if parents are livin~ together; Both parents.
(b) -if parents are divorced or The parent to whom the custody of the separated by order of any infant is committed by order.

of the court or by agreement; Court or by the.

agree~ent, or if .

the j~= i custody of_ the infant is so conun1tted to one parent during part of the year and to the other parent during _the rest of the year, both parents.

, · ' ""- (c) (d) if one Parent has been deserted by the other; if both parents have been d~pdve_cl_¢ custody of infant by order of any court.

2.
2.

Where· one parent is dead: (a) (b) if there is no: other guardian; if a guardian has been appointed by deceased .,P;:trent.

The parent who has been deserted.

The Person to whose custody the infant is con11nitted by order of the Court.

The surviving parent.

The surv1v1ng parent and the· guardian if acting jointly, -or the surviving parent or the guardian if the parent or guarw dian of the infant is the sole guardian of the infant.

3.

Where both parents are dead.


'fhe testamentary griardian or guardian".i and if there are none the guardian or guardians appointed by the court.

lOTII JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 109 Law to .be Amended Amendments to be made Where the Infant is Illegitimate.

Circumstances Person whose coiiseDt is required 1 The mother or if she has by order of If the ' mother of the infant ·~any court been deprived of .the custody is alive.
, .. of the infant, the person to whom the r ¢ustody of the infant has been cotn·~ !

mitted by order of the czourt.

/.

If the mother of the infant is dead.

- is The puntative father living with him _,,or is maintained by him; otherwise, the guardian appointed by the mother.· if the infant Subsidia~ LegislauOn (Cap, 166.)

Rules of Court (Matrimonial Causes) (Vol.

IX p .. 2038) .

First Schedule (a) The fees in the right~ and colu1!111 are amended as follows :- .
h --- -Item- -- - --$-- ·c.- - $- ~; II and 16 Substitute 15 and 18 37 and 60 61 14, 32 and 59 ,, .. " " (b) (i) 0 • 10 0 .

IS 0.

20 0.

40 1 ; 25 0 .

08 o.

12 0 .

16 _o.

32 j .


20 for " " In items 63 and 65, substitute the words lars" fo.r the words "five guineas"; "twenty-five dol• (ii) in it6m 64, substitute the wOrds words "ten guineas"; "fifty dollars", for ·the (iii) in item 66, substitute the words 11fifty dollars 0 lars" "thirty-five dollars" for 1'three ,guineas" and Hseven guineas'' respectively.
0 fifteen dol the words "ten guineas", , Second Schedule The fees in the right-hand column are amended as follows: Item 2 and 40 Substitute ,, " 42 21 2, 4, 13 _ 15, 19, ·30, 31,.

34 $ c. o.

15 0.

50 0.

75 $ c. 0 .

12 0 .

36 0.

72 !

.

20 for for " .. ,,,- I .

25 110 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C IOTH JUNE,· 1972. '

,, IA1W--to be Amende<l Maintenance Ordinance (cap.
168) S'ection 2, 3, 7, and 9 6 12 13 • Lands- De:Pa1 bn:ent' Ordinance (Cap .. 170) Section 12 Land Surveyors Ordinance (Cap.

171) SP.

:etion 27 (3) / ' District Lands PartitiO"n aild Re·allotment (Sp~cial Pro·cedu_re) Ordinance (Cap.

174) SectfCih 4 (4) Crown Lands Ordinance (Cap 175) Section 3 (a) (b) and (c), 10, 21 (1) 3 (c) 4 Amendments to be made Substitute the word "sixteen" for the: word ufourteen" wherever it , appears.
/ Substitute the word "ten" for -the word "{wo1 ' Wherever it appears, Substitute the \Vords "training school within the meaning of the Train~ · ing School Act" for the words "reformatory or where they appear the first time and the words "training school" for the sa~d words where they appear the second time.

industrial school" -:.

(a) Substitute the words "ten" for the word "two" wh~reVet it appears.
(b) Substitute the words "or training school within the meaning of the Training School Act" for the words -"reformatory or in~ dustriati• wherever they appear.

~lete the words "by order".

S.ubstitute the woids 11ten dollars" for the words i'five shillipgs".

1 Delete.

Dele.te the wnrds "or forests" wherever those words occur.

Delete uforest".

the word 1'Crown."


wherever it ap~ars before the word Delete and substitute therefor - !OTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMl'.NT-C UI L LaW to be Amended Section: 31(2) 35 40 and 41 Acquisition of Land for Public Purposes Ordinance, (Cap.

179) Section 26 and 27 Town and Coun try Planning !Cap.

181) Section 2 Housing Ordin ance (Cap.

182) Section 2 4(1) 55(4) Part IX Amendments to be made "Corl:versio>1 4. of State lands into Government lands.
Whenever 'the 'Presfdeiit deell1s it: expedient that any State Lands should be converted into G9vernment Lands, the President may isSue a grant of those lands, subject to such conditions (if nny) as he thinks fit, to the Commissioner and his sucicessors in office for and on behalf of the State as Governn1ent lands and thereupon such lands shall be held by the Comn1is sioner and his -successors in office as Govefnment lands".
Substitute the wo_rd "five" for the _word i.four" .. ahd tlie Word "twenty five" for the word "twenty .. four".

Insert the words "any State" immediatel)1 before: the 'wo'rd "forest".

Delete the words "and forests" wherever they occur.

___ 2'.lu..bstitute-the -words-/_!five-hunUred--doHars•-1--for--fue-WoTds •!tw~ hun dred and forty dollars" wherever these words occtl.r -and substitute the figures "500" for the figures "240" in the marginal notes to section 26 and 27. '
In the definition of "Local Authority" inSert.

t11e words •Gtown or" immediat~ly before the words ''local government district''.

In the definition o.f 'iLocal Authority" insert the words immediately before the words "local government district".

i "town or" Substitute the following - "Constitu- I.ion of the Central Authority.

'Delete.

4.
'Delete.

4.

(1) The Central Authority shal~ consist of~ (a) _A representative of t~e Georgetown City Council; of the Ne\V A1nsterdam Town ,Co,un 'CCuncil consti cil tut~d by or under the' M11nicipal and District Cotmcils Act, appointed by each such C'oun~ cil from among its counciVors or officers; and .of each Tovfn and (b) not more than nine .

'other fit and proper persons tu be appointed :"by the Minister''.
: The whole of Part IX as contained in the I-lousing Ordinance f.m- 112 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE ):.,ilGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 10111 JUNE, 1972 Amended I.aw to be SectiOn Landlord & Tenant Ordin .. ance, (Cap.

185) Section: 2 14(a) ... .... 20, 22(1) 33 (1), 34 and 35 49 First Schedule ForID-:-1 Kaieteur National Park Ordinance, (Cap.
188) Section 3 Amendments to be made mediately before 1st April, 1957, is hereby re--inserted in this .ordinance and shall have effect subject to the following a1nendment that is to say the figure "(1)" at the beginning of subsection (1) and subsection (2), (3) and (4) o,/ section 58 shall be deleted.

Substitute the words "common law" for the words '_'law of England" appearing in par.agraph (a) of the definition of the word r'deed".

.

-., Substitute the words "one hundred' 1 for the word "twenty" .
Substitute the words "five hundred" for the words Hfour hundred and eighty'' whenever these words appear and.

substitute the figures "500" for the figures "480" wherever they appear in the xnarginal notes to the section.

, Substitute the word "five" for- the word proviso.

'-'two" appearing in the -Substitute-the:-words- "one hundred'!

for-the-word "twe~ty".


Delete and substitute therefor the following - 3 (1) The Minister may establish a _board to , be "Until ~~f;-b~l_shed known as the I<.aieteur National Park Board -(referred to in this Ordinance as the Board) consisting of such number of Commls- ~on~r rt members as he deems fit to 'take and have the general co~~r~l Park.

charge and control of the said park.


(2) Until a Board has been appointed under sub section (1), the Commissioner of Lands shall have the gen eral charge and control of the said park.

(3) There shall be such numbv:r, of_ rangers as are required for the purposes of this Ordinance who shall be under the orders and direction of the Board or the Co1n missioner of Landsi as the case may 'be, and who shall per form such duties as may be- pr~scribed."
(a) Substitute the words "functions of the Board", f~r the words "powers of".

(b) Substitute the words uand the rangers an,d with respect to" for the words "the duties of rangers and".

S(l) ' ' .

Mining Ordinance1.

(Cap.

196) Section Delete.

10TH JUNE, 1972THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 113 Law to be Aniended Section IJ Blasting Operations Ordinance, (Cap.

197) Section 4(3) New Building Society Ordinance (Cap.
201) Section 1 Amendments to be made Delete the words ",except the powers and duties conferred and im~ posed by section 9 of this Ordinance" ..

Substitute for the woTd "Any" the following Words-- "Every person applying for the grant pf a certificate of competency under subsection (1) shall pay into the office of the Commissioner ah examination fee of ten dollars and any'', St1bstitute the word "Natienal" for the word "New".

33, 34, 35 and 36 Delete.

37 38 S11hstitut~ the following 'therefor--'-- 37.


For any capital purpose within the power of the "Powt!1' fo ~.~~ft~j' 10~ __ S~ci~t~ --~nde~-_!!

!i~ _ OrQ_in9-_~!.,----t_~ ___ S_Q~ie,ty ___ may_ -bouow- - --purposes:- mone} by tlie issue o1 OonG ce1i1f1cates."

~ubstitute the following therefor- "Bond certtn.

cates.
cates.

38 (1) Bond certificates issued under this Ordinance together with the -interest thereon shall all rank pari pas3u as a first charge by way of floating security on the assets of the Society : Provided that except with the consent of the Minister the amount f9r the time being secured by the said bond certificate:J shall not at any time exceed one hundied thou~ sand dollars.
(2) Bond certificates shall bear interest at such rate ncit- exceedi"ng six per cent per annum as the Board may determine at the date of issue of the said certificates.

(3) Bond ci:rtificates 1nay be redeemed in whole or in part by the Society, on six month's notice.

(4) Bond certificates may be transferred in whole or in part in multiples of one dollar, on payment (for each transfer) of such fee not exceeding sixty cents as the Board may fix".

39, 40, 41 and 42 Del€te.


43 Substitute the following therefor - "mxemp~ from tlon - stamp duly.

Delete.

44 and 4S . '

43.

Stamp Duty shall not be chargeable on any agree· .ment1 transport, transfer, assignment, certificate, ·re~eipt or other document that may have to be executed or issued by reas_pn of this Ordinance".

114 THE OFFIC1AL OAZt1'1B LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C IOTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be ,_-_.i\.monded-- ~ Roy.al AgriCul ~tUral "iiiiif - - ~d'*etir~~~~-~ ·'·(·.··:F· Ordinance.

(Cap.
(Cap.

203) Section I Amendmentrs to -be made Substitute the word "Guyana" for the words ''Royal Agricultural and .

-"9o_m.mer,ci~l", -- 3 3(c) 3{d) 8 9 .. '.

"~U.bS'titut~· for the definition of "the Society" the folloWing definition .-.

'i-~the-_.Societyi" means the Guyana Society hereby incorporated; ' subStitut~ Ih~'\voros "Guyana Socl.e.ty'; for the words "Royal Agricul tural and Commercial Society of British Guiana."
Substitute the words "two hundred and fifty thousand dollars" for '-~,~~-<wqr~li~,:·f~~tY.-_~housand pounds", Delete the words beginning with the words "the _stock" and ,<inding with the word "COlony" where it last appears, and- substitute the words "such governmrui~-.

of .Guyana stock or- other .securities offered to the public in Guyana".

Substitute the-words "movable· or im.qio.va\)_le" for the words "real or :·p_fl_r§Oll_al': .- -J)elete.

Delete.

iind ·substitute- therefor the following - '•'\ .


;Qffi~ei·~ "6l So-CietY.

·.

9~ The office-bearers of the -Society, three of whom shall be appoi-nted managing directors shall cons'ist of a pr'esidCnt, a vice president, a treasurer, a secretary, an assis- _ tant secretary, and such othws as the Society m:;i.y think fit to __ cippoint.

"· -~:-~J?_el~te ari~ __ .iub~ti_t_qte the_refor the following - "aCHEDULE ' !~', <_1,!i ;.-.

Georgetown Cu.ltural .. ,:Centre ~ofdipance ·_:: .


; (_fe~p, ~O'l) > Long title Ii 1 _To _proinOte- :~s far as possible interest in the arts, crafts, and pro.

• --:fessi-ons, the ·pursuit of knowledge in every discipline, the free exchange pf id_eµ._s ,on .. matters of national, regional, or global interest, and the cJisS~DJ:i-uation-.--o~- useful inf oormation generally.

· ··-To· establiSb.

·and maintain suitable publie rooms in the City of Georg~ .
:lOWn for: the -~use· -of- the- members 1 and a library, and to do all other things.

'hecessa:ty ·for the promotion of the objects of the Society, in· eluding the provision of a gallery- for art exhibition, the printil1g an,d publication of literature and the e3ta:blisl].filent of examining and _cer- tifying authorities c_~f an educational nature."

· Substitute the-: words "National Cultural Centre" for the words °Cul·· tural Centre in, the City of Georgetown.".
lOTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT~C115 Law to be Amencled Section Jand3,, 2 3 Sub~titute the word 'jNational" for the word "Georgetown" wherever this word appcaq;.

Substitute the word "Guyana' for the words HRoyal Agricultural and Commer~ial" wherever these words appear.

(a) Delete the \Vords ~'for the use of the Society" in subsection (3).
(b) Insert the following as subsection (4) - "(4) Subject to the provisions of sections 5, 6 and 7, all 111oncys vested in the Board shall be held by the Doard on trust, and may be used by the Board, for the purpose 6[ establishing, or cooper<iting with any other 'body -in estab lishing, on any site it n1ay think fit, a centre of cultural -and recreational facilities for the nation to be known as the Na tional Cultural Centre."

4 (1).

Substitute the \Vord "seven" for the 'vord "three".
Berbicc- R.eading Society Ordinance (Cap.

206) Section 5 Electric Lighting Ordinance (Cap.

237) Section 2 9(1) Subsidiary Legislation Electric Installa~ tion R,egulatiOns · (Vol.

IX p. 2352) Regulation 3 Delete.

Substitute.

the following for the definitiofi of "road authority" ...... "road authority" means - (a) in relation to public roads within the meaning of the Roads Act, outside Georgetown'.

ot _ _ New Amsterdam,- the Chief Works.

-and J-l:yd;ri:i.uHcs.


Offii;:er; (b) in relation to roads, streets and bridges Within GeorgCtown or New Amsterdam, the Ge_orgetOwn City Council _or the -NC"w Amsterdam Town Council, respectively; (c) in.

relation to all other roads, st_reets and bridges, such person as may be designated by order of the Minister;'' Substitute the word "Minister" for the words "Governor and Legis.la tive Council".

Substitute the following_- " Appli"ca- tion.

3.


These Regulat_ions shall apply to the New Amster- dam- Electric Lightirig Order and to any Hcence granted or order inade under the Act or any Act amending or to be construed with the Act and to any special Act."

U6THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C lOTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Georgetown Electric Supply Ordinance Cap.

238 Subsidiary Legislation.


Eiectricity Order , (forn1erly the Oeorgeto\vn Electric Supply Order Vol, IX p. 2395 as aniend~ ed by Order 81/1963 and con tinued in force by Ordinances 34 of 1957 and 31 of 1960) Clause 29 Delete.
Second Schedule Delete sub~Paragraph (5) of paragraph (b) and substitute the following- (5) Albert Street level Crossing (SA) Kitty level Croosing (5B) Middleton-street level Crossing (SC) Sheriff Street level Crossing (SD) Conversation Tree level Crossing (SE) Turkeyen level Grossing Forest Ordin·anae (Cap, 240) ' Section, 5(1) "' Delete and substitute therefor the following section - '"Grants or leases.
5 1 (1) The President rnay exercise in respect of State forests any of the powers conferred on him in _respect of State Lands by section 3 (a) and (b) of the State Lands Or~ dinance.
Provided that - (a) The President shall exercise the powers conferred on him by this subsection only after consultation with the Minister; (b) any grant or lease made by the President under this seC· tion shall be subject to any interest in the same land previ ously conveyed by the Minister under_ sections 6-or 7 of this Ordinance or any interest existing at the itme of t11e declara.

tion Of the State forest or at the con1mencement of this Ordinance and having effect by virtue of section 9.'
1 6 Insert immediately after ·the words "if any" the following Words " or may issue perm:~ssions to occupy any State forest for the p_urpose of taking or obtaining forest produce or any specified kind of" forest produce therefrom".

lOnr JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMEHT--C 117 Law to be Amended Section 9 12 (!)
16 (1) 18 ,_ 21(b) 23(1) 26(2) Amendment§ to be made Snbstitllte the words ' 4under a grant or under a contract or lease in writing n1ade under this Ordinance" for the words "under a contract or lease in writing made by or on behalf of the Governor".

Delete the words "by the person in possession thereof".· Substitute the words "any person who is within" for the words "any person who lives or is resident within".
Renu1nber section 18 as section ISA and insert the following sectioi1 as section I 8 _,_ ''T~ass on or unlawfully state forG~t.

occupies any State forest shall be liable to a fine of seventy~ five dollars or to imprisonment for tw~ months: 18.
Everyorie who ttCspasses on Provid@d that - (a) no one s.hall be deemed a trespasser on, or to have un~ lawfully occupied, any State forest under this section who proves, to the satisfaction of the magistrate before whom he is brought - (i) that he was trave11ing and reasonably occupied· or used --- ---- ---- -- - __ th_~ _f_o_!~~_t _~!-~-I!~ _p1:!_rp_q__s~_Qf __ h_i_~__jg ur_ne~; ___ or_ _ _ __ (ii) that he was authorised to occupy or use the forest by the Minister or by any other person having authority under this Ordinance or any other written lawj or (iii) that -he, or those through whom he clairris, ·occupied the forest under a bona fide claim of right; and (b) where anyone is convicted for a first time under this section he shall not be liable to imprisonment whether in default of payihg apy penalty or otherwise if he thereupon surrenders peaceable possession of the State forest occupied · by him with all the forest .J?roduce thereon, and all buildings and erections thereupon or affixed thereto."
Substitute the words "any lease in respect of State .forest.!!

or any permission, or re1noval pennit or other contract in respect of forest produce" for the words "any licence or pennit for forest producen .. Insert irnn1ediately after the word "enclosure" the words "shed or structure or any part thereof".

Insert the words - (a) "or detaining'~ after t~e WOrd "seizing''• (b) ' 1or detainecf" after the word "seized", (c) "or detenti..on'' after the word 1'seizure" .. .
26(7) Insert the following as subsection (7) - "(7) No action shalJ be maintainable against the State or any forest officer fOr the, loss Ol'.

deterioration of a~_Y fOreSt produce or 118 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL Su!

'PLEMENT-C !O'm JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended SectiOn 28< Alliendmentis to be made thing seized ~r detained in the bo11a fide exercise of powers under this Ordinance."

(a) Substitute the words "the prescribed royaltr,.


value" for the words "the esti1nated value' and the words 'two hundred and fifty dollars'' and "seven hundred and fifty dollars" for the wqrds "one hundred dollars" and utwo hundred and fifty dolm Jars" respectively, in paragraph (i) of the proviso.

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(b) Subs~itutc the followi,ng paragraph for paragraph (ii) of the proviso-- ~i(ii) such compensation shall not exceed five times the marw ket value or alternatively, where the value of the f@rest · produce or thing Cannot be estimated, the sum of one hundred dollars": 41 Substitute the follo\Ving for paragraph (e) of section 41 - Subsidiary _ lAgi~l~ti_on __ Forest Regulations (Cap, 250) Regulation 12 ,• - -· "(e) prohibiting or regulating the transport, water, of timber whether obtained from State land, or private property;" by land or State forest, (a) Renumber as 12(1); (b) Insert the words "as Form A" immediately after the word '-'specified"; (c) Insert the following as paragraph (2) ~ "(2) No.
person shall remove of cause to be removed iny forest produce from private lands unless a removal declaration in the form specified as Form B .

in the Fourth Schedule has been_ first completed in respect of such forest produce.-» (a) Insert the words "or frorn private lands" immediately before the words-"along any_ waterway".

(b) Insert the words "or removal declaration i:ts the case may bi""' immediately before the words "in respect of".
Insert the words "or removal declaration as the case may be"~ im mediately befo.re the words ''for inspectionH.

Insert the words "from any State forest'i immediately-after the words 11forest produce".

Insert the words "ot to erect any extension or addition thereto" im immediately before the words "or to change".

Delete all the words occurring after the word "fit".

(a) Renumber paragraphs (5) and (6) a• (7) and (8) respeotively and insert the following as paragraphs (5) and (6) - ' . '
13(1) 13(2) IS 17(1) 17(4) 18 10n; JUNE, 1972THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 119 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made "(5) Qn the application of·the licence holder1 the Conservator shall renew the licence for a further year if satisfied that the sawmill still conforms with the conditions and specifications referred to in paragraph (1) and that the sawmill is othenvise being operated in accordance with the law.
(6) An- appHCation for a licence or for the renewal of a licence shall be in Form C in the Fifth Schedule".

(b) Substitute the words ''Form D" for the words "the form set out in paragr~ph (5)".

27 ' ' Delete and sllb~titute therefor the following - 27.

The Conservator shall in respect of State forests ;l·Issue of r~~~<t1:ining have all the powers and authorities vested in the Commis balata, etc.
sioner of Lands in respect of State Lands by Part IX of the State Lands Regulations and for this purpose the provisi•s of the said Part IX shall have effect mutatis matandis as if they formed part of these Regulations".

30 Insert regulation 29 - the follo.wing regulation 30 immediately after __ '.

'.Reed---- ----Jo:----r1re--fces-set--Ol1t in the _Ninth Schedule shaH be h Ninth sehedul@.

payable in respect of t o matters spec1£1ed t erein."
' ' h · Fourth Schedule Letter the form "Pennit to Remove Timber"· a& "Form A" and insert- the following as "Form B".

- ''Regu;ation 12.

THE FORESTS ORDINANCE FORMB (Chapter 240) DECLARATION FOR REMOVAL OF FOREST PRODUCE FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY [/\-Ve ... , ......

'-., ........ : .........• ,., .............. hereby certify that I/We .-, ..... .

.. .. .

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-... , ..................... , ... , .the duly authorised agent(s)/owner(s) of Private ProPerty No ..................................... known as .............. .

have this (day) , ........................ of.. ...................... (rnonth) 19 ....................................... per1nitted Mr./ Mrs. / Miss .................... .

.................................... to procure and remove the under~mentioncd forest produce from the abovenamcd Private Property.
Quantity logs bags charcoal fence posts paling staves tons/cords firewood other forest produce.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Description of Species 120 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C lOTH JUNE, 1972 La\v to be Amended '; A1nendments to be made Date ...... ·~;ig~~t~;;~·.

~f·.

Ag~~tjQ~,~e~.

~f ..

Private Property Witnesses:- (!)

.......................................................... .

(2) ........................................................... .
TO BE COMPLETED BY PERSON REMOVING FOREST PRODUCE To the Conservator of Forests. )

the forest I/We.................. produce listed above was cut and removed from Private Property No .... ..... ......... ...... .......... .

................ known as ...................................... .
.. ..... " ................. hereby declare that Should there be any doubt or .disagreement as to the exact source of tho produce, I/We am/are willing to point out to any Forest Officer the stumps, of trees- felled in order to obtain the forest produce listed_ in _ t_hil> __ p~_c;l_ar_~t_ion.
--f- l/We am/are fu1fy aware that should I/We fail to satisfy you or any Forest Officer that the said forest produce was indeed obtained from the aforesaid private property, I/We shall be liable to prosecution or such penalty as the law may impose.

\ ....... ' ... 'i:)'~t~····' ............ .

Fifth Schedule • Letter the form "Sawmill Licence" as "Form D" and 'Form C" the following :......:- Regulation 18 THE FOREST ORDINANCE (Chapter 240) ..... .
insert as FORM C APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO OPERATE A SAWMILL T,o: The Conservator of Forests, Forest Departme1it, Kingston, Georgetown.
I/We hereby apply for a licence to operate a .sawmill for the period ................................................ to .......................................... 1'his s:;i.wmill is has been situated at............................................................ and (a) erected in ~ccordance with your Permit No ................. .. "' * (b) O'perated previously under sawmill licence No ............ .
I/We hereby declare: (a) that the sawmill is comprised of the following prirne llllits:--- lOTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 121 Law tn be Ainended Section.

Amendments to, be made No.

Motive Powel' Type of Unit Band saw(s) Gang saw(s) Circular saw(s) Edger saw(s) Plancr(s) Cross cut saw(s) (b) That there has been no alteration, inodification, extension or - ad?ition t~ the laY.·?Ut or ~esign of the.
mi~l or to the prime u111ts as laid down 1n permit No .......... 1n licence No .......... * save and except with due permission (see your- pern1it No .

............... ) Date ......................... .

Export of Timber Note: *Delete as necessary.

Ordinance, (Cap.

241) - Section --5(5) - Guyana Rice :Producers Association Ordinance, (Cap.

250) Section 8(2)(g) Animal Diseases Ordinance (Cap.

258) Section 11 (1) Wild Birds Protection Ordinance, (Cap.
260) Section: 3A Transport & J-Iarbours Ordinance (Cap.

261) -Section 41(2) Delete.

Insert the words "the Executive Committee," ilnmediately after tha word "Council," wherever that word oCcurs.

Delete.

Substitute the words "seventy-five dollai:s" for the words 11twenty·four dollars" wherev.er they appear.

Substitute the words "twenty dollars" for the words, uthree dll)ltars and thirty-six cents".

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122.THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C !OTH JUNE, 1972 · Law--to-·-be-- Amended 49 • • Amendments to be made :Substitute a s:emi.colon for the ftill stop at tlie end of paragraph (v) and insert the following inrmediately thereafter as paragraph (w) - the general administration and n1anagerncnt of the railway "(w) and shipping services Carried on by Gov_ern1nent within Guyana and the use by the public of such services.

11 Second Schedule . '
Substitute the following - · SECOND SCHEDULE formerly Superintendent Engineer formerly Managing_ Director General Manager - Traffic Manager Chief Mechanical Engineer - Engineer, Ways and Works }{arbour Master Marine Superintendent Ma rinc Engineer Superintendent of Surveys-formerly I-Iarbour Surveyor Mechatiical Engineer (Railways) Mechanical Engineer (1v;larine) Assistant Civil Engineer Chief Accountant Chief Pilot Ex_e_cµtiye Offiger ~pcJ Sbip_pi11g M~-~ter Pilots Senior I!yd~ographic Surveyor Hydrogr~pluc Surveyor Subsidiary - Legislation Harbours and Pilotage Regulations (Vol.
x p. 2513) Regulation 37(1) 48 (3) Home Trade Ships (Masters, Mates and Engineers Certificate) Regulations p. 2543, (Vol.

X) .

Reglilati6n 2(4) (c) and (e) Delete all the words appearing after the word /'dollars", Substitute the words "s_even hundred and fifty" for th~ words 11two hundred''.
Substitute the \Vords "the GoventtnCnt of any other , Caribbean Cominonwealth Territory specified by the: Minister for the purposes of this paragraph by notice in the Gazette" for the words "the _Govern~ ment of Trinidad or the Marine Board of Jamaica" wherever these words appear .. u Insert the following paragraph (3) .,-- "(3) Any certificate in force and issued under this regulation be<' lOTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEOALSUPPLEMENT..,.,,-Cl2r La.lv to be Amended Section 13 .. Am.endmentis to b;?!
made fore the coming into operation of the Home Trade Ships (Mastefs,- Mates and Engineers Certificates) (Amcrrdment) Regulations, 1967j shall upon surrender by the holder thereof be re~issued in the form used in pursuance of paragraph (2) with such adaptations M may be approved by the Minister".
Renumber the regulation as regulation 13(1) and insert the following as paragraph (2) - H(2) When the certificate lost or destroyed was issued before the corning into operation of the Efcn1c Trade Ships (Masters, Mates and Engineers Certificates) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967 i the certified copy shall be re-issued in the form used for the re~issue of Clirtificates under regul~_tton _11(3)".

Transport and Harbours Depart~ n1ent (Superannua· tioil and other Benefits) Regulations (Vol.
X p 2555) Regulation --4----~------ --"' 1!.

\ Government 'Wharves Ordinance, (Cap.

263) Section: 2 !_g_sert t_he Jollo_wing __ words--irnrllediatel y- after-t11e--W-orel--"OtafiiaD.ce-,-, -fi:t i:lie €Ild of the proviso - ~~ "or whose dependent~, as defined under the National Insurance and Social Security Act, are entitled to death.

benefits under that Act."

Substitute the- following for the definition of "government wharf0 ' "government "'.

'haJ;'f" means any \vharf mentioned in the Schedule'.
3 P• ••!

Delete and substitute therefor the following - ·3, The Minister -may fron1 time to time by notice "Amendment o.f- Scheclu-le, published in the Gazette, a111end the Scshedule by; adding any wharf thereto or by deleting therefrom any existing wharf1', Schedule Delete and substitute therefor the following Schedule.
"SCHEDULE '.fhe WHARVES situated at !he following places: County of Berbice ' Springlands Right Bank Canje River New Ainsterdam (New Amsterdam Petry Terminal) Stanleytown, N cw Amsterdarn 124 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 10TH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Am")lded Section Amendments to be made Torani, Right Bank Berbice River Schep1noed, East Bank Berbice (Lauhch Stelling) Mara, Right Bank Berbi_pe River (Launch Stelling) Ida Sabina, Right Bank Berbice lliver (Linmch Stelling) Ebini, Right Bank Betbice River Blainnont Rosignol, West Coast Berbice (Ministry of Works,,Hydraulics and Supply Wharf) Rosignol, West Goast Berbice (Rosignol Ferry Terminal) _ County of Den1erara Left Bank, Mahaica River, West of Public Road Kingston, Georgetown (Forestry Department Wharf) ICingston,- Georgetown (Ministry of Works, IIydraulics and Supply Wharf) Curruningsburg, Georgetown (Goods Department) (Transport and Harbours Department Wharf) Georgetown (Georgetown Ferry Tenninal) Stabroek,- Georgetown (Customs Boat House) Charlestown, Georgetown Ruimveldt, Georgetown Timehri, East Bank Demerara Vreed-en-Hoop (Vrc'.ed-en-Jioop Ferry Terrriinal) V:!eed~en-IIoop (Ministry of Works, Hydraulics and Supply Ramp) · County: of Essequibo / Parika Outfall Channel, Parika Main Drain, Parika (Ramp) Doornhaag, Leguan Island (Ministry of Works, Hydraulics and Supply Launch Stelling) Leguan Island (Transport and Harbours Department Wharf) Hogg Island Fredericksburg, Wakenaam Island (Ministry of Works, HydrauliC5 and Supply Launch Stelling) Good
 Success, Wakenaam Island (Ministry of Works, Hydraulias and Supply Ramp) Wakenaam Island (Transpo1i and I-Iarbours Department Wharf} Riverstown, Essequibo Coast (Ramp) Adventure Charity Fort Island Makouria Quarry, Right Bank Essequibo River (stone loading) Makouria Quarry, _Right Bank Essequibo River (passenger service) 1V1azaruni J)ockyard Bartica Teperu Quarry, Right Bank 'E"ssequibo River Morawhanna Ku1naka" Subsidiary Legislation Governn1cnt Wharves (PubHc Works Depart ment) (Cap.
263) Rule 7 .

Substitute the word "scventy-fi·ve" for the word 0~wenty·four".

: tom JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 125 Law to be Amended Hobaboe Creek (Diversion) Ordinance, (Cap.

276) Section 5 Roads Ordinance (Cap.

277) Section 3 Amendments to be made Substitute the words 11out of moneys provided by Parliament, a bridge in- accordance with sections 12 and 13 of the -Roads Ordinance" for all the words appearing between the words "maintained as a bridge" and the colon.
Substitute the following - "Establish- ment of public roads.

3.

(1) Every road tnentioned in the Schedule shall b e a public road for t e purposes -of t is Ordinance and lll expenses incurred in the construction or maintenance of such roads shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.

h h ' (2) The· Millister may by order amend the Schedule.
(3) The roads specified in the proclamations made under the former section 4 (I) and in forc0 immediately _ b.efore __ the_coming--into-operation--of--thi-s-- seetion-and - not- - discontinued by proclamations made under section 4(2)~ shall be deemed to be roads mentioned in the Schedule for t:p.e purposes of subsection (I)."

4 11(3) 19 38 •• i ...

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'••" Delete.

Substitute the word uthree" for the word "one" appearing in the proviso.

Subs_titute the words "a direction" for the words "an order".
netete subsections (2) a_nd (3) and insert the following as subsection (2) - u(2) The ~inister may annex to a b_reach of any of f:b-ose regu lations a frne of one hundred and fifty dollars and, 1n case of a continuing offence, a further fine of thirty dollars for each day after notice of the ·breach, from --the Chief Officer or his agent, is served on the person charged", Common Carriers Ordinance (Cap.
279) Section: 3 (a) Substitute the words 1'Bank of Gtlyana, or of any bank in any Commonwealth countryn for all the words appearing be the word "orders''.

tween the words "notes of the" and (b) Substitute the words "one hundted'' for the words, "twenty~ five".

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4(1) Substitute the words "one hundred" for the words '"twenty,..five", 12c6 I OTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C Law to- he Amended ·----- Section Motor Vehicles and Road Traf~ fie Ordinance (Cap; 280) Se.ction: 11 Amendments to be made Substitute for all t11e words appearing before the proviso thereof the following words - "Save as is hereinafter provided, any person who drives or being the owner permit;> any other person to dnve on a road a motor vehicle \Vhich is not registered under this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence".
23(3) Delete .and substitute there~or the following subsecti-on - 29(1) 47 49 "(3) Where any person has .been convicted of an offence under subsectron (1) the magistrate shall, if such person has not at the tilne of conviction taken out the licence required by section 17, order such person to pay in addition to any fine imposed for such offence the sum required to be paid for the licence".
Substitute the words "police constable or me1nber of the Guyana De fence Force" for the words "member of the Police Force" appearing ip _t);i~ j~f_QYi§_O~ __ Delete paragraph {a) and re-letter paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) as paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) respectively.

Substitute therefor - ''Power to erect traffic sigus.

49.
The Commissioner of Police may cause __ or permit lo be placed on or near any road a prescribed traffic sign for - (i) (ii) (iii) providing adequate guidance to users of the road as to the directions, restrictions or pro hibitions contained in any law for the regula tion of traffic, or providing for such of the purposes of sec tion 47 as he may consider n1ore appropriate to provide for by sign under this section, than to provide for by otder under section 47; making such appointments, prescriptions, pro- hibitions or restrictions authorised by section 50 as he may _consider more appropriate to provide for by sign under this section, than to provide for by order under section 50: Provided that no sign inconsistent with any order made under section 47 or 50, shall be placed' dn" or· near arty road."
:···· 102. lrn;ert iinmerliately .before the.

word "11as0 the following words "or for regulating the parking of vehicles",.

Substitute.

the w_ord •iMinistet", _fOr_ the wor.ds "_Governor in Council".

IOTH JUNE, 1972THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-e 127 Law to be A1nended ~ubsidiary Legislation (Cap.

280) Motor Vehicles and Road Traf fic Regulations (Vol.

X p. 2622) Regulation 3.

Bus Stop (No.

I) Ot'der 1962 (42/1962) ___ ----Road--Xr-a-f-f-ic-- (N ew Amster dam) (No.

I) Order (Vol.
I) Order (Vol.

X p. 2729) General Tfaffi'c Directions (Vol.

x p. 2708) Road Traffic (New Amster- dam, (No.

2) Order (Vol.

X p. 2729) Parking- Places' (Georgetown) Order (Vol.

X p. 2722) Road 1-raffic (Georgetown) Order (0.13/1946) (Vol.
x p.2720) Ameud1nents to be 1nade Substitute for regulation 31 the following regulation - "-3. , Motor cars and other motor vehicles used for purposes ctI1er ........,, - than for trade or business or for hire and reward - Hire car or other motor vehicle used for hire or reward - Motor buses Motc;ir lorry or van used for trade or business purposes - Tractor or Motor Cycle ~ ~ - Hire Car licensed and hired foT private use and driven by thehirer ..__-----~----- - - - trailer - - - - - - - - P H B G T c PH" -Del~te all the clauses.
of this· order except clauses and 2.

Delete all the clauses of this order except clauses l and 2, l)elete these directions except paragraphs 1 and 2 and·_para~aphs, 25 (b) and (c).

Delete all the clauses- of this order except clauses 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

(a) Delete clauses 2, 4, 5 and 7 and the second and third schedules.
(b) Delete the word "first" in clause 3 .... Insert at the end of the first schedule - (c) (i) in the first column the words "N'ew Market Street"; (ii) in the second column, t11e words "Between Thomas Street and East Street, on the Northern side between the parking place signs."

Delete all the clauses of this order except.clauses 1, -t2i 1_3, 14, and-15.
l2810TH JUNE, 1972.THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C Law to be _Amended Road Traffic (Bel Air Park) Order 1958 (0 3/1958) Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordinance (Cap.

281) Section 2 Tax Ordinance (Cap.

298) Section: / .. '.

9(1) 9(38) (e) 11(1) Amendmenffi to be made Delete all the clauses oI this order except clause 8.
Substitute for the definition of uauthorised insurer" the follovving definition - ' "authorised insurer" means - (a) an Assuxance Company or Underwriter incorporated or regis Cap, 328, tered in Guyatia, under the Cotnpanics Ordinance who has deposited and keeps deposited with the Accountant General the sun1 of fifty thousand dollars or securities approved py the Minister to the like amount in respect of that business_; (b) any person who carries on in Guyana the business of giving security of a like kind and who has deposited and keeps de- posited with the Accountant General the sum of fifty thousand dollars __ or securitie_s __ approved_ by_ the Minister _to the .like amount -in respect of that business.'
Substitute the words "statutory declarations" for the words "declaration under the Statutory,' Declarations Ordinance" Delete.
(a) Delete the words "an ad valorem duty of two per centum on the consideration paid for such conveyance transport or transfer" and substitute therer'or .the following words "whether by sale, gift or otherwise an ad valorem duty of two per cent on the value of the property conveyed, transported or transferred'' (c) (b) Delete paragraph (c) in the proviso and re-letter paragraphs (a) and (b) as paragraphs (b) and (c) respectively.
Insert the following ·paragraph as paragraph pro:viso - '~(a) The Registrar of Deeds may accept the consideration stated in the conveyance, transport or transfer as the vah1e of the property for the purposes of subsection (1) or he may require the value to be ascertained by the sworn valuation of a competent appraiser."

(a) of the Income Tax Ordinance (Cap.

299) Section 10 23(4) Delete paragraph (m).

Delete.
Delete.

THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C IOTH JUNE, 1972129 Law to be A,a.nended Section 69A (8) Subsidiary Legislation Inco1ne Tax Exit Regulations 1/1963 Regulation 6(1) Income Tax (Appeal) Rules (Vol.

X p. 2768) Appendix II Amendn1en~ to be made Insert the words "a Commonwealth country or'i· irllniediately before the words "a foreign state» appearing in paragraph (f) Substitule the words "a Comn1onwea1th country or a" for the words "an accredited" appearing in paragraph (b).
For the fees set out in the right hand ~olumn of AppendiX- II sub stitute respeetively, "$7, $3, $3, $2, $3, $1, $0.50, $5".

Estate Duty Ordinance (Cap, 301) Section: 22 .

;i -'~ ~ Delete all the words appeari~_ after_th_e .wor_!l____'._'._person~and-substi-t-ute------- --- --there-far-thc---words-"stmll-Oe11a6Je to a fine of three thousand dollars and to in1prison1nent for three years."
24(1) ' ' Delete all the \vords appeafing before the word '1may" and substitute therefor t11e words "Subjer.t to article 47 of the Constitution, any criminal proceeding under thi8 Ordinance inay be instituted and carried on by the Conunissioncr under and in acco1dance with the Su1nmary Juris~ diction Ordinances and any a1nount owing to_ the State under this 'OrdiM nance."

25(1) ' I Delete all the words appearing before ~be word "shall" and substitute therefor the words "Estate duty".
Stamp Duties (Management) (Cap.

303) Section: 1!

(2) ' ' MiscelJan!

!lous Licences Ordinance (Cap.

306).

Section: 18(3), 20, 32 Customs Ordinance (Cap.

309) Section: 4 ' Substitute the words "one thousand" for the words ''five hundred".

Delete.

Delete the words "such _particular place withi1'l any port, if done at any place" and substitute "such particular therefor officer and any act req11ired by the law at· any time to be done at any particular place within any port~ if done at any plaGe".
the words BO THE OFFICIAL GAZBT'rE LEGAL Su:rPLEMEN't-ClOrn .ru~rn.

1972 LaW~ to be Amended Section: s / .

, .

(a) Inse_rt the words "an1endment1 before the- words ('expiry"; revocation or" irnn1ediately (b) Immediately alter the \.vordl!

",prior thereto'' insert the words "and in the event of the revocation or expiry of such order under section 9 the duties payable prior to the.

date of the order shall be rec-~ived and shall be payable as if the order bad never been made".
(c) Delete the words "1mtil it expires as aforesaid" at tfae end of the section.

'- g Substitute the following for section 9 - 9.

"National Assembly: ~nend or revoke order.

ay conlfrm Jazette o an 01 er ma e un er .

section (1) Within ten days of d ·d the ...., inrnter shall lodge with the Clerk of the l'\Jational Assembly a C'.JPY of the order and a notice of 1notion for· the confirmation 0£- the order by the :\ssen1bly.
the publication , t ie in ·[ • M' · · d· 8· f · (2) As soon _as practi.cable· the order Shall be laid befofo the Assernbly and 1.he motion inoved therein.

thereafter, (3) The National Assen1bly n1ay the order wiih or \Vilhout anvx1d1nent or inay revoke- it, and the rCS{;l_ution.

shall take effect upon its publication in the -Gaz,~tte-.

confirm (4)_ The order shall ipso facto expire lodged as required by subsection (1).''
if it is not 10 and 11 74 13& 166 203(4) 208 213A Insert im1nedi01.tely before the word "expiry' ilie \Vords "amendment, rev0>cation or".

- · Insert inuncdiately before the v1ord "bulk~ the words "hatches are opened without the kno\vledge and cons~11L -of the proper officer or''.

Insert in the proviso thereto in1mcdiately after the word "tons" the frontier of words ·i.or in any aircraft or across any iand or Guyana".

riv.etain _Renuinber thtti section as section 166(1) and insert the.
following as subsectio~ (2) - ... "(2) -Any loss or damage arising out of the contravention of ~llJ.. section (1) shall _be recoverable by civil action at th~ suit.

of the_ State from the tnaster,of the aircraft or ship".

e Insert in this subsection wherever it occurs, the following words - in1mediately after the- word- "destroys" "or throws a\vay".
Substilute the words "Any -officer having a writ of assistance issued bY the liigh Court which is hereby authorised and n-!quired to grant such \Vrits upon aplication by the Co...•:nptroller ·may," fOr a.11 the words appearing before the words "by day or by night".

Insert the.

following section ilnn1ediatcly aftc.r section -213 - !
'Penalty for obstructing tBSC-Ulilg, ete, 213A Any person who - (a) obstructs·, hinders molests or assaults any of· in th@ execution of his duty; ficcr or 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-'C!31 J.,aw to he Antended Section: Amendn1ent1S to be made (b) does anything which impedes ot is ·calculated to in1pede the carrying out of any search which may lead to the- forfeiture, detention or seizure of anything liable to be -forfeited, detained or seized under the customs laws; or_ (c) rescues1 damages, destroys or throws away any!-hing liable to be forfeited, seized or de tained under the customs laws or does any~ .thing calculated to prevent ·the procuring or giving of _ (;)Vi_dence forfeiture, seizure or detention under the ·customs laws; or re_lating to (d) prevents th0 detention of- ahy _perRon by an h:is- duty; or officer in 1.he execuiion of 1 (c) ra~cues any p~rson detained under paragra-Ph (d); or (f) attempts to do anything mentioned in paragraph (,,), (b), (c), (d), or (e), sh all __ be.
Ii a_bJc__Dn_ summa1~y.-Go.aviC±-i-on-:-to -a--fj ne- 1lf 011e-tli CiliS-.-:: -aJUl five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for a term of three months: Substitute the w~rds Hone.hundred" for the word "fifty".

Substitute the words- "one thousand" for the words Hfjve hundredJ' wherever they appear.

Substitute _the words "one thousand" for the -Words "five hundred".
Substitute the words "the principal officer of inland_ revenue :or the· principal officer- of Custorns and Excise of any Con1n1onvvealth territ0:1·y or of such other officers perfonning siinilar functions in a -Comn1on~ wealth territory as may be approved by the Minister,'!.

fer the- \Vord.

:; appearing after the words "office of" and ending with the :word "pos .. session".

Sulistitute the w.orfi "twenty:five" for the wOrd "twent-Y-four".
Substitute the words "Accountant General" for the words ~~Financial Secretary," and delete all the words appearing· thereafter,, __ _ 228 2$3 254 265 Subsidiary Legis Jati-0n (Cap.

309) Custo1ns Regulations Regulation 70(2) [ntoxi eating Li(Juor Licensing Or.. dinance (Cap.

316) .....

Section: 96(1) 132 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C IOTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended ---- Licensed Per mits Ordinance (Cap.

317) Section: 27· Bitters and Cordials Ordinance (Cap.
318) Section: 2 Spirits Ordinance (Cap.

319) Section: 2 Amendments to be made Delete.

In the definition of the expression uthe Con1ptroller" substitute the words "mines officer" for ihe words "warden or sub-warden".

Substitute for the definition of AnalY.st" the following - the expression "the.
Government ' "the Government Analvst" means the Government Analyst, the Assistant Government A·nalyst and any scientific officer of the Arta1yst Depattmen1 -of -the -Mtnfatry- -or-Health; ' 104(7) Substitute the figures and symbols "$500, $1,000 and $1,500" for the figures and symbols "$250, $500 and $7'50," respectively wherever the latter figures and symbols appear.

Spirjts Ordinance (Cap.


319) Regulations mad~ under section 128 on the 3rd October, 1905 as amended from time to time Forn1s 11, 12, and 13 Delete the paragraphs com1nencing with the words ·~r(now All Men'' and with the words "We Bind and Oblige ourselves" respectively, and substitute therefor the following paragraph-- "Know all Men by these presents that we ...

.'

.......... ,.
.'

.......... ,.

................. as principals, and ........................... as sureties severally acknowl- edge ourselves to owe to .................. to and for the use of the State the sum of ........... , ............... dollars 1 subject to the condi- tion endorsed hereon."

Co-operative Societies, Ordinance (Cap.

326) Section: 51(5) Delete.

!O'rn JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT--C 133 Law to be Amended Companies Ordinance (Cap.
328) Section: 10(9), 73A(6) and 248A(5) 24B(3), 24C(6), 26(6) and 68(5) 62(5) 62(5), 91A Ii: 65B(2) .

and ~.

65 B (4) 68(6) 100 _lQJ_ ' . '

110 ' ' 126(a), 241(d) (i) and 2)3 (1) (d) 213(1) (c) .

248 ··~ First Schedule Subsidiary Legislation (Cap.

328) Companies Windin1f-_up Rules 1905 (Vol.

X p. 3055) Rule .

9, .

Amendinents to be ltlade Substitute the words ''One hundred and fifty dollars" for the words "fifty dollars".
Substitute the words .. seventy-five dollars" for the words "twenty-five, dollars''~- Substitute the words "thirty_ dOilars" fQr the words "ten dollars".

Substitute the words "seven hundred and fifty dollars" for the words ''two hundred and fifty dollars"; · " Insert the words "one thousand11 immed,iate.IY before the words "five hundred dollars".

- Insert the words "one thousand" immediately before the words "five hundred dollars".
Substitute -the words "fifteen cents" for the words "twelve cents" where t~hese words appear in subsection (2).

_In __ s_u_Q§.ectlQu_ __ (_3_) __ _substi tute __ t11e- .words--~fif-teen ~- cent~~-f or--1he---word_s ' · Htwelve cents".

in subs-e"clion (1) and In subsection (4) substitute the _word "ten" for the word "six".

Substitute the words ''one thOusand dollars" for the words utwo hun· dred and __ forty _dollars".
_ Substitute the words· "five hundred dollars" far the wOrds: ''one hufi- dred and twenty dollars'~.

Delete and substitute therefor - 248.

(1) A company incorporated Outside Guyina.

on "t.Ioldlhg filing the documents and particulars specified in ··siictiori 247 of h1ndj by j~~~1~~~1~:ted (2) (a), (b) and (c) shall have the power to hold any land _in Guyana as may, from, time -to :t_ime either.

~enerally o;t in~ -tbroad.

each particular case, be authonised Oy Iiceiice Of the Pre- - sident.
(2) Save as in this (Jr.dinance provided;· ho com-· pany, other than a company incorporated thereunder, shall be entitled to hold land_-jn Guyana."

In the P~ragraph 26 (~) ~ubstiiute.

the .words "seventy-five cents" for the Words "sixty cents".

,\ ·- r Substitute_ .the· .figures: ~·30"- .and J~120" .for the figufes "16'~ ,and 0 7'Z" , res.Pectively.

134 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLBMEN1'~C lOTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended_ --'--- Busines~ Name& (Registration) Ordinance (Cap.
332) Section 17(1) !~!)

Sale of Goods Ordinance (Cap.

333) _Section: 6 .. ~ ... 13(3) .

67 ?

'~ :~ .. Pawn broking Ordinance (Cap.

336) Sec...'tion: 26(d) I'~ 30(1) 35 ··~ Bills of ~ale Ordina ce (Cap, 337) Section: S(l)(b) 11.

17 ~·· n-' IT~ :;.-~.

Amendmentli to be made (a) Substitute the words ' uGuyanese," "Carifta'' or "Cornmon~ wealth" ' for the word "British" where it first appears.
(b) Substitute the words "Guyanese, Caribbean~Free ·Trade Asso- ciation or Commonwealth" for the word "British" where it appears the second time.

· (a) Delete the words, "not exceeding twenty.four cents for each inspection" and all the words appearing after the word ·"extract" where it first appears.

(b)- Insert -the wcrrds 11the prescri-bed -fees" immediately before the words "shall be_ paid".

Delete this section .


Delete the words Hor where the contract i_s for specific goods, the .property in which has passed to.the ~uyer," .

Insert the words 11(except where section 36 otherwise pro.Vides)" im 0 tnediately before the words "when the _goods".

'Substitute the -·words -0 a public" for all the ·.words :appearing between the words "pawnbro!ter on" and the word "holiday".

Council".

Substittite .the -expression "Minister" for .the expression "Legislative .
Substitute the ·words 0 twenty-five -aonars" for the words "twenty-four _ , - dollars".

Substitute the words 11twenty 0 on.e days" for the words '~one \week".

Substitute a full stop for the comma and delete all the words appearing thereafter.

·.

Substitute the 'eJCpression '11Minister11 fof the -expression 11Qovemor a.nd Legislative Council"~ 1 OrH JUNE,.1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETIE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 135 Law to be Amended Section 26 Bills of Ex.

change Ordinm ance, (Cap.


338) Sc:ction: 14 " Amendments to be made Delete and substitute therefor the-following.

section~ 26.

Every bill of Sale made or given after the coming "Elli o!1~ale tbndb~- "voi~ into operation of th_e Law Revision Act, 1972 in considera .

tion of any sum under one hundred and fifty dollars shall be void."
Substitute for the proviso the following - "Provided that - (i) when the last day of grace falls on_ a heliday,_ the bill is, except in the cases provided for in paragraph (ii) of this proviso, due and payable on the preceding busines1 day, and (ii)~ whell the public has had' less than 3 days notice et", the holiday referred to in paragraph (i) of this proviso or wlien the last two days of grace fall on holidays the -bi11---iS--due-and-payable-on--the-succeeding·-1nISiness oa-y;-- and the term "holiday" in this- proviso means a bank holiday declared under the Banking Ordinance, 1965, or a publie holiday;" · 94(2) Delete and substitute therefor the following- "(2) -Non~b_usiness days, for the purposes of this ,Ordinance, are- bank holidays declared under the Baiikiog Ordinance, 1965, and public holidays," Merchandise Marks Ordin· ance (Cap.
339) Section: 14 Trade Marks Ordinance, (Cap.

340) SecUon: 10· Trade Marks Rules (1 or 1955)' Rule 15(1)(bj 16 Delete.

Delete.

Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor tb.e following ~ 136 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT_'.

:C !OTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Amendments to be made "Arms of Guyan11 flag, etc.

16.
Representations of the Arms or Ellsigns A1motial of the' Republic -of Gu'yana, the Seal of Guyana, the, Arms of the Office of President of Guyana, the national flag of Guyana or 1.he standard or Banner of the ·president or any device so nearly resembling ,the Shm~ as to be likely to lead to mistake, or the words "Republic", "Government'\ "State", "National"· ·or "Presidential" or any other words, letters or devices likely to lead persons to think that the applicant either has or recently has had the patronage or authonsation of the Governrnent or the President, may not appear on -trade marks the registration of which is applied for after _the 23rd February, 1970, unless the consent of the President has been obtained and notice· thereof published in the Gazette."
· Patents & De~~gns.

Ordinance (Cap.

342) Section: 21(4) 22(9) 101 107 Substitute the words "one hundred dollars" for the Words .

"forty~eight dOllars.

1 ' Delete.

Delete subsection (2) and renumber subsections (3), (4) and (5) as subsections (2);(3) and (4), respectively.

Delete subsection (2) and th~ -bracketed figure (1) at the beginriing of -- sltbsection-(1).

112, 113 Delete.

First Schedule All the fees set out in the Schedule are hereby doubled.

Weights and Measures Ordinance (Cap.


343) Section: 2&3 Delc_te and substitute the following - '''Interpre· ta ti on, 2.

In this Ordinance - "Guyana standards "Guyana standards" or Guyana standards referred .

of weight and 1neasure"1 the ''stahdards"· incans in section 3(1); to "Inspector of -weights and nleasures" or "Inspec tor" means an Inspector of weights and n1easures section 3A".

ac;cordance with designated- in GuyfLnn stai:idards1, copies ana models and their custody.

- 3.
- 3.

(1) The standards ·units of weight and measure as are mentioned in the Weights.

and Measures Act, 1824, of the United" I(ingdom and in use in Guyana_ on the 26th May, 1966, shall be -the Guyana standards of weight and· measur@.
· representing sttch, lOTH JUNE, 1972THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 137 Law to be Amended Section: AmenCbnents to be made (2) _The Guyana standards shall be in the custody of the Secretary to the Treasury and shall be used for the verification of the ·copies mentioned in subsection (3).

(3) The rv111lister shall cause to.


be made copies and models of the Guyana standards and such copies after being verified in such manner as the Minister shall specify shall be placed in the custody and under the control of in specto~s of weights and measures.

3A 10(4) 10(6) 10(8) (4) If at any time any standard o:r any copy thef·e~ of is lost, 'destroyed defaced, dan1aged or folmd by the Mi:pister the Minister shall cause that standard or copy to be replaced by a fresh standard or copy".
to be unsuitable, Insert the following section immediately after section 3 - 3A.

The Minister shall designate suCh pi.rblic officers "Appoint- ¥~es~ecl~rs.

as he ~inks fit ~s insp~ctors of We~ghts and measure~, ·and 1nay assign such inspectors to a particular area or particular areas of Gtryana".

· · Substitute f0r all tlie words appearing after the wOrds "shall on" __ t~--- _ _ !~!
!_~!gg_Y(ords -=---------- "sumn1ary conviction be liable to ~ (a) a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more thall one thousand dollars arid to impriSonment for not less than tl1ree nOr 1norc thun -twelve months;'- (b) a fine of not less nor more than one thousand dollars together with imprison1nent for not less rior 1nore than twelve months, on a second or subsequent conviction".
In the proviso substitute the words "with the Secretary to the Trea sury under section 3" fo·:r the words "in the Exchequer".
Substitute for all the words appearing after the· word "unjust" the fol lowing words - "shall on summary convictiOn -be liable to - (a) a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one three thou~and dollars and to imprisonment for not months nor 1nore than twelve months; than less (b) a fine of not less nor more than one thousand dollars together for not less or more than twelve months, imprisonn1ent with on a second or subsequent conviciion, and any contract, bargain, sale or ·dealing inade · by the same shall be void and the scale, balance, steelyard or other weighing machine shall be liable ,to be forfeited."
Delete the words "shall on the com1nenccment of thi~ Ordinance" and substitute therefor the words "may be required by the Minister to". '

138 THE OFFIC1AL GAZETTE.

LEGAL SuPJ.>L1'MENt--C !OTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended I I Amendments to be made Section: 13(1) 13(2) ' 14 16 19 Substitute the words ·"such number or mark as may be directed by the Minister" for the words "a number or mark distinguishing the county in which -he .. acts", .
For the words appearing after the word "residing" sYbstitute following ___; the "in an area outside the a.rea to which he is appointed under section 3A shall be liable to a fine of thirty dollars for eyery weight or measure which he So stamps".

(a) lrisert the word "inspector'~ immediately before the words "justice· of peace" wherever these words occur in th.is section.

(b) su'bstitute the words -"seventy-five" and "one· hundred and fifty" for the words "twenty-four" ancJ.
"forty-eight", respec tively, in subsection (2).

Delete the words 11.ind stamp".

Delete.

Schedule Delete -and substitute therefOr the following schedule - "SCHEDULE TkBLE-oF FEES-TO-BE-T-AKCEN-BY-INSPE€'f0RS--0F--WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

1.
1.

For examining, comparing, and stamping all weights within their respective jurisdictions - (1) Each weigh~ from half a _hundredweight to a stone, both included ... (2) Each weight under a stone to a pound ... (3) Bach set of weights of a pound and under (4) Each weighing machine and steelyard 2:- For examining, co1nparing, and stamping all wooden wit~in their respec~ive jurisdictions - (ll Each bushel (2 Each half bushel '.
(3l Each peck, and all under (4 Each yard "•' $ 0 0 0 0 c. 50 25 50 75 measures $ 0 0 0 0 c. 1S 15 15 15 3.
For eX:aminiii_g, con1paring, and stamping all measures of capacity of liquids made··of copper or other metal, \Vithin their respective iuris dictions- (I) Each five-gallon (2) Each four-gallon (3) Each three-gallon (4) Each two-gallon (5) Each gallon (6) Each half-gallon (7) Each quart, and under 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 $ c. 25 25 25 25 25 25 2S -· lOTH JUNE,_1972THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 139 Law to bo Amended Amendn1euts to be made 4.
For examining, comparing, and sealing: all petro1 pun1ps within their respective jurisdictions - Each petrol pump Weighers and Gaugers Ordinance ,(Cap.

344) Section: 2(4) Substitute a full stop for the corrima a-fter the Words "any of them" and delete all the words occurring thereafter.

Second Schedule (a) For the fees apP.earirtg in the second column substitute the .following fees, respectively - "SOOD, 500, 1000, -040, 025, 015, 005, -030, 025, 025; 025".
(b) Substitute the words "two doUarS" for the -words "one dollar" in the paragraph at .th_e end_ ofJh~ _Schedule.

Subsidiary_ Legisn lation - - {Cap.

345).

Firearms Regu~ lations (Reg.

42/ 1940 - Vol.

X p. 3300) Regulation 4 Explosives Ordinance (Cap.

346) Section: 3 12A (2) 18(3) PetroleUm Ordinance, (Cap.

347) Section ; 4(4) 5(2) Substitute the following - I 4.

For the purposes of sections -1 Sj '19j 20j 27 and 40 · "Presor!bed authorities.
of the Ordinance the prescribed officer for every police division (within the meaning of the Police Act) shall be the police officer for the time being in command of.

the police~ in that division or any police officer urider his command not below the rank of assistant superintendent."

.

Insert the words, "without the written permission of the Minister", immediately after the words'.

"No one shall''.
"No one shall''.

Insert the words "one thousand" immediately before the word i'ofive" Substitute the word "Minister" foi' the words "Legislative Council".

Substitute t11e word 0 three" for the word "one", .

Substitute the word "three" for the word "one'~.

140 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SurPLEMENT--C lOrnJUNE, 1972 Law to ~e A1nendcd · Subsidiary Legislation Petroleutn H .. egulations 34(2) Auctioneer Ordinance· (Cap.

349) Section 4(1) National Service Ordinance (Cap.


358) Section 2 3(1) 3(1)(a) 3(1)(b) 4 8(1) 11 - .. ~ Fire PreveritiOrt Ordinance, 1954 {19 of 1954) Section 5 Adoption of Children Ordinance 1955.

(12 of 1955) Section 32(2) Civil List (Amendment) Ordinance (22 of 1955) Section 5 Amendments to be made Substitu~e the words ''one.

hundred and fifty" for the word "fifty".

Substitute the words "two thousand dollars" for the words "nineteen hundred and-twenty dollars" wherever these words occur.
Delete the definition "Dominion".

Substittite the word ''Every'~ for the words "Subject to the provisions of section 4 of this_ Ordinance, every".

Substitute the words •(citizen of Guyana" for the words "British sub- ject".

Substitute the words "forty-five" for the words 1<fifty-fi.ve".

Delete.

Insert im1n·:.

:diately after .the words "n1ake regul8.tions" the words "prescribing anything required or authorised tcJ be prescribed by this Ordinance and may n1ake regulations".

Delete.
Delete.

Insert immeciiateIY after the woid "llfternoon" the words "and at such other times as may be deter~ined". '

Substitute therefor the fo,llowing subsection·- "(2) In .any regulation tu1der this section, the Minister n1ay pres cribe· for any offence a penalty not exceeding a fine of ·four hun dred dollars or in1prison1nent for six months," De1ete.

lOTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 141 ---·---------- LalV to .be An1ended Licence Revent1e Ordinance, 1956 (No.
7 of 1956) Section 4 Fire Brigade Ordinance, 19571 (7 of 1957) The whole Ordiriance and Subsidiary Legislation Section 5 9 .... 10 and II 15(2)(a) Amendments to be made Delete the words t•section 14 of".

Substitute the word "Service" for the word "Brigade" \vherever the latter word appears except in section 13 where it first appears and in section 32(1).

Substitute for section 5, the following sectio1l--:- "Main!en· anoe of public Servtce out of - ~1_'._~~~-~~-- - 5.
The Minister may authorise the payment out of moneys provided by: Parliament of such sums of money as may be necessary for defraying the cost of maintaining the Service".

Delete this section.

Renumber these sections as sections JOA and 11A respectively.
Substitute the following - "(a) to carry out all necessary measures to ensure the proper dis cipline of the Service", 19(5) Substitute the following - "(5) This section ·Shall apply to an auxiliary member notwith standing t11e fact that by reason of his injury or death he or his dependants as defined under ··the National Insurance and Social Security Act, 1969, are entitled to benefits under that Act".

31(h) and (i) Reletter paragraphs (h), (i) and G) as paragraphs (i), (j) and (h) res· pectively.
Schedule Substitute the following for the schedule - "Section 4 Fire Service Units SCHEDULE Names 1.

Georgetown Fire Service Unit 2.

New Amsterdam Fire Service· Unit 3.

Timehri Fire Service Unit Areas The City of Georgetown.

The Town of New Amsterdam.

The area bounded as follows: On the Nor th - by the Kakabura Trench.

142 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C !On-1 JUNE, 1972 La:w to bn A1nended Amendments to be made On the South - by the side-line trench between Ti rrtehri and Plantation Alliance.
On the East - by the Soesdyke-Lin- den Highway.

Or, the -West - by the Demerara River, all boundaries shown on a being plan dated 18th March, 1966 and on record in the Lands Department _ as Plan No.

119 911B.

Fire Brigade Regulations 26 of 1957) Regulation 3 22 and 23 26 Second Schedule Paragraph 1(3).

Third Schedule Paragraph 4.

Money Lenders Ordinance, 1957 (11 of 1957) Section 25 4.
The Linden Fi-re Service Unit The Town of Linden as defined by clause 2 of the Linden Town (Constitution) Order 1970 (No.

29/1970).

In regulation 3, substitute for the ranks -set out thereunder the follow- ing ranks - "Deputy Chief Fire Officer Divisional Officer Assistant Divisional Officer Station Officer Sub-Officer Section Leader Leading Fireman Fireman" Renumber these regulations 22A and 23A, respectively.

Delete.
Delete.

Substitute for the words "Chief Fire Officer" where they appear the second time the wor~s '~such body as the Minister shall determine."

Delete items (11), (12) and (13) and insert the following - "( 11) 2 pairs· of leather shoes.

(llA) 2 pairs of socks.

(12) 4 pairs of trousers.

(13) 4 bush jackets".

Substitute the word "forty" for the word "twenty .. four" wherever it appears.
!OTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 143 -----------------~- Law to be Amended Amendments to be made ---------~--------------- Prison Ordinance, 1957 (22 of 1959) Section 10, 12 and 13 14 58(a) Renumber as lOA, 1.2A and 13A respectively.

DcJetc.

Substitute the words "and duties" for the words "duiies and disciplitie".
Local Government (Hopeto\vn and Bel Air Country District) (Special Provi~ sions) Ordinance-, 1957 (31 of 1957) Section-"" 4 Electricity Ordi nance, 1957 (34 of 1957) Section -zs(lr- Pensions (Con-, solidation) Ordinance, 1957 (38 of 1957) Section 21(6) Delete.
----- --suost1tute--t1i6 --fOlIOWfiig fOr the provis-o to this subsection: "Provided- that_ the Guyana Electric Supply Order as modified by the (Continuation -of the Georgetown Electric Supply Order) Electricity Order 1963 shall continue in force- and shall be subject to an1endment by order of the Minister n1ade for any of ·-the purposes for which the.

Minister may make regulations under section 36."


Substitute therefor - "(6) This section shall apply to an officer notwithstanding the fact that by reason of his injury or death he or his dependants as defined under the l\fationa1 lnsurancc and Social Sccuruy Act; 1969, are entitled to ,benefits under that Act''.
Schedule Regulation 15(6) Substitute therefor - "(6) This regulation shall apply to an officer notwithstanding the fact that by reason of his injury he or his dependants_ as defined under the National Insurance and Social Security Act, 1969, are entitled to benefits under that Act."
Police Ordinance, 1957 (39 of 19571 Section 2 (a) For the definition of "division" substitute the following de~ finition - "division" or "sub-division'' means a police· division o~' su·b-_- --~ __ , ~- --,--~-- --~---~- ---, -~~-----~ ---_,,,,~~~~-~-------.--=--~'''~''"'.

'\5''~'""''7 - - 144 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C lOnr JUNE, 1972 Lnw to be Amended Section 22(1) 27A Amendments to be n1ade division respectively into which Guyana may be divided by order of the Commissiont.
::r under sec'lion 27A; ' (b) In lhe definition "n1ernber of the Force" substitute the words constable and rural constable" for the words "arfd constable" and delete the words "rural and".

- Delete the words ''charged with a"ny offence".

For the heading of Part V substitute the h~adlng "Police Division and Buildings" and im111ediately thereunder insert the following section - "Bonndaries ~fvfsJ~~: and sub~ divisions.

27 A.
27 A.

The Commissioner may by order ·divide Guyana into police divisions or police sub"divisions for the purposes of this Act."

37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 49 and 97 50 and 51 Renumber these sections and 97A respectively.

37A, 38A, 39A, 41A, 42A, 43.A., 49A Substitute the word "Association" for the word "Federation" in these sections and in the heading to these sections.
83 (4) Substitute the following as subSection (4) - "(4) This section shall apply to a member of the Special Con" stabulary notwithstanding the fact that by reason_ of his_ illness, injury, or death, he or hie dependants as deftned under the National Insurance and Scicial Security Act, 1969, are entitled to benefits under that Act".

Insert the words "shall have-- all the powers and" immediately before the words "shall".
(a) Substitute the wOrds "active service" for the words "full"time ,servico with the Force" wherever these words appear:, (b) Substitute a full stop for the con1ma appearing after the word ".orders'' and delete all the words appearing thereafter.

Delete.
Delete.

Delete the words "the fon11 and method of their appointment,"in paragraph (g), reletter paragraphs (b) to (£) as paragraphs (1) to (p) respectively, a:nd paragraphs (g) to (p) as paragraphs (b) to (k), respectively, and rearrange the order of the paragraphs ac-· cordingly.

Delete.

Delete.
Delete.

Delete.

Substitute the word "adopted" for the word "followed" and inSert in11nediately after the words "Court of Appeal" the words "or with 93(l}(a) 94(1) 99 105 Federal Supreme Court (Appeals) Ordinance, 1958 (19 of 1958) Section 4 36B 360 (a) 10TH JUNE, 1972'fHE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLRMENT--C 14.5 Law fo be Amended Section ----------·------------~ An1endments to be !nnde respect to any appeal to the Judidal Con1111ittec under article 92 of the Constitution".

36!
36!

(1) (a) Substitute the following words for the words "acting as a Court of Appeal for British Guiana" - Subsidiary Legislation.

Federal Supreme Court (Appeals from British Guiana) Rules, 1959 (n1ade 28th - --Febr-uary;-J959J.

Appendix B .PRrts, I II and III "in respect of appeals_ to that Court from Guyana and in respect of appci1ls in such cases from that Court to the Judicial Com1nittee of the Privy Council".
(b) Renun1ber subsection (2) as subsection (3) and insert the fol~ lowing as subsection (2) - "(2) The Court of Appeal Rules, formerly entitled the Federal Supreme Court (Appeals fro1n British Guiana) Rules, 1959, shall have effect for all purposes as if the.y had been made under section 36G of this Ordinance."

-fli.
-fli.

___ the- right l;and coluinn of fees subStitlite for the figures in· the first' column below the figures in the second cohunn below wherever the former figures appear - to $ c. .12 .24 .36 .48 .60 .712 80.

1.20 L60 1.80 2.40 2:52 4.80 5.04 7.20 7.56 10.08.

12.00 15.12 25.20 $ c .

• 25 .30 .50 .50 LOO LOO LOO 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.50 3.00 5.00 7.50 10.00 10.00 12.00 15'.00 20.00 30.00 Part IV (a) Sub<Jtitute in item 1(a) the figures "5.00" and "25.00" for the figures "5.04" and "15.12'' respectively.
(b) Substitute in item 8 the figures "30", "10" and "5" fot the figutes "24", 'i_8' 1 _ and "4" respectively.
(c) s_ubstitute in ite1n 9 the figure "5" for ·the figure "4"; 146 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C lOTH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended s~ction Trade Ordinance 1958 (34 of 1958) The Whole Ordinance Section 5 (3) Land Bonds Ordinance, 1959 (21 of 1959) Section - 13 (4) Legislative (Disqualifi.cati on) Ordinance 1961 (33 of 1961) section 3(b) 3(d) (i) 4 Financial Admin· istration and Audit Ordinance 1961 (39 of 1961) Section 2 (1) ----··------------------------- Amendn.,,ents.
to be made (d) Substitute in iten1 14 the figures "5.00" and "30.00" for the' figures "5.04" and "..!5.20" respectively.

Substitute the expression ' 1Ministcr" .for the expressions "Ciovernor" hnd "GovcrriOr-in-Council" wherever they respectively appear.

Substitute the following subsection .

:..._ "(3) The Minister may by notice published in the Gazette delegate any of his functions- under this seclion to the con1- petent authority."

_Delete,_ Delete.
_Delete,_ Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor the follo,ving - "(i) is a member ·of the _Guyana Police Force or of the Guyana Defence Force or".

(a) (b) Delete subsection (2) and the bracketed figure (1).

Delete the word "which" appearing immediately after the word "office" and insert the word "which" immediately after the bracketed letter "(b)".
(c) Substitute for-paragraph (a) the following - "(a) to which a member of the National AssemblY is .ex pressly or impliedly authorised or required to be appoint ed by any writ~cn law;".

In the definition of the expression "revenue" insert the words "and all grants and gifts received by the Government" immediately after the word "raised".
lbTH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZ.ETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 147 Law to be Amended Public Corpora tions Ordinance 1962 (23 of 1962) Section 2C Government Lotteries Ordinance 1963 (13 of 1963) Section 7(2) Amendments io be macle Insert the words "anything in _ _any other la\V to the contrary not- 1vithstanding" after the word "and" where it last appears in subsection (2).

Substitute the words "out of the- Consolidated Fund \Vhich is hereby charged with such payment"1 for the \vords "ftom the_ revenues .
of the Colony".

Election Regu· lations, J 964 (24 of 1964) Regulation 2 s (2) (14 Statistics Ordinance of 1965) Section 2 In the definition ·of Helectors" substi_!!

!t~_tbe_ words-~V-11 -VU-;--VTII-- - --- 2!!Q.

IX.

'_for_the-.\.v0ids---'-'-VI-and-VII'':-- Substitute the words "Subjcet _to any orders -made by the Minister under paragraph (1), every" for the \Vord ·"Every".
In the definition of "local authority'' substitute the words "or a council within the meaning of the 'Municipal and District Councils- Act" for all !he words appearing after the words "Local Government Act".

Bank of Guyana Ordinance 1965 _ (23 of 1965) Section 22(5) and (6) 25 27 ( 6) and (7) Defence Ordi nance 1966 (24 of 1966A) Section 136 .Delete.

Delete.

Delete.
Delete.

Delete.

Iii the definition of ''military estab1ishment 11 delete all the words ap· pearing after the Word "detention", and substitute the words "or a car· responding establish1nent in a Common\Vealth Country".

137(8) and 138 (2) Delete.

148 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SVPPLEMENT---C HYrn JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Section 211 Amendments to be made Substitute the following - "App\lcatlon of the Act.
(1) The Minister may by order declare that Jfficers, \~arrant officers, and non-con1n1iss1oned officers, who being members of the armed forces of any Co1nmop~ wealth country, arc subject to the 1nilita1y law of such country and are seconded to serve with the Force or any part thereof, shall remain" subject to the military law of such country and shall not be subject to military law under this Ordinance.
Agricu1tural Loans Ordim nance, 1966 (14 of 1966 A) Section .. 22_(3) National seCuritY (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1966 (7 of 1966 B) Section 28 Bill of Entry (In Aid of Defence) Levy Act, 1969 (4 of 1969) Section 5 (3) (2) In the event of a person referred to in sub~ section (1) committing an offence against the n1ilitary law applicable to hin1, he may be held, tried and punished in Guyana according to- such military law for the offence thereunder."
, Substitute the \Vords "the Land Registry Ordinance, 1959" for the \Vords-~'that-Oxdinanc.e!'.

Delete.

Suhstitute the following therefor - "(3) (a) Within ten days of the publication in the Gazette of an order made under subsection (2), the J\ilinister shall lodge - with the Clerk of the National Assembly a copy of the order and a notice of motion for the confirmation of the order by the Asse1nbly.
(b) As soon as practicable thereafter, the order shall be laid before the Asse1nbly and the n1otion tnoved therein.

(c) The National ASse1nbly tnay confirm the order with or without arnendtncnt or may revoke it, and the resolution shall take effect upon its publication in the Gazette.

(d) If within the period pres~ribed in -paragraph (a) the ·Minister does not lodge a copy of the order and the notice of motion as required by that paragraph, the order shall ipso facto expire.
10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 149 Law to be Amended Consumption Act, 1969 (13 of 1969) Tax Amendments to be made Section 4(1) 5 18 Insert the words "or exempt any such goods from tax" immediately ' after the words "reduce any tax".

Substitute the following - therefor ''National 5.

(1) Within ten days of the publication Assembly Gazette �;��n�o��m, revoke of the order and a notice of motion for the confirmation order.

of the order by the Assembly.


of an order made under section shall lodge with the Clerk of the National in the 4, the Minister Assembly a copy (2)As soon as practicable thereafter, and the motion shall be the order shall be laid before the Assembly moved therein.

(3)The National order with or without the resolution shall take Gazette.
amendment effect Assembly may confirm the or may revoke it, and in the upon its publication (4)If within the period prescribed in subsection (1) the Minister the notice of motion as required order shall ipso facto expire does not lodge a copy of the order and the by that subsection, Insert the words "or of any deposits made in respect of the tax" immediately tax".
after the words "refund of ·the Local Authorities (Elections) Act, 1969 (23 of 1969) ' Section 103 (l) Insert immediately after the word "person" where it last appears, the words - following or if he is unwilling or unable to do so of ,such list or in case of any "the representative the deputy representative or inability such unwillingness representative, a person designated sons named in such list, qualified cillor of the council curs to fill the vacancy made".
as, and is willing in respect for election may nominate on the part of the deputy by a majority of per­ a person who is a coun­ to become, and if no such nomination of which the vacancy oc­ is Municipal and District Act, 1969 (24 of 1969) Councils Section 272 Substitute the word "construct" for the word "contract··.
, 50 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C lOn-1 JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Pensions (Presi­ dent, Parliamen­ tary and Special Olriccs) (30 of 1969) Act, I 969 Amendments to be made Section 2 (I) Insert immediately after the definition of the word "pension" the - following definition ' "President" in relation February, 1970, includes to any period prior to 23rd Governor-General;'.
In,crpretation and General Clauses Act (8 of 1970) Section 4(1) (a)Insert the following definitions in their appropriate alphabeti­ cal order - ' "acre" acre; means English "Chancellor" means Chancellor of the Court of Appeal; "Chief Justice" means Chief Justice of the High Court; Commissioner" "District trict appointed every assistant under the District commissioner of a dis­ means the commissioner Ordinance Government of a district; and "Georgetown" spective meanings cipal and District assigned Councils and "Georgetown City Council" to these expressions have the re­ in the Muni­ Act, I 969; "New Amsterdam" and "New Amsterdam the rcsp;:ctive meanings assigned Municipal to these expressions Act.
1969; Town Council" have in the, and District Councils "public holiday" the Public Holiday Ordinance; means public holiday within the meaning of lands" means all lands vested in the State (whether "public as State lands or as Government son in trust for the State;' lands) or vested in any per­ (b)At the �nd of the definition before the semi-colon of "the Constitution" the words "as amended insert im­ mediately from time to time".
(c)At the end of the definition of "Service Commission" sert immediately lation to make appointments persons to any office, includes or acting holding before the semi-colon in-• the words "and in re­ having the power any authority or to exercise over disciplinary control in that office".

(d)At the end of the definition immediately Jurisdiction Or­ of "Summary the words before the semi-colon insert dinances" "and appeals from decisions of magistrates".
10TH JUNE, 1972THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 151 Law to be Amended Section 4(2), 4(5) 4(6) 4(7) and (8) s Amendments to be made (a)Insert the following order - betical dcCinition alpha- s in their appropriate ' "repeal" indudcs rescind, revoke or cancel; "amend" includes completely replace;'.

add to, partially repeal andpartially or (b)In the definition prejudice immediately of "person" to the provisions insert of section after the word "unincorporate;".
45, includes the words "and, withoL:t the State" Delete.

Renumber as subsection (5), insert the word "typcwri_ting" immedi­ as sub­ the following ately before the word "photography", (6) - �ection and insert "(6) In any written expression to the expression by the Law of Merchant law and in any public document, the "Commonwealth ship" has the mcan,ng assigned "British ship" " ip the law applied Ordinance.
Shipping to Guyan;i Insert the following as subsections (7) and (8) - "(7) A power to repeal conferred cludes a power to amend.

by any written law in­ (8)Jn any written after 23rd February, quires, any p.!riod prior to that date, shall be construed to the Crown."
law and in any public document made re­ to otherwise to the State, in so far as it rela,�s 1970, unless the context a reference as a reference (a)Insert the following words immediately before the full stop at the end of paragraph (b) - "and a certificate to whom such responsibility conclusive for all purposes."
by the Prime Minister has been assigned shall be as to the Minister - (b)Add the following paragraph to "the Ministry" shall be construed as .i "(c) a reference reference Minister, be construed Ministry."

to the Ministr� and a reference as a rcfoi:cnce under the administra1ion of thn to "the Permanent to the p.!rmancnt shall Secretary" secretary to the SA · ... Insert immediately after section 5 the following - section to SA.

(1) A reference 'R0r"''"""e !liplomatic matic or ccnsular ' M r��R officer.
ment of Guyana in any country officer in any written or representative law to a diplo­ of the Govcrn- shall include or consular diplomatic ve of any State specified a re erenc� officer for the purposes to the corresponding representati this section by the President by notice in the Gazet'.e.
or of f Article I of the Vienna Convention in defined law the expressions Relations on Diplomatic (2) In any written 152THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 10TH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Section 6 7 Amendments to be made No.

26 of 1970.
26 of 1970.

1 of the Vienna Convention on Consular set out in the First and Seconcl and Article Relations ;chedules Consular, unless the context assigned meanings as respectively to the Privileges and International otherwise requires to these expressions have the respective in the said Articles."

and Immunities (Diplomatic, Organisations) Act, 1970, shall (a) Insert the words "expressly or impliedly" before immediately the word "authorises".
(b)Substitute the words "the service may be effected" for the words "shall be deemed to have been effected".

(c)Insert the words "the service shall be deemed" immediately after the words "is proved".

(d)Substitute that - "Provided for the proviso, the following - proviso (a)where the Postmaster General places for delivery - (i)the letter; (ii)in the case of a registered or Jetter, a notice· that the Jetter is awaiting deliery.
letter of the letter, of the document shall be deemed to have box of the addressee in the private then service been effected or the notice, on the day after the Jetter as the case may he, was placed or would in the ordinary course box; in the letter (b)when the place to which the letter one in which there is service letters, - unless no house to house delivery shall not be deemed to have been effected o{ post be placed is addressed is of (i)the Jetter (ii)a notice has been and to, or left at the has been registered, delivered of, the person upon whom service is residence to be effected office awaiting stating that the letter to him, and delivery is at the post (iii)a declaration made before a justice of the peace and signed by the person who delivered the notice, delivered duced, or other proof is given of the due de­ livery that he duly thereof."
stating it, is pro­ / Insert immediately after section 7 the foilowing sections as sections 7A and 7B - 1 'ACfirmntion ln,:-tead ot oath.

7A.

Anyone who objects to taking an.

oath tt:quired either that h0 has no religious by or under any law and states as the ground of his or that the objection taking of an oath is contrary or if belief, it is not practicable as aforesaid belief, in like form as the oath savP.
that for references there shall be substituted word "swear" in the manner appropriate he shall be required to his religious to administer an oath to such a person belief to the the words "solemnly to make a solemn affirmation to his religious 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 153 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made or other cognate affirm" be made to the Deity; and the affirmation intents if he had taken the oath.
shall and no reference shall, to all as be of the same force and effect and purposes, expression Mode of presenting or layin� document Jip[or� l\a ional Assembly.

7B.

Where any law requires to be any document to or laid before the National presented taw shall be construed presented with the standing to or laid before the Assembly as requiring to be such document in accordance Rules and Orders of the Assembly."
such A�sembly 15 �a) Odele all the words appearing (1) (e) and substitute aftt!r the words "not exceed­ therefor the ing' in subsection - following dollars "three hundred tion and in the case of a continuing dollars p�nalty of thirty offence continues".
recoverable for each day during which the on summary convic­ offence a further (b)Add the following as subsection (3) - of this section "(3) The provisions arc applicable, missions, issued and to any acts or things done or granled under a power conferred apply to subsid1,1ry so far as they made, to per­ apply to appointments and other documents certificates 1cg1siauon.
by any written licences, law as they shall, 17(1) ...• (a)Substitute the words "subject Asse;:1bly" to negative for the words "subject resolution to negative of the National resolution".
(b) Substitute for all the words appearing in the subsection afte, the worJ "resolves" words - the following "(a) that the subsidiary legislation subsidiary of the resolution; legislation shall annulled, the shall be void, as from the date (b)that the subsidiary legislation sub­ shall have effect ject to specified shall have effect amendments, subject to such amendments, the subsidiary legislation \ prejudice but without under the annulled ing of new subsidiary pe published soon as practicable to the validity 01 amended legislation of anything done or to the mak­ by the Clerk of the National legislation, shall and the resolution as Assembly in the Gazette."
17(2) (a)Substitute National resolution".

the words "subject Assembly" to affirmative for the words "subject resolution of the to affirmative (b)Insert immediately before the full stop the words "and if affirmed may be embodied subicct in the resolution".
shall have effect to any amendments that 21 - Add tbe following subsection 154 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPI'L.EMENT-C 10TH JUNE, 1972 Law to be Amended Section Amcmlncn:s to be macfo of a p:!rson to v�.-t'or,n is made by any Jaw for the ap­ "(4) Where prov1s1on pc111tment public �crvic..:, tute� an office is of the oi,inion rant the cons,itu,ic,n designate form those functions."
any fu:1ction in the that the law consti­ then notwiths,anding fer the purpc:.c, that the functions involved of a public oWcc for the purpose, the i\1inistcr may, if he do not war­ the holder of an existing public office to per­ 22 24 (a)Renumber respectively subsections and insert (3) and (4) (2) and (3) as subsections (2); the following as subsection "(2) Where any written public officer, tra!ion of the Ministry may by order delegate funct:on."
the Minister responsible_for the adminis­ belongs officer that to exercise to which the public any other officer law confers any function on a (b) Insert the words "public officer and" immediately Minister tion" appearing in subsection (3) includes the President or a after the words "In this sec­ (a)Substitute in subsection (1) a comma for the word "or" ap­ p;aring immediately grant leave of absence to,".
before the word "revoke" in paragraph (a) and insert before the words "any person" the words "or \O) Insert the word "qualified" 1t first a1>pears in paragraph before the word "person" (b) of subsection (1).

where (c)Insert immediately end cf paragraph point a qualified any p:!rson whose office nation, dismissal, after the word (b) in subsection person for the unexpired "cause" appearing at the (I) the words "or to ap­ of term of office becomes vacant by reason of resig­ death or any other cause".
(d) Insert the words "or to some other condition" after the word "person" immediately in the proviso after the word "consent", to &ubsection immediately and the words "or other condition" where it last appears (1).

(e) aft.

:r (3) for all the words appearing Substitute in subsection the words "a chairman" (which expressions secretary pectively a referencl!

fice of like functions)".


the words "a vice-chairman res­ shall be deemed lo include an of­ denoting to any other expression and a (f)ln,crt immediately th:!

word "corporation".

after the word "includes" in subsection (5) (g) R.::number subsections rcsp�ctivcly and insert (4) and (5) as subsections (5) and (6) as subsection the follo\'ting (4) - of a board the chairman "(4) At any meeting �iclc or h h;s abs(:flf"�.
if th:!rc be no vice-chairman member, p•·cscnt act as chairman shall pre­ if any, and the or if he is also absent, one of their number to for that meeting".

the vice chairman, may appoint 10TH JUNE, 1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 155 Law 1o be Amended Section 25 Amcndmcn(s to be made (a)Insert the figure "(l )" immediately after the number 25.
(b)Rcletter sub-paragraphs (a)as sub-paragraphs tively (iii), (ii), (iii), the following (iv), (iv), (v) and (vi) respec­ as sub-paragraph and (v) of paragraph and insert (i), (ii), (a)(i)- "(i) perpetual succession;".
(c) Substitute for subsection (2) the following subsections - "(2) Service other document to, or by sending secretary tary at the office upon a corporation shall be executed it by registered of any notice, order or by delivering the same post addressed to, the the functions of secre­ or the person performing cf the corporation.
of the seal of the corporation (3)The application any document the chairman Corporation Corporation to shall be authenticated or deputy chairman or some 01h-:r person authorised and the secretary of the by the.. by the signatures act in that behalf."

on ot 28A and 2&B 32(1) Insc·rt the following as sections 28A and 28B of subsection to subsection 28 shall apply to the office ons 28A.
The _ prov1s10ns the words ·'Subject ''Functi of_ Direeto,· -e:;;1]�;;� Pro·section �iav be the Director pe1:r,,rnw<1 by that section ,\ssi�tant.

Director Solicitor of Public Prosecutions.


of Public Prosecutions General were references of Public Prosecutions to the Attorney and the functions as if all references were references to the and all references to the to the Assistant (1) (excluding (2) of of iu (4)" and subsection Director General and functions cause or matter vested immediately in respect privileges 28B.
All the rights, of any criminal before the 26th May, 1966, in the Ailorney any written practice, vested in the Dircc,or shall be deemed as from that date to have become of Public Prosecutions."

law or the common law or by any custom or General under (a)Delete the figure (!)

appcaring after.

the number 32.

(b)Suh�titute the words "!he following sha11 apply" for the words "or it is otherwise expressly provided".
(c)Si1hstitute for paragraphs foilowing pragraphs - (a), (b) and (c) the provisions "(a) in a law prescribing a period of days within which an act is to be or may be done, a p.:riod of days frcm the occurrence of an event shall be reckoned of the day on which th..: event occurs; exclusively (b)in a Jaw prescribing a period of days for any other purpose construed as a refcr-:nce (d)Delete all the words appearing to clear days."
before the word!< a refe,·ence to days shall be 156 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT--C 10TH JUN,E, 1972 Law to be Amended Section 33A 35A Amendments to be made where the latter "public holiday" first time in paragraph (d) and substitute the words "where the day or the last day on which any act or proceeding done or taken is a".

words appear the is directed or allowed to be therefor (e)Reletter paragraphs (d) and (e) as paragraphs tc) and (d) respectively.
Insert the following as section 33A - of 'R..ales as 10 time or annnet· snlPnitting public ccconnts or ssuing licences.

taking, publishing, law any prov1s1on 33A.
Where in any written or making up any public account, or of entertaining applications taken, or made up, or as to the time or manner for issuing, any or as to the is made as to the time or manner of submitting, balancing, or as to the form in which it shall be submitted, published, balanced, of issuing, licences required to time of making, or rendering, statements, or reports, contrary ance, or in the case of returns, reporls responsible varying then notwithstanding anything to the responsible for fin­ statements or the Minister for the respective or changmg the time, manner, abstracts, of finance, in any such law the Minister be taken out thereunder or form aforesaid."
any returns, to the subject may make rules abstracts, not relating subject, Insert the follo'Ving as section 35A - "Liability 35A.

Where an offence i� c°��e;o e c a:e p�rate u�cler any written r body.
m1tted with the consent law is p�oven to have been for conmvance by a body cor­ com­ of any dJTector, committed manager, corporate, such capacity, guilty against secretary or other similar or any person who wa spurporting officer of the body to act in any he as well as the body corporate shall be to be proceeded of that offence, and punished and shall be liable accordingly."

37 (a)Delete the word "written".


(b)Renumber immediately as subsection thereafter 37 and insert the following subsection - (1) of section 43 Delete and substitute therefor - "(2) In this section a reference to the common law."

a reference to !

?ws includes • 'Referencrs 43.

Where a written ,t�wr��·r�e�le-1891, rep��ls or re-enacts law.
any provts1ons enacted text otherwise of a former wntten requires - wi�h or without law made after 15th July, law, then unless the con- modification (a)a reference in any other written Jaw or in any public document pealed shall be construed the provisions so re-enacted; to the provisions so re­ as a reference to (b)a reference in any other written law or in lOfH JUNE, 1972THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 157 Law to be Amended Section 45 48 SlA and 51B Amendments to be made to the prov1S1ons any public document enacted shall, lates to any period before such repeal and re-enactment, the provisions so repealed."
be construed so re­ re­ in so far as such reference as a reference to Repeal and substitute therefor the following - section "45.

Unless it so appears law shall in any manner whatsoever and notwithstanding by a written of that written law the State may take advantage law".

implication, the rights no written of the State, affect of the State are not affected by necessary that the rights of the provisions (a)Insert the words "in or" immediately after the word "defined" in subsection (1).

"Chaugo title.
"Chaugo title.

(b)Insert words "written Insert the words "or public document" the latter law" wherever as sections the following of 51A.

The Minister after the immediately words appear.

51A and 518 - for the public ser- that a title specified title of any for the existing responsible vice may by order declare order has been substituted public office sion or other section the context written existing substituted title.
otherwise of a Ministry, requires, or any department, divi­ unless and thereupon, for every reference in any to the document to the a reference law or any public or official title there shall be substituted or of any Ministry, in the ' taken under any proceeding any person in virtue of his office own name or in the name of hi� law by or against m tl1at person's shall not be discontinued absence or removal �x-officio SIB.

A civil or criminal P��eecJ�� written �n d�a£ a 8 (whether office) etc.
resignation, carried on by or, as the case may be, against that office."

for the time being holding (a)delete the words "or it is otherwise section 4(1), (2), (3) and (4), sections 44. or abated by his death, from office, but may be the person y provided" 41, 43 and expressl 6, 13, 15(2), in (a)Delete the words "or it is otherwise expressly v ided" in pro sections 7(1), 15(1) and 50.

Mia�llaneous Sci.hons.
(c)Delete the words "unles..<1 it iB otherwise cxpre,sly prov:ided," (d) ln8ert the words ",unless in sections 11, 13, 20, 21(1) and (2), 35 and 37. the conteltt otherwise the worcl "shall"; "shall"; 18(2), after the word al'ter (i)in section_ 18(1), (ii)in section {iii) in section (iv)in section (iv) in section (vi) in section (vii)in section 18(3), 24(1), 24(2), after the 25(1), 27(2), wo:rd "may"; after the word "shall"; after the words "or deputy shall"; after the worcls "thaie word:!
shall"; after the word ''may".

requil'ea," 158 fHE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 1 On1 JUNE, 1972 S.17 ' TIIlRD SCHEDULE Laws repealed by section 17.

Ordinances 1929 Edition of the Laws.

Cap.

2.1 Cap.

192 Cap.

276 Cap.

277 of Offenders and Reformatory (Vlissengen) Ordinance.

Schools Probation Industrial Georgetown Vlissengen Commission Improvement (Dissolution) Ordinance.

Ordinance.

Ordinance.

Ordinanc and Trust Territories e. Designations Ordinance.
Detention (Transfer Assistance Ordinance.

of Custody) Ordinance.

Ordinance.

1953 Edition of the Laws.

Cap.

6 Cap.

57 Cap.

84 Cap.85 Cap.

86 Cap.

90 Cap.

121 Cap.

128 Cap.

154 Cap.

158 Mandated Official Young Offenders Detained Naval Discipline Impressment Bread Ordinance.

Cinematograph Georgetown Georgetown Ordinance.

Persons Ordinance.

Films) (British and Rating) (Valuation Ordinance.

Accumulated Ordinance.

Taxes and Rates (Funding) Library Ordinance.

Waterway Cap.

205 Cap.

273 Cap.


278 Cap.

285 C'.ap.

286 Berbice New Amsterdam Demerara Bank Notes Ordinance.

Legal Tender (Trinidad Ordinance •.

River Bridge Ordinance.

(Enabling) Ordinance.

and Barbados · Currency Notes) Cap.

311 Cap.

315 Cap.

323 Maintenance Civil List Foodstuffs (Export Importation Regulation) .

(Quotas) Ordinance.

Ordinance Ordinance.

of Textiles I ill:;· 1 ,i ' I 160THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C lOTHJUNE, 1972 Under Cap.

93 : Made on 2nd November, 1926 (Vol.


VIIl p. 1078) Made on 12th January, 1909 (Vol.

VIII p. 1091) Made on 19th July, 1928 Vol.

VIII p. 1093) Regulations made under section 9.

Regulations made under section 9.

Essequibo Boys School Fine Fund Regulations.

Under Cap.

132 : Made 7th December, 1915 (Vol.

VIII p. 1437) Regulations relating of vessels.

masters to gratuities to Made 22nd September, 1939 (Vol.
VIH p. 1357) Order in Council conversion by the United fixing rates for of money orders issued of America.

States 1939 Made 18th November, (Vol.

VIII p. 1358) Order in Council fixing rates of com­ on mission the United States issued of America.

on money orders 1940 Made 1st April, (Vol.

VIII p. 1359) Order in Council on money orders fixing rates of com­ in payable mission Canada.

Reg.

39/1953 Under Cap.

237 : o.7/1940 (Vol.

IX p. 2372) Under Cap.

280 : Directions 24/11/1937 0.14/1948 (Vol.


X p. 2729) Reg.

15/1950 (Vol.

X p. 2728) o.93/1953 0.38/1956 Regulations relating to Parcel Surface Northern Rates (Great Britain (H.M.

Forces).

Ireland) Postage and Bartica Electric Supply Order.

Motor Omnibus (Parking Places) Directions.

Road Traffic (New Amsterdam) (No.

2)Order.

Road Traffic (Georgetown) Regula­ \ tions.

Road Traffic (James Street) Order, 1953.

Order, Road Traffic (Georgetown) 1956.

10TH JUNE.


1972THE OFF1C1AL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 159 1 of 1941 22 of 1942 28 of 1942 12 of 194:> 19 of 1949 24 of 1953 45 of 1954 32 of 1955 32 of 1960 41 of 1961 16 of 1962 25 of 1963 8 of 1966B 18 of 1967 4 of 1971 Tax (Cessation) Ordinance, 1942.

Ordinance, and Reallotment Companies ) Modifications (Temporary 1941.

Excess Profits Land Partition Life Assurance Ordinance, 1942.
District Provisions) Steam Boilers Compensatio Legal Tender (Jamaica Currency n (Emergency Order) and Re-allotment Lands Partition 1945.

Ordinance, Ordinance, 1949.

(Repeal) (Special Ordinance, 1953.

Notes) Ordinance.

1961.

Provi­ and Savings Development of Elections) (Postponement (Valuation 1960.

Ordinance, (Agreement) and Rating) (Special British Caribbean Shipping Ordinance.

Georgetown sions) Local Government Ordinance, National 1962.

Local Government Ordinance, 1963.


Post and Telegraph (Adaptation Act, 1966.

Local Government Country District} Summary Jurisdiction (Magistrates) (Modification) Act.

1971.

(Christianburg-Wismar-Mackenzie (Special Provisions) and M�ification) Levy Ordinance, Provisions) (Special Act, 1967.

(No.

2) Subsidiary Legislation Under Cap.

7, Ordinances' 13 of 1893 and 33 of 1922: Gaz.

27th December, 1924 No.

213 Rules of the Supreme 1924.

Court (Appeals), Under Cap.

14:­ Proc.


11n963 Proclamation on 31st May, 1963. made under section 123(1) Under Cap.

91: ·Approved 22nd October, 1930 (Vol.

VIII p, 1071) Regulations for the nomination of students Trinidad.

to the Imperial College, 10TH JUNE.

1972 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 161 0.21/8/1956 Roa.d Traffic (Waterloo Street) Orde1, 1956.

0.21/8/1956 0.3/7/1957 Road Traffic (Brickdam) Motor Bus (Stands 1956.

Praces) and Stopping Order, 1957.


Order, 0.66/1958 0.16/1959 0.8/1961 0.58/1961 0.76/1963 0.67/1965 Places Parking Road Traffic (Vlissengen (Grove) Order, 1958.

Road Area) Order.

Parking Order, 1959 ..

Places (Georgetown 1961.

(No.

2) Road Traffic (Georgetown) Order, 1961.

Parking Places (East Demerara) Order.

1963.

(Road Traffic (Georgetown) 1965.

Streets) Order, (One-Way Under various Ordinances: 0.12/1955 Animal Diseases (Prohibition of Importa- tion) (No.

2) Order, 1955.
2) Order, 1955.

0.52/1958 0.47/1959 Proc.

3/1962 Holidays with Pay (Oerical Employees) Order, 1958.

Trade (Control Proclamation of Prices) Order, made under section 6(1) of 1955, on 1959. the Public Order Ordinance, 1962.

14th February, EXPJLANATORY MEMORANDUM This Bill seeks to establish of a loose-l ment and maintenance Guyana - to be known as the Laws of Guyana.
permanent machinery eaf edition of the revised Jaws of for the establish­ Clause 3 sets up a Commission charged with responsibility for the preparation, and maintenance publication 4, 5 and 6 provide pages in the Laws of Guyana for the purpose of annually the system for inserting, of the edition.

removing and Clauses replacing bringing CJauses the laws up to date.

7 and 8 prescribe the laws which arc to be included and those which may be omitted from the edition.
Clauses 9 and 10 lay down that the edition shall be the sole and Book of Guyana but that a law wi1l not lose its validity proper Statute merely by reason of its omission from the edition.

I62T H E OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 10TH JUNE, 1972 Clause 11 contains the powers of the Commission.

usual powers of Law Revision form.

Gause 12 expressly states as conferring not to 6e construed law.
Commissioners that the provisions power to alter the substance of of section 11 are of any and relate These are the to matters (in particular t ing off of sums expressed However, with respect of substance changes to make e.g.

the transfe another to the first publication there are certain specific which it is necessary r of statutory from "Governor" in sterling sums ($24, $48 etc.
); accordance are authorised to authorise powers frt>m a public the Commission officer to "Minister"); the round- in dollars but in fines for or expressed the increase to in .

based on sterling criminal offences in changes stantive clause 12. with a specified formula.

These sub­ by c1auses 19 and 20 and recognised Clause 14 provides for the rectification of errors in the edition.
Clause 15 provides, in the interest amendments of convenience in the edition alternative to the and economy, a mode of incorporating system by section 5, provided Clauses 16 and 17 effect a number of miscellaneous amendments and repeals accord circumstances the Commission's power.
in the laws of Guyana which are designed with present but do not fall within the ambit of to bring the laws into which, Clauses 21, 22, 23, 24 give effect to ce..--iain validations in the course of the revision, have been found to be desirable.

S. S. RAMPHAL, and General Attorney Minister of State.

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