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NATIONAL ASSEMJ3 LY MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND SITTING SF§SIQN (19§3-1984) OF THE FOURTH PARLillM ENT OF GUYNiA HELD ... - OF TEE WIQNAL ASSEMJ}LY OF THE TRI@ AT 14;00 hrs ON WEDNF.S DAY 19§4:02-08 IN THE PARLUMENT CHAM,!3ER, PUBLIC BUILDING§, GEORGETOWN MEM"ERS oF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ho) speaker W *Cd.e,.•Saae Narain, O.R., J.P., M.P., Speaker of the National Assembly of the Government -People's Members Prime Minister Cde.

Dr. P.A.
Dr. P.A.

Reid, O.E., M.P., Pr:iJne MU\.ister (1) Natio•al 9onqees Cs,) Other Vice-Presidents (4) Cde.

H.D.

Hoyte, s.c., M.P., Vice-President, Cde.

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

B. Ramsaroop, M.P., Vice-Preaiden.t.

Productio• Party and State Matten Social Infrastrueture *Cde.

Dr. M. Shahabuddeen, O.R., s.c., M.P., Vice-President a:ad Attorney General Senior Ministers (6) Cde• R. Chandisingh, M.P., Minister of Educatio�• Social Developnaat and Culture Cde.

R.H.O.
R.H.O.

Corbk, M.P., Minister M.P., Minister *Cde.

R.E.

Jackson, *Cde.

J.R. Thomas, M.P., Minister *Cde.

H. Rashid, M.P., Minister *Cde.

C.B.

Greenidge, �f Foreign Affairs of Home Aff� of Energy and Mi.nee M.P., Minister of Finance and Econom.ie PJann1-e of National Mobilisatia Mipisters (7) Cde.

U.E.

Johnso�, M.P., Minister Cde.

Sallahuddin, M.P., Minister Cde.

R.C.

Fredericks, the Ministry of Education, Cde.

s. Prashad, M.P., Minister of Social In.frastructure *Cde.

Y .v.
Y .v.

Harewood-Benn, *Cde.

Dr. R.A. Van West-Charles.

in the Office of the Prime Ministe� within the Mills try of Agriculture A.A., M.P., Minister of Youth and Sports withu and Culture Social Developnent of Transport within the Vice-Presidency M.P., Minister of Information and Public Servi.ea M.P., Minister of Health and Publio Welfare *Cda.

K.W.E.

Denny, M.P., Minister of Manpower and Co-operatives of State {2) Ministers Corrica, Cde.

M.
M.

M.P., Minister Internal Trade and Consumer Protection of State wit� the Ministry of Cde.

H.L.B.

Singh, M.S., M.P., Minister of State within the Mini A-UY o!

Regional Development (Absent - on leave) *Non elected Member /... .

Parliamentary Secretaries (4) Cde.

A.W.

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

D.A.N.

Ainsworth, K.P., Parliamentary of Education, Social Developnent and Culture within the Ministry Cdeo.
B. Bhaggan, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, in the Office o,f the Prime Minister Cde.

J.B. Caldeira, Agriculture M.P., Parliamentary, within the Ministry of M.P.

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

Other Members (22) Cde.

M. Ally, M.P.

Cde.

M. Arliegan, M.S., J.P., M.P.

Cde.

B. Beniprashad, Cde.

A.A. Chin, M.P.

Cde.

J.P. Chowritmoot Cde.

o.E.

Clarke, M.P.

Cdea E.B.

Davidson, M.P.

Cde.

H. Doobay1 M.P.

Cde.

A.B.

Felix, M.P.

Cde.

E.H.A.

Fowler, M.P.

Cde.

P. Fredericks, M.P.

M.P.

Cde.


E.F. Gilbert, Cde.

J. M.P.

G111-Mingo, Cde.

A. McRae, M.P.

Cde.

E. Melville, M.P.

(Absent J.P., M.P.

Cde.

J.M.

Munroe, Cde.

R.N.

Primo, M.P.

Cd�.

P.A.

Rayman, Cde.

C.G.

Shanna, J.P., M.P.

Cde.

B. Tiwari, M.P.

Cae.

C. Vandenburg, M.P.

M.P.

Cde.

R.E.

Williams, M.P.

-on leave) Members from the Nati9nal Congr ess of Local Democran.o S?.ue@ <;j Cde.

R. Bishop, Cde.

B. Latchminarayan, M.S., M.P.

(ih&SDt) M.P.


Councils (9) Members from the Regional, Democratic Cde.

K.N.

Jones, M.P.

(Region Cde.

K.V.

Jairam, H.P.

(Region M.P., (Region Cde.

C.A.

Singh, Cde •.

W. Cde.

H.I.

L ondon, M.s., M.P.

(Region Cde.

I. Chowritmootoo, M.P.

(Region Cde.

N.R.

Charles, M.P.

(Region Cde.

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

D. Hinds, M.�., (Region Bipat, J.P., M.P.

(Region No.

l Barima/waini) No.

2 -Pomeroon/Supenaam) No.

3 -Essequibo Dem.era.rs.)

No.


4 -Demerara/Mahaica) Islands/wes-t No.

5 -Mahaica/Berbice) No.

6 -East Berbioe/C orentyne) No.

7 -Cuyuni/Mazaruni.)

No.

8 -Potaro/Siparuni) \ No.

10 -Upper Demerara/Berbice) /... 3.

Members of the Minority (12} (i)Po�plo's Progressive Party (10) Miuoritx Leader (1) Cde.

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

Ram Karran, M.P., Deputy Speaker of the National Assemhly (Absent) Leader (Absent) Members (a) Other Cde.

J. Jagan, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.


Reepu Daman Persaud, J.P., M.P., Minority Ode.

N. Persaud, M,P.

Cde.

c.c.

Collymore, M,P.

Ode, S.F.

Mohamed, M.P.

Cde.

I. Basir, M.P.

(Absent Odo, c.c.

Belgrave, Cde.

H .

Nokta, M.P.

M.P.

(Absent) -on lea7e) Chief Whip Force (2) (ii)United Mr. M.F.

Singh, C.C.H,, Mr0 M.A.

Abraham, M.P.

J.P., M.l>.

OFFICERS Clerk of the National Assembly, Ode.

F.A.

Narain., A.A. Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Cdo.

M.B.

H4tnry PRAYERS The Clerk read Prayen.


PRESENTATION OF PAl'ERS AND REPORTS, ETC.- ll)By the Vice-President, Production, on behalf of the Minister of Finance and Ecoilomic Planning: Travel Tax (Amendment) 1984 (No.

4), made under section 57 (13) of the Tax Act, Chapter in the Gazette on 31st January, 1984.
Regulations 80:01, and published (ST: 34/2/1/lO)(Circulated) PUBLIC BUSINESS MOTION ITEM 1 - APPROVAL OF ESTIM[>TES OF EXPENDITURE FOR 1984 Assembly resolved of Expenditure itself into Commit-,e for the financial year 1984. of Supply to c.onsider the Estimates ,n Cgprnittee of SupplY HEAD 1 -OFFICE -OF THE HEAD 2· -GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE was passed as PRESIDENT was passed as ... ... printed :erinted at at $3,936,000 $73,888,000 /... DIVISION 501 - OFFICE OF THE PRESIDEN'l\ was passed as at printed • •• $,tl,600,000 HEAD 3 - OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER was passed as printed at ••• DIVISION 502 - PUDTE MINISTER was passed as printed at ••• 500,000 HEAD ll HEAD 26 HEAD 27 - PUBLIC & IOLICE SERVICE was passed as printed at COMMISSIONS , •• S 713,000 - MINISTRY as printed at OF AGRICULTURE was passed ••• $1,844,000 - AGRICUIJrURE was passed as printed .
..••• HEAD 28 - LANDS AND SURVEYS was passed as printed at ••• 8 2,191,� HEAD �9 - HYDRAULICS wae passed as printed ••• $ 818,000 a• at DIVISION 510 - MINISTRY as printed at OF AGlUCULTtffiE was passed ••• 841,622,000 DIVISION 511 - MINISTRY OF AGRICUill'URE -M.M.A.

(I&II) was passed as nrinted at .. • S31,877.,000 DIVISION 512 - MINISTRY OF AGRICUill'URE -M.M.A.
(III)was passed as printed at ... 826,000,000 DIVISION 516 - MINISTRY FISHERIES OF AGilICULTUilE - was passed as printed at ... $4,678,000 HEAD 9 HEAD 51 - AUDITOR printed GENERAL was passed as at ••• $2,275,000 - NINISTRY passed as printed OF ECONOMIC at PLANNING was 582 , 000 ••• 8 4 , DIVISION 527 - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC PLANNING was passed as nrinted at ••• � 8,311,000 HEAD 52 HDAD 53 HEAD 54 - MINISTRY as printed at OF FINANCE was passed •• • 816,250,000 - ACCOUNTANT GENERAL was passed as printed at •• • tl5,230,000 - CUSTOMS printed & EXCISE was passed as at • •• 8 5,132,000 HEAD 55 - INLAND REVENUE was passea as printed at •••811,477,000 /... MINIS'TRY OF i'DI,WCE was 12assed as ,Printed at ••• HEAD 56 - MINISTRY OF TRADE & CONSUMER PROTECTION was passed as printed at.,.
S l,781-.000 HEAD 57 .. GUYANA NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS was passed as printed at ••• 5 DIVISION 529 - MINISTRY OF TRADE & CONSUMER PROTECTION was paesed as printed at••• � 100,000 - PUBLIC DEBT was passed aa printed HEAD 70 HEAD 36 at - MINISTRY printed OF WORKS was pa�sed as at DIVISION 520 - WORKS was 12wsed as pr;wted at ••• $ 10,000 ••• ••• 3 5,853,000 - PLANT MAINTENANCE & HIRE DIVlS ION was passed as printed at ••• S 4 .,284 ,ooo DIVISION 522 · -PLANT MAINTENANCE & HIRE DIVISION was passed as printed at ••• 3 3.715,000 HEAD 7 HEAD 8 HEAD lO MINISTRY was passed as printed OF PARTY AND STATE MATTERS at ... s 330,000 - PARLIAMENT OFFICE was passed as printed at ••• 8 300.000 - OMBUDSMAN' waa passeg as printed ••• ss at HEAP lJ", PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS as .
:B,rinted was passed at ••• 5 575.000 HEAD 14 - SUPREME C OURT OF .JUDICATURE was passed as printed at •• • 8 l, 7 92 , 000 HEAD 15 HEAD 16 HEAD 17 - MAGISTRATES was passed as printed at ••• S 1,832,000 - ATTORNEY printed at GENERAL was passed as ••• � 1,886,000 OFFICIAL RECEIVER.
printed at was passed as ••• 8 260,000 HEAD 18 - DEEDS REGISTRY .12rinted at was passed as ••• 8 521,000 HEAD 12 HEAD 40 HEAD 41 HEAD 42 - TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION waa passed as printed at - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL ... s 348,000 DEVELOPMENT AW> CULTURE was passed as printed at ••• $23,166.000 CULTURE was passed as printed at ••• � 1,619,000 NURSERY printed at SCHOOLS was passed as ••• S 7,902,000 I ••• 6.
HEAD 43 - PRIMARY SCHOOLS was m,s se d as printed at •• • S 38 ,064 , 000 HEAD 44 - SECC1NDARY/MULTI AND COMMUNITY HJGH SCHOOLS was passed as printed � at LATERAL •.• S 21,939,000 HEAD 45 HEAD 46 - TECHNICAL was passed as printod AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS at ••• S 1,821,000 - PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION CENTRES at was passed as printed ••• S 1,268,000 HEAD 47 - TEACHER TllAINING INSTITUTIONS was passed as printed at ••• S 1,699,000 HEAD 48 - PRGllATION Al© WELFARE was passed as printed SERVICES at ••• $ 4'4,000 DIVIS ION: 524 - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL ANi> CULTURE was DEVELOl�NT passed as printed at ••• S 3,906MX> DIVISION 525 - SECOND EDUCATiuN PROJECT was passed as.�9d at • •.
8 4.
755,000 HEAD 4 - MINISTRY OF NATIONAL was passed as printed at DEVELOPMENT ••• S 5.910,000 - MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOI-MENT at was passed as printed ••• $ 4,064,000 DIVISION 531 - MINISTRY was passed as printed OF REGIONAL DEVELOFMENT at ... s 92,000 HEAD 60 - REGION l -BARIMA/WAINI was passed as printed at ••• S 3,006,.000 DIVISION 5}2 - REGION l -BARillA/WAINI was passed as printed at ... s 110,000 HEAD� - REGION 2 -POMEROON/SUPENAAM was passed as printed at ••• $ 8,103,000 HEAD 63 READ 64 HEAD 65 HEAD 66 HEAD 67 - REGION 3 -ESS�UIBO ISLANDS/ was passed as WEST nEMEll.ARA printed at ••• 5 7,430,000 - REG ION 4 -DEMERARA/MAHAICA was passed as printed at •.• � ll,943,000 - REGION 5 -MAHAICA/BEIU3ICE was passed as printed at - REGION' 6 -EAST BERBICE/ C0RENTYNE printed at was passed as ••• 8 9,211,000 ••• 8 7,119.000 - REGION 7 -CUYUNI/MAZARUNI was passed as printod at ••• S 2,549,000 - REGIC1N 8 -PUrARO/SI?ARUNI at was passod as printed ••• i 2,.026,000 I ..... HEAD 68 - REGION 9 -UPPER TAKUl'U/UPPER ESS�UIBO was passed as printed at ••• $ 2,834,000 HEAD 69 - REG ION 10 -UPPER DEMERAll!/BERBICE was passed as printed at DIVISION1 533 - REGION 2 -P01EROON/SU PENAAM at was �ssed as printed 8 4,811,000 .
.

.

... i 9,095,000 DIVISION 534 - REGION 3 -F.SE�UIBO ISLANDS/ WEST DEMERARA was passed as printed at ••• 8 1,700,000 DIVIS ION 535 - REGION 4 -DEMERARA/MAHAICA was passed as printed at DIVISION 536 ·' 7 537 DIVISION, REGION 5 -M.AHAICA/BERBICE was passed as printed - - - H.EG L:N 6 -EAST BER.BICE/ at I $ 2,390,000 .

.

.
.... f, 1.060,000 CORENTYNE printed at was passed aa ... t1 6,400,000 DIVISION 538 - REGION 7 -CUYUNI/MAZARUNI Wes passed as printed at ... s 85,000 DIVISION S39 - REGION 8 -POTARO/SIPARUNI was passed as printed at ••• 110,000 DIVISION 540 - REGION 9 - UPPER TAKUTU/ UPPER ESS�UIBO was passed as printed at ... 747,000 DIVISION 541 - REGION 10 -'(IlJPER DEMERARA/ BERBICE printed was passed as at ••• 600,000 HEAD 19 - MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS wes passed as printed at ••• � 19,137,000 DIVISION 508 - MINISTRY C>F FOREIGN AFFAIRS was passed as printed at HEA1)20 - MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS ... 400,000 was passed as printed at ••• 716,000 HEAJJ 21 HEAD 22 HEAD 23 - POLICE was passed as printed at ••• S 4;1.,341,000 - PRISONS was passed as printed at - FIRE PROTECTION p_assed as printed SERVICES was at ... ... 8 4,773,000 S 4,013,000 HEAD 24 .. NATIONAL REGISTRATION CeNTRE was Passed as printed at ••• 501,000 HEAD 25 - GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE was passed as printed at ... 3:51,000 /... 8.
DIVISION 509 - MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS was passed as printed at HEAD 30 - MINISTRY OF ENERGY & MINES was passed as printed at 517 DIVISION - MINISTRY OF ENERGY & MINES was passed as printed at HEAD 38 - MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT was passed as printed at ••• 8 2,870,000 ... 8 1,044,000 ••• 312,346,000 • •• � 2,002,000 HEAD 39 - CIVIL AVIATION was passed -as printed at ••• 8 4,469,000 521 IJIVISION - TRANSPORT printed at was passed a.s ••• S 5,125,.000 HEAD 5 - PUBLIC SERVICE MINISTRY was passed as printed at ••• $ 1,774,000 504 DIVISION - PUBLIC SERVICE MINISTRY was passed as printed at ••• MINISTRY was passed as Printed CJF INFORMATION at I>IVISION 505 - MINISTRY OF INFORMATION was passed as printed at ••• 5 3,350,000 ••• 250,000 HEAD 31 - MINISTRY OF HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT was passed as printed at ANlJ WATER SUPPLY ••• Z 3,645,000 HEAD 32 - NATIONAL & R EGIONAL HOSPITALS was passed as printed at •• • HEAD 33 - ffi'HER HEALTH PROGR� was passed as printed at ••• t 15,753,000 HEAD 35 - HOUSING was passed as printed at ••• 518 DIVISION - HEALTH, ENVIRlHMENT & WATER was passed as printed at HEAD 49 - NINISTRY OF MANPOWER was passed as printed at HEAD 58 - MINISTRY OF 66-0PERATIVES was P&Bsed as printed at • •• S 24,318,000 ••• i 12,300,000 ... 484,000 530 DIVISION - MINISTRY OF CO-OPERATIVES was passed as printed at ••• 8 25,000 I ••• Jwsembly Resumed 9.
The Vioe-Presid.ent., l'roduotion, Supply had approved r&ported t-0 the Assembly that of Expenditure of the Estimates the Committee of for 1984.

The motion for the approval of the Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1984 was put and carried.
BIIJ.S - Second and Third Readings ITEM 1 - ublished 1 BILL 1 8 The Vice-President� Production, moved the second reading of Bill: the following A Bill intituled An Act to make provision of land which is not other than State for the acquisition beneficially occupied Lands or Government rational connecte Lands.

so as to ensure use of such land and for matters d therewith.

Cde.

Reepu Daman Persaud and Mr. Singh apoke to the motion.
Thereafter the Vice-President, • Production replied The motion was then put and carried.

The Bill was read a second time.

Assembly resolved itself into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.

In Committea Clauses 1 to 3 were passed as Erinted.

Clause 4 -The following wore put and negatived: amendments by Cde.
Reepu Daman Persaud (i) Insertion of the following as clause 4:- "The Minister shall appoint a Tribunal of not more than three (3) persons High Court to dotenninc should be compulsory from the Commissioner by any person having title or which the action is being taken to compulsory acquired.
headed by a judge of the whether or not any land acquired after hearing and/or any other witnesses or claiming evidence and to have a right, in or to the land in respect of interest 11; (ii) Renumbering of clause 4 (1) as Clause 5 (1); (iii) Substitut clause 5(1 :- � n of the foll�wing for the renumbered provided after hearing by the Commissioner "Where the Tribunal is satisfied evidence land is not beneficially may declare by a Notice that if such land is not beneficially such porioA• not e�ceoding stated in the Notice.
the land will be compulsorilj acquired that any the Tribunal by the Stato under this Act.

"; in such maY.ner, and within one (1) year as may be occupied, occupied /... 10.

(iv)Srl.bstitution of the word "Tribunal" for the word "Minister" whereever it appears; and (v)Renumbering of clauses 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as clauses respectivelyo 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 121 13, 14 and 15, Clause 4 was then passed as printed.

Claus& 5 to 14 were passed as printed.


Assembly resumedo On a motion by the Vice-President, Production, the Bill was read the third time and passed as printed.

SUSPENSION OF SITTING At 16:44 hrs the sitting was suspended for refreshme nts.

RESUMPI'ICJN OF SITTJNG At 17:05 hrs the sitting was resumed.
ITEM 3 - Bi 1 No F.NDMENT Bil,L l The Vice-President, Finance and Economic Planning,moved Bill: Production, on behalf of the Minister of the second reading of the following A Bill intituled Intoxicating An Act to amend the Act.

Liquor Licensing The motion was put and carried� The Bill was read a second time and was, thereafter, taken through its remaining stages and passed as printed.
ITEM 4 -CUSTOMS (.AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 -Bill No, 27/1983 published 1983-12-12 The Vice-President, and Economic Planning,moved Production, the second reading on behalf of the Minister of of the following Finance Bill: A Bill intitule d An Act to amend the o Customs Act The motion was put and carried.
The Bill w�s nea!a second time and was, thereafte r, taken through its remaining stages and passed as printed • .llB 5 -SPIRITS (AMP.Ni:lMENT) BILL 1983 -pill No, 28/1983 published 1983-12-12 The Vice-President 1 Production, on behalf of the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning moved the second reading of the following Bill: A Bill intituled An Act to amend the Spirits Act.

The motion was put and carried.


The Bill was read a second time and was, thereaftor� taken through its remaining stages and passed as printed.

/... llo ITEM 6 §TATE PENSICNS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984 -DiU No.

;!,L1981 published 1984-01-21 The Vice-President, Production, on behalf of the Minister o!

Finance and Economic Ilill:: Planning, moved the second reading of the following A Bill intituled An Act ta amend the Act.

State Pensions The motion was put and carried.


The Dill was road a second time and was, thereafter, taken through its remaining stages and passe� asp inted.

MOTION ITEM 7 -CONFIRM TION OF CONSUMPr ONT N0.2 NDMENT NO OllDER 1 8 The Vice-President, Production, on behalf of the Minister motion which was put moved the following Planning, of Finance and Economic and carried: BE IT RESOLVED: Ass·1mbly That this National section 5 of the Consumption confirm the Consumption Order 1984 (No.
2), which was made on 13th January, 1984� and published 1984.

Tax Act, Chapter 80:02, (No.

1) Tax (Am8ndment) in the Gazette on 14th January, in accordance with Suspension of Standing Order No.

46 (2) and (3) On a motion by the Vicc-Prc�sident, (2) and (3) of Standing Party and 8 tate Matt ere, Order No.

46 were suspended to enable with the second reading of tho paragraph the Assembly Dependants' Pension (Amendment) to proceed at that sitting Dill 1984 -Bill No.
2/1984 • .. Second and Third Readings ITEM 8 DEPENDANTS' published 1984-02-04 PENSION (AMENJ>MENT) Bill 1984 -Dill No.

2/1984 The Vice-President, Production, on behalf of the Minister of Finance and Economic PlR.IU1ing, Dill: moved the second reading of the following A Dill intitulod Dependants' Pension Act.

An Act to amend the The motion was put and darriad.

taken The Bill was read a second time and was, thereafter, through its remaining stages and passed as printed.

Suspension of Standing Order No.


46 (2) Standing Ordor No.

46 (2) was suspended with the second reading of the Tax (Amendment) On a motion bi tho Vice-President, Party and State .Matters, to enable the Assembly to proceed Bill 1984 -Bill No.

3/1984e /... filll Second and Third Readings 12.


ITEM 9 - TAX (.AMENDMENT1 DILL 1984 -Bill No, 3/1984 published 19§4:::91-31 The Vico-President, Planning Production, moved the second reading on behalf of the Minister of the following of Finance and Economic Dill: A Dill intituled An Act to amend the Tax Act.

The �otion was put and carried.

The Bill was read a second time and was, thereafter, taken through its remaining stages and passed as printed.
Suspension of Standing Order 23(2) On a motion by the Vice-President, Party and Stata Matters, Standing Order No.

23(2) was suspended to enable the Assembly the motion for the Affirmation 1984 (No.

4) , of The Travel Tax (ru}endmont).

to consider Regulations MOTIQN ITEM 10 - AFFIRMA TION OF THE TRAVEL TAX (.6,MENJlMENT) REGULATIONS 1984 (NO.
4) The Vice-President, and Economic Production, moved the on behalf of the Minister motion which was put following Planning, o� Finance and carriedi DE IT RESOLVED: That this National Assembly, in accordance with section 57(13) affirms the Travel Tax (Amendment) ( No.
4), which was made and on 31st January, 1984. published of the Tax Act, Chapter 80:0l, 1984 Regulations in the Gazette Suspension of Standing Order No, 12 With the leave of the Speaker and on a motion by tho Vico­ Presidentp Party and State Matters, Standing Order No.

12 was suspended to enable the Appropriation Dill 1984 -Dill No.

4/1984 to be introduced.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Presentation and First Reading APPROPRIATION 1984-02-08 DILL 19§4 -Bill No, 4/1984 -published presented The Vice-President, Production, the following Dill which was read the first timo: on bohalf of the Government, A Dill intituled An Act to provide for the issue from the Fund of the sum necessary to meet the charged on tho (not otherwise Fund) of Guyana for the financial lawfully Consolidated expenditure Consolidated year ending 31st December, havo been approved the appropriation in conformity with the Constitution.
1984, estimates by the National of that sum for specified Assembly, whereof and for purposes, /... 13.
Second and Third Readings :4PPROF'lil.TION 1984-02-08 DILL 1984 -Bill N9i, 4/1984 published On motions by the Vice-President, Prod�ction, the following Bill was read a second and a third time and passed as printed: A Bill intituled An Act to provide for the issue charged on the Consolidated from the Consolidated to meet the expenditure (not otherwise Fund of the sum necessary lawfully Guyana for 1984, Fund) of whereof h�ve been approved the financial estimates National that sum for specified with the Constitution.
year ending 31st Docember, by the of and for the appropriation in conformity Assembly, purposes, /).WO Uf,NMffi T At 17:35 hrs on a motion by the Vice-Presid ent, Party and State Matters, the Assembly 1984--02-15. was adjourned to 14:00 hrs on Wednesday t; .,o PARLIAMENT OFFICE, Public Buildings, Georgetown.

1984-02-09