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NATIQHAM A§§EMBLY IIDHJl'ES OF PROCEEDINGS AT l.4:oo hrs ON MONDAY 19§2-23:;12 lli.

THE PARLIAMENT CHAMBER.

PUBLJC BUITtJ2ING�.

G�RGlr9'iJj• 4§§,W.Y {7Q) MEMBE RS OF THE NATIONAk Speaker {J.l Asseml:13.l 1f Cde.

Sase Narain, O.R., J.P., M.P., Speaker of the National ?Js.be1:;a 9f the Gove£WP8� - fa2PU' 8 jftfgnal S<miftf ... • • tQ?l.

{;a) 8 17:im@ JiU.nistet (1} Cde.

Dr. P.A.

Reid, O.E., M.P •• Priine Minister Other Vice-Presidents (4} Cde.
S.S. Naraine, A.A., M.P., Vice-President, Social Infrastructure Cde.

H.D.

Hoyte, S.C., M.P., Cde.

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

B. Ramsaroop, M.P., Vice-President• -on leave) Vice-President.

(Absent State Matters (Absent -on le.ave) Administration (J.bs.nt -on lQov) 1 Production (Absen� §gp,io;: ..tlinisters C€} Cde.

R. Chandisingh, M.P., Minister of Education, Social and Culture Developnent Cde.

R.H.O.

Corbin, *Cde.

Dr. M. Shahabudd General *Cde.

R.E.


Jackson, M.P., Minister *Cde.

J.R. Thomas, *Cde.

H. Rashid, M.P., Minister and Minister M.P., Minister of National Mobilisation een, O.R., S.C,, M eP,, Attorney of Justica (Absent} M.P., Minister of Home Affairs (Absentt of" !ne11gy and Mines ot Foreign Affairs (Absent• on leave) W,niuer; (§} Cde.

U.E.

Johnson, of the Prime M.P., Minister in the Office Minister Cde.

Sallahuddin, M.P., Minister w�thin the Ministry of Agriculture Cde.

R.C.
R.C.

Fredericks, A.A., M.P., Minister of Youth and Sport within the Ministry of Eduoat1on, Development and Culture Social *Cde.

Y .v.

Harewood-Benn, M.P., Minister *Cde.

Dr. R.A. Van Wes.

:t-Charles, M.P •• Minister and Public Service of Information of Health and Public Welfare •Cde.

K.W.E.

Denny, M.P., Mini.at.er o£ Manpower and Co-operatives Mi!l,i1.atet§ 91 Stijte {2} Ode.

M .

Corrica, M,P., Mi.Il.ister of State within the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection (Absent) Cde.

H.L.B.
H.L.B.

Singh, M.S., M.P., Minis�r of State within the Ministry of Finance *Non elected Member P.A£liAla.Er.,�j�ry {4} Secretar�es 2.

Cde.

A.W.

Bend-Kirton-Holder, M.P., Parliamentary S9Cl.»tary, Housing, within the Ministry of Health and Public Welfa� M.P., Parliamentary Ainsworth, Cde.

D.A.N.

Ministry of Education, Cde.

B. Bhagga.n, M.P., Parliamentary Social Development Secretary, Secretary, and CultUI'e within the Ministryot within the Foreign Affairs Cde.
J.B. Caldeira, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, within the Ministry ·of Agriculture Qi..h_e:r MeJn,�e:;-s ( 24) -on leave) M.P.

M.P.

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

otoo, J.P., M.P.

M.P.

(Absent Cde.

M. Ally, M.P.

Cdo •• M. A.rmogan, Cde.

B. Beniprashad, Cde.

A.A. Chin, M.P.

Cde.

J.P. Chowritmo Cde.

O.E.

Clarke, M.P.

C'.�O.

E.B.

Davidson, M.P.

Cde.

H. Doobay, Cde.

A.B.

Felix, M.P.

Cde.

E.H.A.

Fowler, Cde.

P. Fredericks, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

E.F. Gilbert, M.P.

Cde.

J. Gill-Mingo, M.P.

Cde.


A. McRae, M.P.

Cde.

E. Melville, Cde.

J.M.

Munroe, Cde.

S. Prashad, M.P.

Cde.

R.N.

Primo, M.P.

M.P.

Cde.

P.A.

Rayman, J.P., M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

C.G.

Sharma, Cde.

S.H.

Sukhu, M.S., M.P.

Cde.

B. Tiwari, M.P.

M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

C. Vandenburg, Cde.

R.E.

Williams, M.P.

(Absent) M.P.

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

th� National Memb�r.§..from Cde.

R. Bishop, M.S., M.P.

Cde.

B. Latchminarayan, M.P.


Congress of Local Democratic Organs (2) 11.embers from the Regional Democratic Councils (9) Cde.

K.N.

Jones, M.P.

(Region Cde.

K,V.

Jairam, M.P.

(Region Cde .• C.A.

Singh, M.P.

(Region No.

1 Barima/Waini) No.

2 -Pomeroon/Supenaam) No.

3 -Essequibo Islands/ (Absent• on teava) West Demerara) Cde.

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

(Region No.

Cde.

H.I.

London, M.S., M.P.

(Region Cde.

I Chowritmootoo, Cde.

N.R.

Charles, Cde.

D. Abrahams, Cde.

D , Hi.no�.

M.P.


(Region M.P.

(Region M.P.

(Region M.P.

(Region 4 -Demerara/Mahaica) No.

5 -Mahaica/Berbice) No.

6 � East Berbice/C orentyne) No.

7 -Cuyuni/Mazaruni) No.

8 -Potaro/Siparuni) No.

10 -Upper Demarara/Berbice) 3.

Members of the Minority (11) (i) People's Progressive Party (9) Min�t_tty Leader (1) Cde.

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

Ram Karran, M.P., Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (Absent) .Q .. tJLe..+:.
r:I.em be rs ( 7) Cde.

J. Jagan, M.P.

(Absent) Cd� Reepu Daman Persaud, Cde.

N. Persaud, M.P.

Cde.

C.C.

Collymore, Cde.

S.F.

Mohamed, Cde.

I. Basir, M.P.

Cde.

C.C.

Belgrave, M.P.

M.P.

(Absent) M.P.

J.P., M.P., Minority Chief Whip (ii)United F orce (2,l Mr. M.F.

Singh, C.C.H., J.P., M.P.

(Absent -on leave) Mr. M.A.

Abraham, .M.P.

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

F .A.

Narain, A.A. Cde.

M.B.

Henry Assembly, Assembly, The Clerk read Prayers.


ANNOUNCEMENTS BY T HE SPEAKER (i)Resignation of Cde.

Dalchand The Speaker informed letter dated 31st August, 1983, resignation 1st September, seat in the Assembly as a Member of the National had become vacant.

the Assembly that he had received from Cde.

Dalchand Assembly a tendering his with effect from 1983, and that with Cde.
Dalchand's resignation, a In accordance with section 99A of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 1 :03, he had called upon the representative of the.list of candidates extra.oted from tho said list, the name of a person to fill the vacancy.

name had been to further extract following the last general elections, from which Cde.

Dalchand's (ii).1£.a.ve The Speaker announced that leave from that sitting had and Clarke and Hoyte, Ramsaroop, been granted to Cdes.

Naraine, Mr. M.F.

Singh.

4.


PRESENTATIOJ.L.Qf PAPERS A}ID REPORTS, ETC.- By the }.iJ_gJster of State within the Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Vice-President, Administration: Annual Report or the Commissioner of Inland Revenue for the year 1981.

(ST: 25/2/1/1) (Circulated) PERSONAL EXP�N_.AJ'IONS Mr. M. Abrahrun stated that he had in error v'.lted against the motion which was moved by Cde.

Narbada Persaud at the last aitting of the Assembly flour, etc.

matter.
matter.

on the and for the record, he gave an explanation calling for the importation of wheaten PUBLIC BUS�NEJ}.§.

BJH,S -�d...Reading ITEM 1 -CINEMATOGRAPH (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 -Bill N o.

18/1983 .J?_ll_�l�fo_ped 1983-08-27 The Minister of Information Bill: second reading of the following and Public Service moved the A Bill intituled Act.

Cinematograph An Act to amend the The motion was put and carried.

The Bill was then re.


'.ld a second time and was, thereafter, taken through its remaining stages and passed as printed.

ITEM 2 - MINING (AMENDMENT) _llubJ.j.sheci_l 983-0�-03.

B.ILL 1983 -Bill No.

19/1983 The Minister of Energy and Mines moved the second reading of the following Bill: A Bill intituled An Act to amend the .Mining Act.

Mr. M.A.

Abraham and Cde.

Reepu Daman Persaud spoke to the motion.

Thereafter the Minister of Energy and Mines 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 Committee .Ql��l and 2 were passed as printed.

£�use 3 The following amendment by Cde.

Reepu Daman Persaud was put and _p.�e,ga ti vgj_: 5. of the words", on the second or any Insertion subsequent and "of" in the third line of the proposed section 57D (1).

occasion," new between the words "commission" Clauae 3 was then passed ao .

!2!'int£!l_.
!2!'int£!l_.

Clause 4 The following of Energy and Mines was put and carried: amendment by the Minister '(b) by the Substitution in Subsection the words "three hundred dollars may of the words be prescribed by the Minister";'.

(2), for "twenty-five thousand dollars may be presented", Clause 4 was then passed as amended.

Clause 5 The following amendment Cde.

Reepu Daman Persaud was put and negatived: by Substitution word uMinister proposed new section 82A.
11 of the word "Commissioner" for the in the second line of the Clause __5 was then passed as printed.

Clause 6 was passed as printed.

Assembly resumed.

On a motion by the Minister of Energy and Mines, the Bill was read the third time and passed as pri�.

At 15:07 hrs on a motion by the Minister Development arid Culture, the Assembly was adjourned to of Eduaction, a date to be Social fixed.

OFFICE, PARLIAMEI�T Public Buildings, Georgetown.

1983-09-15.