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� GUYANA ACT NO.

4 OF 1972 LAW REVISION ACT, 1972 �'' Section 1.

Short title.

Arrangement af Sections 2.

Interpretation.

3.

Establishment and Functions of Commission.

• No.

4 THE LAWS OF GUYANA A.D. 1972 2 4.

Form Di Puhli::wri011.

S. Inclusion 6.

Periodical or removal of pages to be authorised by order.

revision of Laws of Guyana.

7.

Contents of Laws of Guyana.

8.

Power to omit certain laws.

9.

Laws of Guyana to constitute 10.Validity of Jaws not affected sole and proper Statute Book.
by omission from the Laws.

11.Po'\laS of Commission.

12.Ne� to make alterations 13.Construction of references of substance.

to Jaws embodied in the Laws of Guy aaa .

14.Rectification 15.Al!ernative mode of amending·Laws.

of error or omission in the Laws of Guyana .. Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeals.

16.Amendments.

17.Repeats.

Commissionk-Fmther Pow.a:rs in respect of First Publication ad Fmt Revision.
18.lncorporatim in fint ;,ublication of amendments in Second Schedule and of legislation ipecified by ordCi'.

mspect to first 19.Commissimf..stp0ftls\wtdl 20.Commission's powers with l'eipCCt to first of a law.

revision of a law revision imposing1t specifiedmoneta:ry penalty.

Validations.

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

22.Evidence 23.

Evidenc!

24.

Evidence Ordmance.

section 28.

Ordinance, section 29.

Ordinance, section 96B.

25.Marriage 26.Busi.De.

>lamcsJwles.


Cap.

332.

Vol X .P.

.3139 Ordinance, section 38.

A.D.1972 LAW RE VISION [No.

4 An Act to provide for the Revision matters ments, connected therewith, Repeals and Validations.

of the Laws of Guyana.

and for including Miscellaneous Amend- Enacted by the Parliament of Guyana:- 1.This Act may be cited as the Law Revision Act, 1972.

A.D. 1972 Short Utle.

2.In this Act- mterpreta, UOn.


subsi- estab­ law means made aI¥i Commission under section 3; made under the Act; m relation to any written means the Law Revision pan of an Act but does not include ·'Act,.

includes diary legislation "Commission" lished .. in force" brought into operation; "Law Revision means an order made by the Com­ S; mission "revision with respect to any year the Commission.

by order, that there shall be no revision points either January or the revision vision.
the Laws of Guyana were last revised Order" under section date" means the 1st January for the 1st date some other date or dates to be the revision date" means date in relation date in that year or ap­ in addition in each year unless the revision under section 6. re­ to which to or in substitution directs dates for that year; and the ••relevant 3.

(1) There shall be a Law Revision C'lmmission and not more than four other members whose functions consisting EstabUshmen& and FuncUons of Co� lion.
and maintain with the pro­ of the laws of Guyana to be known as in accordance of a chairman shall be to prepare, visions the "Laws of Guyana".

publish of this Act an edition members of the Commission {2) The first Shridath Honourable General, Pollard, Otho Coleridge (Law Revision) Surendranath who shall be the chairman, Senior Senior Mr. Brynmor Chief Parliamentary Senior Counsel, Counsel, Harris.

to.the Gov�mment Ramphal, of Guyana.


United Nations shall include Counsel, Attorney Thornton Inniss Counsel, and Mr. Francis the Legal Adviser Counsel, {3) {a) The Attorney and their successors in office.

shall be members of the Com- General, the Chief Parliamentary No.

4} THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A.D. 1972 4 mission, and the Attorney General and his successors in office shall be the Chairman of the Commissiou.
(b) The membership of Mr. Francis Otho Coleridge Harris OR the Commission shall expire on a date to be appointed by the President by notice in the Gazette.

(4) All oth~r appointments to the Commission shall be made by the President.

(5) The Commission may delegate all or any of its functions under this Act to any one or more of its members.

4.

The Laws of Guyana shall be published in loose-leaf form Form of publication.
or in such other form as the Commission may determine and shall comprise such pages as may be authorised to be included therein under section 5.

5.

(I) The Commission with the approval of the President Inclusion or ;~i;isva\a°\e shall, by order, authorise the inclusion in the Laws of Guyana of every ~~thg;J!~?

page to be comprised therein, and every page so authorised, and no other, shall form part of the Laws of Guyana.

Periodical re·,lslon of Laws of Guyana.


(2) Th~ Commission with the approval of the President may, by order, direct the removal of pages from the Laws of Guyana and any page so directed to be removed shall cease to form part of the Laws of Guyana.

(3) Every page comprised in the Laws of Guyana shall bear a reference to the Law Revision Order by which its inclusion therein was authorised.

6.
(1) The Laws of Guyana shall be revised as soon as prac ticable after each revision date, that is to say, the Commission shall prepare the necessary pages and make the necessary o:"dcrs for the in clusion of these pages in the Laws of Guyana and (with resp~ct 10 the second or any ~ub~equent revision) for the removal of pages no longer required, to the intent that the Laws of Guyana hall, subject to such omis:;ions as arc authorised under section 8, contain all the written laws in force in Guyana on such revision date.
(2) The Commission may authorise the inclusion under sec tion 5 in the Laws of Guyana of an Appendix of pages containing such treaties and conventions and such con titutional, legislative or other documents as may from time to time be specified in the First Schedule and the Commission shall have power by order to amend the said Schedule.

Contents of Laws of Guyana.

7.


(1) The Laws of Guyana shall contain - (a) every Act in force in Guyana on the relevant revision date, unless omitted under Section 8; A. D. 1972 LAW REVISION [No.
4 5 (b) such subsidiary legislation in force in Guyana on the relevant revision date as the Commission thinks fit to include therein; (c) any enactments or documents authorised to be in cluded in the Laws of Guyana under section 6(2); (d) a chro:1ologi~al list of Acts, a table of contents and an index; (e) a list of the Acts omitted under the authority of section 8(d), (e) or (f).
(2) The Commission may, if it thinks fit, include in the Laws of Guyana written laws made but not in force on the relevant rev1s1on date or written laws made after the relevant revision date, and in any such case there shall be inserted in the Laws an appropriate note with reference to the commencement date of such written law.

8.

It shall not be necessary to include in the Laws of Guyana - P o'.

'·•.r to omit cer,n1n la\'rS.


(a) any Appropriation Act or Supplementary Appro priation Act; (b) any applied law: (c) any subsidiary legislation which the Commission thinks fit to omit; (d) any loan Act or loan guarantee Act; (e) any Act of a temporary nature which can, in the the Commission, be conveniently opinion of omitted; (f) any Act authorised by order of the President to be omitted from the Laws of Guyana.

9.
9.

Subject to sections 10 and 12, the pages duly authorised for Laws of Guy inclusion in the Laws of Guyana shetll, in all courts and for all pur- f~t~ ti01~c.~,~~ po~es, be the sole ~nd prope~ Stat~te Book of Guyana in res1~e~t of the fifriooksta- wntten laws contamed therem as m force on the relevant rev1s1on date.

· 10.
· 10.

No written law omit•ed, under the authority of this Act or other- v1 _ alidltytof aws no wise, from the Laws of Guyana shall be deemed to be without force and aff?ct_ed by validity by reason only of the fact that it is so omitted.

_ ~~~st~~e Laws.

11.

(1) In tpe preparation of the Laws of Guyana sion shall have the following powers: the Commis- Powe,-s of Commission.

(a) to omit- (i) all written laws or parts of written laws which have been repealed expressly or by necessary No.
4) THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 b implb1ti0n, or whlch have expir1.d or have become spent or have had their effect; (ii) all repealing enactments contained in written laws.

and also all tables or li'its of repealed enactments, whether con~ained in schedules or o,hcrwise; (iii) all preambb and long titles to written laws, where such omiss.ion can in the opinion of the Commission.
cnuveniently be made; (iv) all words of enactment in any w~tcn law or provision of a written law; (v) all provisions prescnbing the date when, or manner iP which.
any written law or part of any written law is to come into force, where such omission can, in the op;nion of the Com mission, conveniently be made; (vi) all amending written laws or parts of written l.:>.ws where the amendments effected by such written laws have been embodied by the Com mission in the written laws to which they re lat~ (b) (c) {d) (e) (f) to consolidiate into one wri:ten law any two or more written law~ in pari matcria, making 'the alterations thereby rendered necessary in the consolidated writ ten laws, and affixing such date thereto as may seem most convenient; to alter the order of the provisions in any written law a.:1d, in all case..<; where it is ncce.
;sary to do so, to rc nur.1lx:r the ·provisions of any written law; to alter the form or arrangement of any provision of any written law, either by co:nbining it in whole or in part with another provision or othei: provisions, or by dividin2 it in1o two or more prnvisions or by transposing word... to divide any wntte11 law, whc~her consolidated or not, into :J:J.rts or other divisio11s and to give such parts or divisions a suitable headin_g; to transfer any provis:ons cantained in any written law from that written law to any other v1ri1ten law to which it more properly b:::longs or Lo a separate writ ten law; A. D. 1972 LAW RE VISION [No.
4 7 (g) to arrange the written laws, whether consolidated or not, in any group or sequence that may be con venient .irrespective of the date of enactment; (h) to add a long title, a short title or a citation to any written law which may require it, and, if necessary, to alter the long title, short title or citation of any written law; (i) (j) (k) (1) to shorten and simplify the phraseology of any writ ten law; to correct grammatical and typographical errors, or any clerical or printing errors in any written law, and for that purpose to make verbal additions, omissions or alterations not affecting the meaning of any writ ten law; to add, delete, alter and substitute definitions of terms and expressions in any written law; to supply or alter marginal notes, head notes or head ings; (m) to correct cross-references; (n) (o) to make such formal alterations as to names, locali ties, offices, titles and otherwise as may be necessary to bring any written law into conformity with the cir cumstances of Guyana; to make such modifications and adaptations and to attach such qualifications and exceptions to any writ ten law as may appear to be necessary or desirable by reason of changes in the constitution of Guyana or of any 0-,mmonwealth territory or generally in the circumstances of Guyana or in the Government or the j:;ublic service thereof; {p) to do all things relating to form and method which may be necessary for the perfecting of the Laws of Guyana.
12.

Nothing in this Act, except in sections 19 and 20, shall be~0 po'Tr construed to confer power on the Commission to make any alterationsa1~er~fo;s or amendments in the substance of any written law.

of substance.

13.

Where in any written law or other instrument or document cfonstfruct1o 11 re erence.. h laws em- f re erence 1s ma e to any written aw t e prov1s1ons o w 1c by virtue of this Act embodied in the Laws of Guyana, such reference t~~:d ~1 th • f h' h h o en to ave be .

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1 d .

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Guyana.


8 No.

4) THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 shall where necessary and practicable be deemed to extend and apply to the corresponding provisions in the Laws of Guyana.

14.

(I) Where any error or omission in !he Laws of Guyana R ectif ication 0 01 .

error.

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::omes to the attention of the Commission, it shall be its duty to take ' omIssIon 1n of the necessary measures to rectify such error or om1ss1on forthwith.

th e Laws Guyana.

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Al ternatlve mode of amending Laws.


(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 or in addition to the means pro vided in paragraph (a), by the inclusion in and re moval from the Laws of Guyana, in accordance with section 5, of such pages as the circumstances may require.
(3) An amending order under subsection (2) (a) or a Law Revision Order under subsection 2(b) may have retrospective effect to the date of coming into operation of the Law Revision Order from which the error or omis1,ion resulted.

15.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(1 ), where che Commission deems it expedient, in the interests of economy or con venience.
in revising any page of the Laws of Guyana to which an amendment has been made since the last revision or to which the Com mission proposes to make an amendment, the Commission may, as an alternative to incorporating the amendment in the Laws of Guyana by removing the page and inserting in its place a page setting out the Jaw as amended- (a) aJlow the page to which the amendment relates to continue to form part of the Laws of Guyana; and (b) include in the Laws of Guyana a page (in this section called an "amendment page") setting out the parti culars of the amendment.
(2) The exercise of its powers under th.is section in respect of an amendment shall in no way prejudice the power of the Commission at any time to incorporate that amendment in the Laws of Guyana by removing the amended page and inserting in its place a page setting out the law as amendad.

(3) An amendment page shall for all purposes form part of the Laws of Guyana and shall be included in or removed from the Laws of Guyana in the same manner as any other paie of the Laws of Guyana.
A. D. 1972 LAW RE VISION [No.

4 MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS 9 16.

(1) The laws specified in the first column of the Second ~en~ents.

Schedule are hereby amended in the manner specified in the second s~ti~~ule.

column of that Schedule.


(2) The provisions of the statutory instruments amended in the Second Schedule may, notwithstanding such amendment ·by Act of Parliament, be henceforth amended or revoked in the same manner and by the same authority as immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(3) Section 23 of the Civil Law of Guyana Ordinance is Cap.
2 hereby repealed but the provisions of any statute declared under that section to be part of the law of Guyana shall continue to have effect as if they constituted an enactment of the Parliament of Guyana.

17.

I d repea e .

(1) The laws set out in the Third Schedule are hereby Repeals.

Third Schedule.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7(1), it shall not be necessary to include in the Laws of Guyana any of the laws set out in the Third Schedule.
COMMISSION'S FURIBER POWERS IN RESPECT OF FffiST PUBLICATION AND FIRST REVISION.

18.

Notwithstanding the provisions · of sec6on 7(1) (a) and (b).W;~1~raiirst the Commission may incorporate in the first publication of the Laws of pfubllcationd Guyana any of the amendments made in the Second Schedule- and any ~enfsm1~ • other legislation specified for this purpose by order of the President.

~~tt~':fule and legislation specified by Ol'der.

19.
19.

In the first revision under this Act of any written law in force Commission's at the commencement of this Act, the Commission, in addition to the f~~:~i "f~th powers conferred on it by section 11, shall have the :following powers: :~itsion of (a) the Commission ~ay substitute the expression a "written law" for the expression "statute" wherever the latter expression occurs bearing the meaning c assigned to it by the Interpretation Ordinance re- 19afa.

id.
id.

pealed by the Interpretation and General Clauses 8 1970 Act; law.
of • (b) where any provision of a written law vests any function in a public officer (which expression in this paragraph includes the President, a Minister, the Attorney-General and a Judge of the Supreme Court) the Commission may substitute a provision vesting the function in any other public officer; (c) where any written law provides for subsidiary legislation made by any authority to be submitted No .. 4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA A. D. 1972 10 in substance subject to the National Assembly in such terms that the subsidiary legislation is to negative or subject to affirmative resolution of the National Assembly within the meaning of section 17 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Act, the Commission may substitute a provision to the effect that the subsidiary legislation may be made by the authority subject to negative resolution or subject to affirmative resolution, as the case may be.
of the National Assembly and may omit any provision contained in the written law as to the period within which the subsidiary legislation is to be submitted to the National Assembly or within to approve or which the National Assembly is annul such subsidiary legislation or any provision as to the proof of any matters or things in relation thereto or any other such ancillary provisions; (d) notwithstanding the provisions of the British Guiana (Constitution) (Adaptation and Modifica tion of Laws) Ordinance, 1965, where any provision of a written law vests any function Lrt the Governor and Legislative Council, the Commission may substitute a provision vesting such function - (i) - in the National Assembly, where the function consists of approving or confirming some act authority; or thing done by some other (ii) in a Minister subject to negative resolution of the National Assembly, where the function consists of the making of subsidiary legislation; (iii) in a Minister with the approval of the National Assembly, in the case of any other function .
(e) where ·any law (in whatever terms) prescribes 24 cents.

48 cents.

96 cents.

$2.40.

$4.80, $9.60 $24.00, $48.00.

$96.00, $240.00, $480.00 or $960.00 as a fee or charge (not being a tax or a duty) or as the rate of such fee or charge.

the Commission may suh.,titute for these sums 25 cents, 50 cents, $1.00, $2.50.

$5.00.

$10.00, $25.00, $50.00, $100.00 $250.00, $500.00 or $1000.Q0 respectively.

Commission's powers with respect to first revision law of a imposing a specified monetary penalty.
(1) 20.

In the first revision under this Act of any written aw imposing a specified monetary penalty, the Commission shall in ieu of such penalty substitute a penalty calculated in accordance with (a) e provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c).

(b) The penalty shall first be increased as follows: A. D. 1974 LAW RE VISION [No.
4 11 (i) where the law imposing the penalty was made before the year 1940, the penalty shall be trebled; (ii) where the law imposing the penalty 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 penalty shall be increased by fifty per cent.
(c) The figure arrived at in calculating the increased penalty (in dollars) in accordance with paragraph (b), and any monetary penalty imposed by a law made in 1964 or after, shall be rounded off as fol lows: ( i) µ les5 than $25, the figure shall be rounded off to the next higher figure which is a multip'.e of five; (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) if more than $25 but less than $50, the figure shall be rounded off to the next higher fig ure which is a multiple of ten; if more than $50 but less than $100, the fig ure shall be rounded off to the next higher figure which is a multiple of twenty-five; if more than $ 100 but less than $300, the fig ure shall be rounded off to the next higher figure which is a multiple of fifty; if more than $300 but less than $500, the fig ure shall be rounded off to the next higher figure which is a multiple of one hundred; if mon.
than $500 but less than $1000, the fig ure shall be rounded off to the next higher figure which is a multiple of two hundred and fifty; (vii) if more than $ 1000 but less than $2000, the figure shall be rounded off to the next higher figure which is a multiple of five hundred; (viii) if more than $2000, the figure shall be round~ ed off to the next higher figure which is a mul tiple of one thousand.
(2) Any sum specified in any law for the purpose of a bond or recognizance into which anyone is to enter in respect of a criminal No.

4] 1HE LAWS OP GUYANA (A. D. 1972 17. charge or matter shall be increased in the manner providea uy suosection (I) as if the sum were a monetary penalty within the meaning of that subsection.

_ (3) Any sum specified in any law as a monetary penalty which any authority is authorised to impose in subsidiary legislation in respect of a criminal offence shall be in.
:reascd in t: .e I w nncr pro\ 1ded by subsection (I) as if the sum were a monetary penalty within the meaning of that subsection.

VALIDATIONS 21.

Criminal (I) The provisions of sections 122 and 123 of the Criminal Law Law (Pro- &~dureJ or- (Procedure) Ordiaance (inserted as sections 119 and 120, respectively, by i~~fi~~~· 122 the Indictable Offences (Procedure) Ordinance, 1893, Amendment Or~i J2j and 184 n:1nce, 1905) shall be deemed to have continued to have effect after tne Cap.
n com,ng into operation of the Indictable Offences (Procedure) Ordinan~e.

1 90 0 1910.

1893, Amendment Ordinance, 1918, as if they had not been repealed by 2i ~£ the iatLcr Ordinance and (subject, in the case of section l22, to the 33 of 1955. amendment 1~i:idc by the Criminal Law (Procedure) (Amcndme,1t No.

_ Cap.

11 Evidence O~<.Lna!1"'~, Section 28.

Cap.

:lS.

Cviclence )rdia:i.ncc, 1"0rtio11 29.

Cap.

25.

2) Ordinance, 1955) shall have effect accordingly.
(2) The provisions of section 184 of the Criminal Law (Proce dure) Ordinance (imerted as section 188 by the Indictable Offences (Pro cedure) Ordinance, 1893, Amendmeut Ordinance, 1905) shall be de~med to have continued to have eft:ect after the coming into operation of the Indictable Offences (Procedure) Ordinance, 1893, Amendment Ordin ance, 1918, as if they had not been repealed by the latter Ordinance and, Si.tujecl to the amendment made thereto in the Second Schedule, shall have effect accordingly.

22.
The affidavit or declara~ion of a subscribing ·witness sworn or made under section 28 of the Evidence Ordinance between 25th May, 1966, anJ the dJ.te of commencement of this Act in proof of the due execution of any deed, letler of attorney, or other power or instrument in writing shall be valid and effectual 1Jr the purposes of that section if made or sworn before any of the oflicers or p.?rso11s bcfcre whom sucl.J an affidavi: or declaration could have been made or sworn im medi:1tely before 26th May, 1966.
23.

Any of the instruments mentioned in section 29 cf the Evidence Ordinance ccrnficd and kg:ilised, or purporting to be ccrilfied and legal ised, under the hand and seal of any of the officers or persons before whom it could have been ccrti[ied and legalised immediately before 2G!h May, 1966, may, subject to the provisions of the Deeds Registry Ordinance, be recorded in the deeds registry and, if already recorded in the deeds registry, shall be deemed to have been Jc7:1Jly and effectually re:::ord.
:d therein and the said section 29 shall apply to such instrument and shall be deemed always to ha,·e applied 10 sui..:h instrument as it would apply lo an in ~ n1111ent so certified and legalised immediately before 25th May, 1966.

A.D. 1972 LAW RE VISION [No.

4 1.3 .

24.

Any oath administered or any affidavit taken abroad by a dip- f G 1 omat1c agent or a consu .ar o 1cer o operation of section 96B of the Evidence Ordinance (inserted by the Cap.

25.
25.

Second Schedule of this Act) shall be deemed to be as valid and effec- tual as if at the time of the administration of the oath or the taking of the affidavit that section had been in operation.

r mance, uyana e ore t e commg mto section 96B Evid~ence O b f ff ' h .

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1 25.

Any licence purporting to be granted under section 38 of the Marriage Marriage Ordinance by the Registrar General or the Permanent Secre- ~diranc:8 tary of the Ministry of Health between 20th September, 1961, and the ca~t.
commencement of this Act shall be as valid and effectual as if grant- ed by the authority empowered by that section to grant such licence.

~M.

· 0 26.

Rule 11 of the Business Names Rules as inserted by the Busi- Business ness Names (Amendment) Rules, 1956, shall have effect and shall be~:::~ deemed always to have had effect as if the fees prescribed therein had Cap.

332. been authorised by the provisions of sections 18 and 19 of the Business " 01i11 Names (Registration) Crdinance.

~ -G.: 2/1956.
~ -G.: 2/1956.

9 FIRST SClmDULE 1.13.

(2) Documents to be included in Appendix to the Laws of Guyana.

1.
1.

Articles of Capitulation proposed in 1803 by the Gove~or General and the Court of Policy of the Colonies of Essequibo and Demerara, and the Commanding Officers of the Sea and Land Forces of the Batavian Republic in the said Colony, to their Excellencies the Commanders-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's Sea and Land Forces off Demerara, with the Answers to such articles; and Additional Articles thereto.

2.
2.

The Act relating to the Boundaries between Berbice and Suri nam (7th February, 1800), in the English version only.

3.

A Proclamation by the Provisional Government and other Members of the Court of Policy and Criminal Justice in the Colony of Berbice relating to the Capitulation of the Colony (27th September, 1803); and Additional Article thereto.

4.
4.

Award of the Tribunal of Arbitration constituted under Article I of the Treaty of Arbitration signed at Washington on the 2nd February, 1897, between Great Britain and the United States oi Venezuela, dated the 3rd October, 1899.

5.

Award of His Majesty the King of Italy with regard to 1;1e boundary between the Colony of British Guiana and the United States of Brazil, dat&d the 6th June, 1904.

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4) Section 16 Law to be Amended High Court Or- dinance (Cap.
7) Section 11, 12, 21 and 80 W(3) 24(1) 29 14 THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A. D. 197L SECOND SCHEDULE Miscellaneous Amendments ADY..ndmcnts to be madt' Delete.

Delete.

Substitute the words "other qualified" for the word "scientific" Substitute the following : "Admt·alty and Price Jurisdiction.

things as 29.
things as 29.

The High Court shall be a Court of Admiralty and its admiralty jurisdiction shall be over the like places, per the Admiralty jurisdiction of sons, matters and the Supreme Court of British Guiana immediately before 26th May, 1966, and shall be a permanent court of unlimited jurisdiction in matters of prize and, subject to rules of CO'!rt.
shall exercise its jurisdiction under this section in accordance with the same rules and principles and shall have the sama regard to international law and to the comity of nations as the exercise of the Supreme Court of British Guiana said date."

its cvrrc!iponding jurisdiction before the in 44 Substitute the followini "Regulation of practice ancl prncedure.
the previsions of any other written (1) The practice and procedure of the Court shall, 44 law, be subject to regulated by this Ordinance and by rules of Court and in the absence of any such provision shall correspond to the practice and procedure of {he Supreme Court of British Guiana, incltl'ding the Court when exercising its admiralty jurbdiction, immediately before 26th May, 1966.
(2) Subject to subsection (I), the Court may in any cause or matt:;;r make any ordar as to the practice and procedure to be fdllowed which the Court considers neces sary for doing justlcc in the cause or matter, whether that order hns be:.n expres:;ly asked for by the p?.rty entitled to the benefit thereof or not."

67 7S(l)(d) Substitute the figures "20" and "70" respectively for the figures "16" and "67" appearing in the righthand column of fees.
Substitute the following - "(d) The Attorney-General or such other Law Officer within the meaninii of the Leitd Practitioners Ordinance as may be ap po: ~·ed by }be Attorney-General from amongst the staff of hi3 Cha!llbers;" 75(3)(e) Subs!itute , semi-colon for the comma appearing after the word "there in" and delete all th& words occuring thereafter •.

A. D. 1j-12 LAW REVISION [No.

4 15 w to be Amended Section 82A "Restriction OD J.nat:itutl.oil of vexatious actions.
Amendments to be made Insert the following section as section 82 A 82A(I) If, on an application made by the Attorney-General under this section, the Court is satisfied that any person had habitually and persistently and without any reasonable ground instituted vexatious legal proceedings, whether in the Court or in any inferior court, and whether against the same persoi\: or against different persons, the Court may, after hearing that person or giving him an opportunity ' of being heard, order that no legal proceedings shall without the leave of the Court be instituted by him in the Court or in any inferior court, and such leave shall not be given unless the Court is satisfied that the !
'1"oc~edings are not an abuse of the process of the Court or any infenor court and that there is prima facie ground for the proceedings.

(2) If the person against whom an order is sought under subsection (I) satisfies the Court that for good and sufficient cause he is unable to retain counsel, the Court shall assign counsel to him.

(3) A copy of any order made under subsection (I) shall be published in the Gazette."
63(1) 86(1) Subsidiary Legislation (Cap 7) lbe Rules of the High Court, 1955 :>rder 53 rule 3 Criminal Law (Offences) Ordinance (Cap.

10) Section: 15(1) 16 17 109(b) Substitute the words "five hundred" for the words "one hundred".

Substitute the following - "(I) There shall be a division of the High Court styled "Th_e Full court of the High Court" in this Ordinance referred to as "the Full Court."

Substitute the word '!fifty" for the word "forty-eight".
Delete the words "or any ecclesiastical office or benefice" in para- graph (c) and thci word "benefice" wherever it appears.

Delete the 'Word "benefices".

Delete.

Substitute the words "the President, a Minister or a Service Com· mission" for the words "Her Majesty, or of rhe Secretary of State, or of the Governor".

115 and 169 Suhstit.nte the word "thirty" for the word "ten" and the figure and symbol "$30" for the figure and symbol "$10".
117, 214 171 and Substitute the word ' "three" for the word "one" and the figure "3" for the figure "l'.'.

No.

4/ THt.'

LA ws OF C (7Y.4NA /.--L D. 1972 16 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made I 16, 160, 17(), Substitute the w0rd "seventy-five" for the word "twenty-five" 183 and 187 166 Substitute the follo\\'ing: and petty J:,rcrny "Abolition J5<i.

Th•: �h:ill of d!stlnc- t;o:, dbe,-:iecna!Hl every Jarc�,r,.

'J {t :sn prop�rtv,' r��-c!ny.

crn1'.l,oc1 shall be subjcc{ larceny."


hw dis'.inc:ion bc:twccn grand larceny Jia, e no force or effect in Guyana wh:il�Y·.·r rn,l\' b,� the v::d11e 0f the shall b,; de,·rr',ct 10 h� ·of th.

: same n�turc: and to all the incidents applicable to grand 261 (a) ?63(a) 264 266 De!et.

: all the word5 aprearing after the wo,·ds "c?


:>ital - the following therefor substitute stock of" and Lccn�cd or o:h.:nvise authorised by business in Guyana or of any '·any body corporate la\\' to carry on b?.nki.ir, body corporate, ch�rter written Delete 111!

the words bc0i1ining and endin·g lowing words therefor - company or society now established or now or her.

:af,er <.
:af,er <.

:j(ablislied law; or" by by or under any with tl;c word, "by the corporation'' with the word "statute"' the fol­ and substitute "by any body corporate by law to carry on banking business any body corporate, by charter any written or now or hereafter law."
company or society licensed estabJi in Guyana or of now established r,hcd by or under or otherwise authorised Delete all the words beginning with the words "any savings bank" and ending with th..: word "aforesaid" the following words therefor - and substitute "any b:mk.

body corporate, in section 263(a)".

company or society mentioned (a) Substitute the words "Government bill, or exchequer security" for the bond, or ex­ words "exchequer chequer d,;benture" words appear.
in both places where these (b)Renumber this section and insert as section 266(1) the following (2) - as subsection "(2) For the purp'.Jscs ernment security" annuity debenture, ings bond.

treasury issued by the Government."

of this �cction means fixed-date tn.

:i'.sury savings bill or any other security "Gov­ the· expression debenture.

cquitv­ rnv­ certificate.


trca5ury of a like nature Substitute meaning of section bonds or debentures" the words "Government within the 266" for the words "exchequer wherever these words app!!ar.

sccuriti.

:s bills, Delete all the words beginning with the word "Governor··( and ending with the word "Canada" in section 270 and 267 and 268 270, 274, 275 and 285 A. D. 1972 LAW RE VISION [No.

4 17 Law to be Amended Section 272 and 273 334(1) 276(a) Criminal Law (Procedure) Ordinance (Cap.
11) Section 7 19 65(1) · 69 72(2) " Discharge of accused person.

A mencimeals ~o be made delete these words wherever they appear and substitute there for the words "Bank of Guyana."

Delete.

Substitute the following for paragraph (iii) - "(iii) every person holding an office of emolument in a civil capacity in the service of the Government of Guyanl};" ~ Delete the words "(other than and except the Banks of England and Ireland respectively)."

Delete.
Delete.

(a) Substitute in paragraph the words "fifty dollars" for the words "twenty dollars".

(b) Substitute in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) the for (a) of subsection (I) "forty-eight the words words "fifty dollars" dollars".

(c) Substitute in subsection (S) the words "fifty dollars" for the words "forty-eight dollars".

(a) Insert th-:: words "if of the opinion that the evidence bas established a prima facie case against the accused" the words " the magistrate".
immediately after (b) Delete the words "unless he discharges the a~l.,!Sed person".

Delete a nd substitute the following therefor- 69. lf at the close of the case for the prosec1,1tion, or after hearing the accused or any witnesses he may that no produce, the magistrate sufficient case is made out to put the accused person upon his trial for any indictable offence, he shall dis cha rge the accused and in that case any recognisance taken in respect of the charge shall become void."
is of the opinion Delete and substitute the following subsection therefor - "(2)(i) Where before the discharge of the accused person the provisions of sections 65 and 66 have been complied with, the Director of Public Prosecutions may, if after the receipt of those documents and things he is of the opinion that the accused should have been committed for trial remit those documents and things to the magistrate with directions to reopen the inquiry and to commit the accused for trial, and may give such further directions as he may think proper.
No.
4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 18 Law to be Amended Section 184(1) 2to 2l4 21' Amendments to be made (ii) (a) Where before the discharge of the accused per son the provisions of sections 65 and 66 have not been complied with and the Director of Public Prosecutions, after the receipt of those documents and things, is of the opinion that the evidence given on behalf of the prosecution had established a prima facie case against the Director of Public Prosecutions may remit those documents and things to the magistrate with directions to reopen the inquiry and to compl),I with sections 65 and 66, and may give such further directions as he may think proper.
the accused, (b) After compl.ying with the directions given by the Director of Public Prosecutions under sub-Paragraph (a), the Magistrate may either commit the accused for trial or he may adjourn the inquiry and, subject to any directions on the matter given by the Director of Public Prosecutions, forthwith notify the Director of Public Prosecutions who shall give any further directions as he may deem fit and, if of opinion that a sufficient case has been D'lll4le out for the accused to answer, may direct the magistrate to commit the accused for trial.
Substitute a fulJ stop for proviso.

the oolon and delete the (a) (b) Delete all the words appearing before the proviso.

Substitute the words "No conditional pardon granted by the President to any person convicted of a felony" for that no conditional pardon".

the words "Provided (c) Delete the words, "in any case aforeiaid."

Delete Substitute the following - 215.
(I) The President may remit in whole or in J,>art, "Power of Preslde?t any sum of monr.y imposed as penalty and as costs, charges to remit fineand expenses in connection with the penalty on any person tod releaseconvictcd of an indictable offence although the money may 0 ~ fm~~ls~:ed be in whole or in part due and payable, or has already been paid to the State for the public use or to some party other for non: than the S!ate, and may exercise his powers of pardon in payment favour of any person who may be imprisoned for non thereof.
payment of any sum of money so imposed, although the money may be in whole or in part payable to the State for the public use or to some party other than the State.

(2) The President may order the restoration of anything forfeited, seized or detained in connection with an indictable offence.

(3) Every remission or restoration aforesaid may be made in the manner and subject to the terms and condi tions the President seei fit to direct" A.D. 1972 LA W RE VISION [No.
4 19 Lao:-, to be Amcudcd Juris Summary diction (Magistrates) Ordinance, (Cap.

~2) Section 6 Am-·,-tmeuts to be made Delete and substitute therefor - "Presiding officer of the court.

6.

The presiding officer of a court shall be a m'lgistrate appointed under this Ordinance and assigned th-it court by the Chancellor."

to 7 to 16 Delete sections 7 to 16 (inclusive) and substitute therefor the following sections 7 to 13 - "Number of Magistrates.

Appoint ment of magistrates with or without llmltatlon.

7.
7.

There shall be such number of magistrates as may be required for the discharge of the business of this Ordinance.

the courts established by 8.


(1) A person may be appointed - (a) (b) to be a magistrate in a particular district or districts or in a particular part or parts of a district or districts or to adjudicate upon particular cases 01 c1asses or cases; or to be a magistrate 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 more magistratea appointed to any court.
Assignment of magls trate:i and sittiugs of courts, etc.

9.

The Chancellor may assign a magistrate to preside over a particular court or courts or to a court at a parti cular place or at particular places in the area to which he is appointed and may determine the days and the hours of the sittings of courts and the 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.
10.

Subject to any limitation of his jurisdiction under Jurtadlctlon a~d powers section 8, a magistrate may exercise and administer all the :'..tr:te mu- jurisdiction and powers of a magistrate's court in any court to which he is appointed.

within the area of Guyana • Residence of magistrate 11.
A magistrate assigned exclusively to the court of a district or to the court at a particular place or particular places within a district shall reside in that district unleu exempted by the Chancellor from so doing.

I.

No.

4] Law to be Amended Section- 20 THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 Amendments lo be made t Magistrate not to adjudicate where personally interested.

12.
12.

The Chancellor niay direct that a particular ma;i~ trate shall not adjudicate on a particular cause or matter coming before him because of the magistrate's per..onal interest in that cause or matter or for any other sufficient reason and shall in any such case assign another magistrate to adjudicate on that cause or matter.

Magistrate a justice of peace for Guyana."

the peace.

13.
the peace.

13.

Every magistrate shall ex officio be a justice of the Substitute the words "The Registrar of Court and every" for the word "Every."

the Supreme Delete and substitute therefor - Appoint ment of Clerk of Court and such other officers as may be required.

24.

(1) There shall be a clerk of court for eaeh district who shall be the principal adn;iinistrative officer fOI' the court of that district and whose office shall be situated in such place as the Chancellor shall specify.
(2) There shall be such other officers of the court as shall be required for the efficient administration of this Ordinance.

the system of the courts established by (3) The Chancellor may delegate any of the officer.. appointed under subsection (2) to perform any of the duties of the clerk of court."

Delete.

Delete.

Substitute the words "of court and the other officers of the court" for the words "and 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 tc, be examined by him."

Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor - Appoint ment of bailiff.

Delete 31.

One or more bailiffs may be appointed to each magistrate's court".

Delete all the words appearing before the words "shall serve" and substitute therefor the words "The bailiff".

Delete.
Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor - ''Civil Jurlsdle> tlon.

39.

The court in each district shall, in civil causes and matters within that district, have the jurisdiction and po ;vers 18 24 25 26 27 29(1) 30 31 33 34(1) 37 39 A.D. 1972 Law to be Amended Section 40(1) 40(2) 21 LAW RE VISION [No.

4 Amendments to be made prescribed in, and shall exercise such}ui-1sd1ction and powers in the manner provided by, the Swnmary Jurisdiction (Petty Debt) Ordinance."

Cap.

16.
Cap.

16.

Substitute the word "court" for the word "magistrate" where it first appears and the word "its" for the word "his".

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

(b) Substitute the words "court of the district off whose shore" for the words "magistrate off the shore of whose district", 41 and 42(1) Substitute the word "court" for the word "magistrate" 42 (3) (b) Substitute the words "ten dollars" for the words "two doilars and forty cents".
42 (3) (c) Substitute the word "thirty" for the word "fifteen".

42(6) Substitute in paragraph (b) of the proviso the words "thirty dollars" for the words "fifteen dollars."

42(13)ta) Delete and substitute the following subsection - 45 46 48(2) 55 "(13) (a) The Chancellor may appoint the clerk of coun or any other officer of the court appointed under section 24(2) to be the collect· ing officer in a magisterial district for the purposes of this Ordinance."
(a) Substitute the word "Chancellor" for the word "Governor" in subsection (I); (b) Delete the words "other than the court of the Georgetown dis trict" in subsection (!)

; and (c) Substitute the word "notice" for the words "order in council" wherever these words appear in subsections (1), (2) and (3).

Delete.
Delete.

Substitute the words "the clerk of court, or such other officer of the cou ~t as may be directed by the magistrate" for the words " the clerk or assistant clerk, or in the absence of both of them, a bailiff of the cour t".
· R enumber section 55 as section 55(1) and insert as subsections (2) and (3) the following - "(2) When a magistrate has completed hearing any proceeding or matlcr whet her civil or criminal under any authority however confe rred and subsequently ceases to act as a magistrate or has hcen transferred from that district or is otherwise unable to deliver judgment, a judgment in the proceeding or matter written by him may be read by any other magistrate and en tered mto the minute book of the court.
(3) A judgment so read shall ha ve effect as if delivered by the magistrate hearing the proceeding or matter".

56(2) Substitute a semi-colon for the full stop appearing at the encl of sub section (2) and inse rt the following immediately thereafter - 22 THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 Amendments to be made i 'o.

4/ Law to be Amended Section 63 Substitute the following - ''and the ~;gnature of the magistrate may be affixed by means of a stamp or facsimile."

,Ia - 'R tlons.
,Ia - 'R tlons.

(a) Schedule 63. the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Ordinanct."

The Minister may make regulations for In the right-hand column of fee~ substitute for the figures in the first column below the figures in the second colwnn below wherever the former appear - $ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 C. 02 06 12 16 24 48 72 96 44 92 40 88 36 84 32 80 to $ C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l. 2 3 3 4 4 5 01 10 15 20 25 50 i'5 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 (b) Under h-.
;ading I of Table A en•it!cd "Fees and Costs to be taken by the clc..-k", substitute 1or paragrnph 2 (j) the fol.- lowing- "(J) <..xcecds ~225 but docs not exceed 250 and insert the following ubparagraphs ' '(k) exceeds _ 250 but docs not exceed $300 (I) cxce.

::ds $300 but dccs not exceed $350 $5.00" $6.00 $7.00 (m) exceeds $350 but docs not exceed $400 ... $8.00 (n) exceeds $400 but does not exceed $450 .. $9.00 (o) exceeds $450 ... $10.00" A. D. 1972] LAW REVISION [No.
4 23 Law to be Amended Amendments to be made (c) Under heading II of Table A entitled " Counsel's Costs", in item 10 insert the words "or the value of the property in dispute" between the words "claimant" and "or" and the words "or the value of the property in dispute" between th~ worcls "claimed" and "in" and substitute the words "$50" for the words "$25".

- Delete (a) Substitute the words "order of th e Minister" for the words "resolution of th.:.

Governor and Legislative Counci'l".


(b) Substitute the words "replaced or amended by order of the Minister" for the words " otherwise ordered by the Governor and the Legislative Council".

Substitute the wordi "one hundred and fifty dollars" for the words "fifty dollars".

Substitute the words "one hundred dollars" for the words "twenty fivc dollars" wherever these words appear.
(a) Substitute the word;; "!wo hundred doll ars" for the words "one hundred dollars" wherever these words appear, (b) Substitute the words "a fine of five hundred dollars" for the words "a penalty of one hundred and fifty dollars" wherever these words appear.

Substitute the words "two hundred dollars" for the words "oni, hun dred dollars".

Substitute the words "a fine of five hundred dollars" for the words "a penalty not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars" whe~er these w.ords appear.
Coroneri Ordi nanc:!

(Cap.

13) Section 35, 36 and J7 48 Juris ~mmary diction (Offences) Ordinance, Cap.

14 Section 14 .... 42, 43(1) and 45(3) .. , 66 and 67 72 .

.. .

84, 85, 871 and 8S Substitute the words " two hundred dollars" for the words " one huadred dollars" wherever these words-appear.

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

(a) -Substitute the words " two hundred doUars" for the words " one hundred dollars" wherever these words app$r.
(b) Substitute the words "a fine of five hund\'ed dollars~' fw,,:lbe fif(tt doll..,a• ,,wbe:'tc>- words "a penalty of one h undred and ever these wor<ts appear.

· No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A.

D .

1972 24 Amendments to be made Substitute the words "declared" for the words "deemed to be.., (a) Renumber as 144(1).

(b) Substitute the wori "declared" for the words "deemed to be".
(c) Delete paragraph (v) and substitute therefor the following - "(v) plays or bets by way of wagering or gaming in any street, road, highway or other open or public place, or in any open place to whlch the public have or are permitted to have access to or with any table, dice, cards or other inst.nl.nlrnt or means of such wagering or gllllling at any··game or pre, tendcd game of chance"; (d) Tn~ert ;n paragraph (xi) the word "unlawfully" immediate\y be fore the word "sells" and substitute the word "unlawfuUy~' for the :,vords "in any way", (e) Insert as subsection (2) the following - "(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), where the court, having regard to the youth of the person con victed, his character, or his previous good .behaviour, or such other considerations as may seem fit, is of opinion that it would be unduly :.iarsh 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."
Substitute the words "to a fine of on~ hundred and fifty dollars" for the words "to a penalty of fifty dollars".

Delete all the words appearing after the words "decently clothed;" and substitute t!he following therefor - "but the magistrate may allow any relaxation in tlie 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 "midnight" for the words "ten o'clock.".
(a) Delete the word "entire".

(b) insert the words "or other cattle" immediately after the word "ass" wherever it occurs.

(c) Substitute the words "fine of one hundred dollars" for the words "penalty of ten dollars".

Substitute the words "to a fine of fifty dollars" for the words "to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars".

Substitute the words "to a fine of five hundred dollars" for the words "to a penalty of one hundred and fifty dollars".

Law to be Amended 143 .. .

144 •.• 156 .

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162(1) 169 171 182 199 Summary Juris diction ~ ) (Cap.

IS.)

A. D. 1972 LAW REVISION [No.

4 25 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made 7A Delete subsection (14).

12(1) (c) .

Delete all the words appearing before the word "issue".

43(1) 47(4) 60(1) 100(1) Substitute the word "fifty" for the word "ten".

Substitute the words "one hundred dollars" for dolla.-."
the words "fifteen Substitute the words "two years or to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars" for the words "twelve months or to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars."

Delete the words commencing with the wo.rd "payable" where it first appears and ending with the words "mercy to" and s11bstitute the words "due and payable to, or has already been paid into the Treasury for the public use or to some party other than the State, and may exercise his wwer of pardon in favour of".
100(2) Insert the word "forfeited" immediately before the word "seized".

Second Schedule Juris Summary diction (Petty Debt) Ordinance, (Cap.

16) Section 3, 4 and 6 14(1} (a) 44(a) Schedule, Form 4 Juris Summary diction (Appeals) Or dinance, (Cap.
17) Section 5(3) 5(6) In 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 clerk of the abovementioned Magistrate's Court" for the words "bring this notice within seven clear days of the date thereof to the clerk of any Magistrate's Court and pay the penalty prescribed by law".

Substitute the words "five hundred dollars" for the words "two hundred and fifty dollars".

Insert the words "one hundred and" ''fifty".


immediately before the word Substitute the words "one hundred dollars" for the words "ten dol lars".

Substitute the words "one hundred dollars" for the words "ten dollars".

Substitute the word "fifty" 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."

No.
No.

4) THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 26 law to be Amended Section 15 ..

Probation of Offenders Ordinance, (Cap.

19) IA .

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Amendments to be made Insert the words "or the Director of Public Prosecutions as the case may be" immediately after the words "Attorney General".

lnse1 l tm: wullwing section - 1 'Application of Act.

IA.

This Act shall juveniles.

apply subject to the provisions of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance."

in relation to 2 .

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Insert the following definition immediately after the definition of "district probation committee" - 3(l)(a) 5 .

6(1) 7(3) 7(4) 7(5) ' "juvenile" mc::ms a person under the age of seventeen years; ' Insert the words, "where the offender is not a juvenile," immediately before the word "convict".

Insert the words "except in the case of a juvenile" immediately after the word "conviction'' Substitute a colon LO .
the full stop at the end of the subsection and 1dd the following proviso - "Provided that in the case of a juvenile the order for the payment of mch damages or such compensation for loss shall be made against the oarcnt or guardian".

Substitute the words "found guilty by, or admits his guilt before" for he words "convicted by".

(a) Substitute the words "found guilty, or has admitted before a court his guilt," for the word "convicted" where it first ap pears in the subsection.
(b) Substitute in paragraph (a) for all the words appearing after the word "may" the words "in the case of a juvenile, pass anv sentence which it could pass u tne prot1at1oner 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 admittecl before the High Court his g u i I t,"for the words "convicted before the Supreme Court".
(b) Substitute in paragraph (a) for all the words appearing after the words "Court may" the words "in the case of a juvenile, without proceeding to a conviction pass any sentence which it could pass if the probationer had just been found guilty be fore that court of that offence and in any other case, may proceed to conviction and pass any sentence as aforesaid; or".
8(3)(a) 8(3)(b)(i) Insert the words "except that in the case of a juvenile the order for he pavment of a fine shall he made a2a;nst the parent or guardian of the juvenile" immediately after the word "dollars".

I Substitute for all the words appearing after the word "mav" the words A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.
4 27 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made "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 .

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lt)sert immediately after - (a) (b) the word "convicted" the words "or in the case of a juvenile the recording of his guilt is made" .

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the word "conviction" the words "of the guilt, as the case may be".
· 14(1) • • • • • .

15(1) :.

i i Traders (Breach of Contract) Ordinance, (Cap.

24) Section 2 •••• 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 Evidence Ordi nance (Cap.

25) Section 7 • , , 13 .

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• • 24 .

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I (a) Suhstitute the words "chief probation officer"' for the words I "Court which makes the probati on order".

(b) Delete the words "by the court".

Substitute the words "National Assembly" for the word "Governor''.

Delete the definition of "magistrate".


Substitute the words "two hundred and fifty dollars" for the • words "twenty four dollars" wherever these words appear.

, Substitute the following section for section 7 ''Recital of fact In Act or p rocla mation.

7.

When any Act or State, or any fact of a public nature may be proved, any statement of it made in a rec-ital con tained in any Act or any proclamation of the President is admissible in evidence."
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 Coloma!

Bank of Canada".
Bank of Canada".

(a) For paragraph (iii) substitute the following para graph: "(iii) all applied Acts;" (b) For paragraph (x) substitute the following 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 terntory and, in respect of documents made prior to the 23rd February, _1970, the Great Seal of the No.
4} THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A. D. 1972 28 Law to be Amended 31 35 37, 38, 39 Am-endments to be made United Krngdom and the Privy Seal;" (c) the words "the United subslllute the words "any ~ommon In paragraph (xiv) for Krngdom, ~eailh territory", and for the words "the Statutory Dectarauons Act, H!J5, tor the Imperial Parliament'' substitute the words "any law in force in any such terntory."

Delete.

Substitute therefor the follow~ng section - "Records or Common- wealth tern- by _ tories.
(I) A judicial or public record of any Common .

wcal,h tcrrnory may be proved by a copy or extract certified 35.

(a) the officer to whose custody the original is en trusted; or (b) any other officer authorised to issue to the public such certified copy or extract and purporting to be s1.

:aled and stamped with the seal of the court or issued.
such office from which record is (2) In relation to records mentioned in this section some other mode of proof may be substituted for or added to that provided in subsection (I) either generally or with respect to any particular Commonwealth territory by rules of court made under the High Court Ordinance."

(a) Renumber section 39(2) as section 39A.

(b) Delete sections 37, 38, and 39(1) and insert the "Minutes of National Assembly.
37. following - The minutes of the National Assembly may be proved by copies thereof purporting to be printed by the Government printers or by the authority of the Govern- ment or the National Assembly.

38. legislature of any Enactments and runutcs Commonwealth territory may be proved by copies thereof of ~f:n7°1on- purporting to be printed by the authority of the Govem ~~~rc~.

eg,s-mcnt or the legislature uf that territory.


(I) The enactments of the (2) Section 36 shall apply m_utatis mutandis to legislature of any Commonwealth the the minutes of territory.

Proof of statutory instruments not falling within section 24.

39.
39.

(1) The contents of any instrument to which this the modes in any of section applies may be proved following: (a) by the production of a copy of the Gazette purporting to contain the instrument; (b) by the production of a copy of the instru ment purportin~ to be printed by the Go, ernment printer or by the authority of the A.D. 1972 LAW RE VISIOJ\i [No.
4 29 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made President, the Government or the National Assembly; (c) by the production of a copy or extract pur porting to be certified bv - (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) in the case of an instrument issued b,!.
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 instrument issued by a Minister, the Minister or the permanent secretary 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 writing.

(3) No proof shall be required of the handwrit 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 issued by or under the authority of the President, the Cabinet, a Minister, or any department or officer of the Government.

(5) The foregoing provisions of this section shall mutatis mutandis apply to any statutory instrument being an applied law not falling within the provisions of section 24."
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(1) Any document purporting to be a report made " R epor t of Analyst under the hand of an Analyst, on any matter or thing duly ~OS bee~r~:~ve(l submitted to him for examination OF analysis and report, ce.

shall be receivable in any court as evidence of any matter or the examination or to thing contained therein relating analysis.
(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.

(3) If an Analyst is called on an application 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.

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4; 4] Law to be Amended Section 44(3) 55 71 90tl) ~fl THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A. D. 1972 Amendments to be made (4) The prov1s1ons 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 which is the subject of a prosecution for a eriminal offence.
(5) In this section the t)Cpression "Analyst" means a government analyst, an assistant government analyst, a radiologist, a government bacteriologist and pathologist, a scientific officer of the Analyst Department of the Government or any other person of like qualific.ations prescribed for the purposes of this section by order made by the body authorised to make rules of Court under the High Court Ordinance."

Substitute the words "ten cents" for the word "fourpence".
Delete from subsection (I) the word "second".

Delete all th e w01"ds appearing before the words "is i~norant" and substitute the words "Any person who".

Substitute for the words appearing before the proviso to subsection 90(1), the following words - " In any proceedings where direct oral evidence of a fact would be :idmi ssibl e. a ny sta tement m ade by a person in a document and tending to establi sh tha t fa ct s hall, on production of the original document.
be admissible as evidence of that fact if the following conditions are satis ,·icd - (a) in civil proceedings, if the maker of the statement either (i) had personal knowledge of the matters dealt with by the sta tement; or (ii) where the document in question is or forms part of a record purporting to be a continuous record.
made the stateme nt (in soJ far as the matters dealt with the reby are not within his personal knowledge) in the performance of a duty to record information supplied to him by a person who has, or might reasonably be supposed to have, per sonal knowledg.

: of those matters; (b) in criminal proceedings, if the document is, or forms pa rt or, a record rel a t ing to a n y trade or business a nd is compiied, in the course of that trade or business, from information .
upplied 1 (whe tha directl y or indirecily) by persons who have, or may reasonably be suppoi;ed to have, personal knowledge of the matters dealt with in the information they supply; (c) in either civil or criminal proceedings, if the maker of the statement is called as a witness in the prooeedings."

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4 31 Law to be Amended Section 95(1)(a) 96 (4) Amendments to be ~ de Substitute the words " cannot be found" for the words beginning with ' or kept out" and ending with the words "his behalf,".

Substitute the words "one dollar" for the worcts "fifty cents".

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'\ and 96B Insert immediately after section 96 the following sections ''Taking of Oath$ out side Guyana.

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Any oath or affi davit required for any purpose in Guyana may - be taken or made in any Place out of Guyana before any person having authority to administer an oath in that place.

Persons as tci oaths and noiar ial act abroad.
96B (I) Every diplomati c agent and consular officer of Guyana exercising his functions in any foreign country or place may in that country or place administer any oath and take any affidavi t and also do apy notarial act wh ich any notary public can do within G uyana; and every oath, affidavit and notarial act admin istered, 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 every oath administered, affidavit taken or notarial act done under subsection (!
), a diplomatic agent or a consular officer shall charge iuch fee as may be pre scribed by order of the Minister responsible for fin a nce; and any reference to a notarial act in section 9 of the Tax Ordinance shall include a reference to a no;arial act per formed under this section."

D elete the First Schedule.

Delete the word "Second" in the heading.

Substitute the word "Minister" for the word "Governor" or the words "Governor in Council" wherever this word or these words appear.
In the definition of the word~ "the Commonwealth territory" for the words " the oart of Her Majesty's dominions" .

the word " dependants" substitute First Schedule Second Schedule.

Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap.
28) The Whole Ordi nance Section 2 12 D elete and substitute therefor the following - "Extension of Ul'dinance 12(1) Where the Minister is satisfied that reci procal pro- visions have been m ade by the legislature of any Common- ,wcalih territory other than the Unit-: d Kingdom for the that territory of mai ntenance orders enforcement withi n made by courts within Guyr,na, th e M ini ster may by order declare that to maintenance ord::rs made by courts in tha t Commonwealth territory in_ this Ordinance shall exte nd No.
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like manner as it extends to maintenance orders m:ide within England and lrelvncl, a nd on that order being made this Orclinanc;: shall extend accordingly.
(2) In !he application of this Ordinance to a Common weal th territory other than the United Kingdom, orders in tend,;d to !,e rcgistcr;d or co!lfirmccl in •hat territory shall be trnn,mittcd to the Minister (by whatever named called) of th:: Government of that territory charged with responsibility for this function or to the officer administering the Government of that territory."

Admission of barristers and solici tors.

Substitute the following section 4.
(I) The Court may at any time admit any person to practise as a barrister or as a solicitor if (a) that person is a dti?.en of Guyana or a citi-i:en of or a person belonging to such other Com monwealth territory as the Minister may by order specify: (b) (c) reciprncal Provided that no such order shall be made territory respect of any Commonwealth in unless arrangements have been marle with that territory for Guyanese citizens to be qualifi ed to practise in that territory; that person holds a Legal Education Certific ate from the Council of Lccal Education of the Commonwealth Caribbean; for such period, if any, as the Minister may by order specify, that p.::rson has - (i) in the case of a barrister, served as a pupil in the 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 articles of clerkship with a solicitor in practice in Guyana or in any Common wealth territory designated by order of the Minister.
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (I), the Court may admit to pract ise as a barrister or as a solicitor any p.:rson who falls within the descri ption of paragraph I or paragraph 2 of Part I of the Fourth Schedule, and any such person may be admitted in accordance with the provisions contained in Part 11 of the said Schedule.

(3) The Court may, upon cause shown, refuse to admit any person as a barri ~ter or as a solicitor, notwith standing his hav inf\ in sub- the qualificatior.J mentioned A.D. Law to .

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sections (1) 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 righ ts a nd privileges of a barrister entitled to practise in the Courts of Guyana.
(b) In this subsection, the expression "Law Of- ficer" means a person called to the Ra r of a Commonwealth territory who holds office 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 instructions.
(5) In this section, the expression "citizen of a Commonwealth territoryw, in relation to a dependent terri tory, means a person having such connection with the dependent territory as may be prescribed by order of the Minister."

Substitute the words "section 4ll) or (2)" for the words "the last preceding section".
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14 Delete these sections from the part of the Ordinance where th ey 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 following amendments: (a) With respect to section 6 (renumbered paragraph 2) - (i) (c) delete in · paragraph the words commencing with the words "the degree of" and ending with the words "of Cambridge" and substitute therefor the words "such deg ree at such University as may 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 "g rad uate iJ:J. law in any of the aforesaid Uniycrsities or of an_v Uni-versity 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 section 7 (r-enumbered paragraph 3) - (i) (ii) in paragraph (a), substitute the word~.
"approved by order of t;he Minister under paragraph 2(1) (c_) or (d)" for the words "mentioned in or de~ir,natt>d · by the Attorney General under section 6 of this Ordinance."

in paragraph (b), substitute the word~ ":t Commonwealth territorv" for the words "England, Scot-land or Northern Ireland"; No.

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33(2) 39 Amendments to be made (iii) (iv) in paragraph (c), substitute the word~ "admitted to mem bership of the Bar in a Commonwealth territory" for the words "called to the Dar in England or Northern Ireland or admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland"; in paragraph (e) substitute the word "Minister" for !lie words"Attomey General" and substitute the words "sub paragraph (d)" for the words "paragraph (d)".
(c) With respect to section 9 (renumbered paragraph 5) - Substitute th·e words "approved by order of the Minister under paragraph 2(1) (c) Qr (d)" for the word~ "mentioned in or designated by the Attorney General under section 6 ol the Ordinance" where these words :,ippear in subsection (1) and in subsection (2).
(d) With respect to section 10 (renumbered paragraph 6) - (i) Substitute the words "any Commonwealth territory desig nated by order of the Minister" for thP, words "the Unked 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) - Substitute the words "approved by the Minister under para 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".

(a) the words "the Chancellor".

Insert immediately before the words "Chief Justice" where these words appear the first time; (b) Substitute the word "Chancellor" for the words "Chief Justice" where these words appear the second time.
Substitute the word "Chancellor" for the words Justi~e".

Delete all the words appearing after the word "Court" and substitute •'ierefor the words "shall be certified by the Minister and shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament".

"Chief Fourth Schedule Insert the followini: immediately after the Third Schedule - "FOURTH SCHEDULE Part I Persons who may be admitted to practise under section 4 (2) not withstanding the provisions of section 4 (I).

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Any national who is on 1st October, 1972, qualified to be admitted to practise as a barrister or a solicitor in Guyana, under the provisions contained in Part II of this Sehedule.

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Any national 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 course on or before 31st December, 1980.
In this Part of the Schedule _!_ 3.

"national" means a person who (a) is a citizen of Antigua, A. D. 1972 Law to be Amended 35 LA W REVISON [No .

4 Amendments to be made Bahamas, Barbados, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, 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 II 1.
The Court shall have power at any time to admit, those persons who have been called to the B,!_r of any Commonwealth territory designated by order of the Minister to practise as a barrister and those persons who have been admitted as solicitors of a super ior court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal mat ters in 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 barrister or solicitor notwithstanding his hav ing the qualification aforesaid.
Delete.

Insert the words "sworn clerk and" immediately before the words "no tary public".

Insert the wards "sworn clerk and" immediately before the words "notary public".

Public Notaries Ordinance (Cap.

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Subsidiary Legislation (Cap 32) Deeds Regisuy Fees Regulations.

(Volume VII page S13) Schedule Item 3 0 .


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Substitute a full stop for the semi-colon at the end of paragraph (c) and delete the word "and" appearing immediately thereafter and paragraph (d).

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4) THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 36 Law to be Amended Section 22(2) .

Industrial and Provident Societies Ordinance, (Cap.

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40) Sections 4(1) • , • , 4(2) 4(3) 6(2) Juvenile Offend ers Ordinance, (Cap.

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Amendments to be made Substitute the word "fifty" for the word "twenty-four".

Substitute the words "five hundred" for the words "four hundred and eighty" wherever these words appear.
Substitute the words "one thousand" for the words "nine hundred and sixty" wherever these words appear.

Insert the words "and after the death of such servant to his personal representatives" immediately after the word "account".
(a) Renumber as subsection (I); and (b) Add as subsection (2) the following "(2) Subject to section 7, wherever by any written law speci fied by order of the Minister for the purpo11es 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 authorised 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 worm "three doHars".

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

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

Substitute the words "seven dollars and fifty cents" for the words "three dollars".
(a) Substitute for the definition "young person" the following - ' "young person" means a person who has attained the age of fourteen years and is under the age of seventeen years.'

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4 37 Law to be Amended Section (b) Amendments to be made 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; 2A .

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that no child under the age of ten years can be guilty of an offence."

It shall be conclusively presumed 2A.

3, 4, 5, 16, 22, 23 9(2) (b) 11(1) .•.• 12 .•.

Substitute the word "seventeen" for the word "sixteen" wherever it occurs.

Delete the words "conviction and".


Substitute the words "the court shall order 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 appea ring between the word "punishment" and the word "instead".

Delete and substitute therefor the following section - "ExempEon im - f.om p_·iso nment.

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15(1) "Mode of de aling with juvenile found guilty.

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"Where a juvenile is found guilty of an off~nce under any law, the court shall not proceed to a conviction, but may deal with the offender in accordance with this Ordinance."

Substitute the \/lords "found guilty or enters a plea of the words "convicted of".
guilty 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".

Cb) Substitute the words "school for young of fenders for a period not exceeding one year" for th e words " place of detention for a period not exceeding six months".

(a) Substitute the word "seventeen" for the word "fourteen".

(b) Insert the words, "or is in need of care and the word immediately after protection" "guardianship" in paragraph (b).

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4) Law to be Albeaclecl Section 16 17 18 3R THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 Amendments to be ma!fe Substitute the words "person", "he" and "him" for the words "girl", "she" and "her", respecLively.

Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor the following sectiOll - .

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Where a child or young person charged with any '"Methods of dealing with_,ffeo~e is tried by any court, and the court is satisfied of his guilt, the court shall not record a conviction against chidldren an young him, and may make one or more o t e o owmg or ers, persons ~~~g:~- inconsistent with each other, subject to such not fences.

conditions as the court may deem necessary to ensure compliance with the order or orders made - f h f ll d .
- (a) dismissing the charge; -or (b) discharging the offender on his entering into a rec'ognisance; or (c) discharging the offender and placing him under the supervision of a probation officer; 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 with in the meaning of the Training Schools Or dinance; or (f) 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, damages, or costs; or (h) (i) ordering the parent or guardian of the of fender to pay a fine, damages, or costs; or ordering the parent or guardian of the of fender to give security for his good behaviour; or OrdinA.nre 'No.
51 ol 1955 (j) committing the offender to custody in a place of detention provided under this Ordinance; l}f (k) where the offender is a young person, such as could be n,ade under section 3 of the Extra Mural Work Ordinance, 1955, and in that event the provisions of that Ordinance shall A. D. 1972} LAW RE VISION [No.

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(a) Substitute .i:ie following words for all the words appearing be- fore paragraph (b) - - "Tite Minister may make regulations - (a) as to the places to be used as places of detention, and as to their management and their inspection, and as to the classification, treatment, employment, ·discipline, con trol and welfare of children and young persons detained in custody in a place of detention, and for the children and young pGrSOns whilst so detained being visited from time to time by persons appointed in accordance with regulations."
(b) Substitute the words "young persons" for the word Hgids" wherever it appears in paragraph (b).

Insolvency Ordi nanc,c (Cap.

,43, Section S (a) 26 39(l)(a) Substitute the word "fifty" for the word Hforty".

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

Insert the words "or public corporation established by statute for the purpose of administering a public utility undertaking" immediately be- 1ore the words "at the date".
106(1) •• Substitute the words "two thousand dollars" for the words "five hun- · dred dollars".

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Delete the words commencing with the word "Sunday" 1 and ending with the words "doas not sit" and substitute therefor the words "public holiday or day on which the office of tho Registrar is closed".

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Subsidiazy Legis lation The Rules (Vol.


VII p. 573) Rules 3(2-) • • • Insolvency (a) Substitute the words "seven days, any public holiday" for all the wor<ls appearing between the word "than" and the words "and any'.

(:b) Delete the word "wholly".

Schedule of Pua (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 40 THE LWAS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 ~~ tob e .

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headings "Fees for Official Receiver" and "Fees Payable to the Registrar" are hereby doubled.

(b) Under the heading "Fees Payable to the Registrar", substitute - (i) "$5" for "$2" in items 1, 4 and 9; and (ii) "$15" for "$7" in item 3.

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4] uw to be Aawodecl Official Receiver Ordinance, (Cap.

44) Section 4 · · · • • • , • Delete and substitute therefor the following section - "Offlcal Receiver 4.
There shall be an Official Receiver for the purposes of the Insolvency Ordinance, and such other officers as may be required to assist him in the performance of his functions."

Deceased Persons Estates' Adminis tration Ordinance, (Cap.

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20(1) ••••••• Substitute the words "one thousand"for the words "two hundred and fifty".
(a) Substitute the words "any bank licensed or otherwise authorised bv law to carry 0:1 banking business in Guyana" for the words "Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) or at the Royal Bank of Canada,".

(b) Substitute the wordll "two hundred and fifty" for the word "fifty wherever it appears.

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

25(l)(b) Substitute the words "one thousand" for the words "five hundred."

Public Trustee Ordinance, (Cap.


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De Saffon Trust Ordinance, (Cap.

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3 All functions vested by the will in the Governor in respe~t of the fund are hereby vested in the Minister."

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District Govern ment Ordinance, (Cap.

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Delete all the words appearing after the word "schedule".

Delete and substitute therefor the following section - ·,·Power to issue comm ission.
"2(1) The President may issue a commission appointing one or more commissioners and authorising such commissioner · or commissioners to inquire in,o 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) in what manner executed; the Commission shall be if there be more Commissioners than one which of them shall act as chairman; (c) what number of them shall constitute a quorum; (d) the place and time where and within which the inquiry shall be made and the report thereof rendered; t L No.
4) THE LAWS UF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 42 uw to be Amended Section Amendments to be made (e) whether or not the inqmry 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."
12(2) • • ,: ~ F F , Substitute the words "on summary conviction to a fine of five hun dred dollars and to imprisonment for six months" for all the words appearing after the word "liable".

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

(b) Delete tb.e definition of "Georgetown area".

Substitute the word "Georgetown" for the words "the Georgetown area" wherever these words appear.

Delete and substitute therefor the following section - ' ' lnterpre· t&tio• 2.
In this Ordinance - "legislative body" means - (a) the Cabinet; or (b) any Special Select Committee of Assembly; or the Natimtal (c) any Committee of the National Assembly the Assembly em to sum powered by resolution of mon witnesses; 3(1 ) .

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(a) Delete the bracket appearing after the words " for ita deter mination" and the bracket appearing after the words "of that question"; (b) Delete the words, "when the question arises for determination of the Governor in Council or the Governor and Legislativft Council.".

A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.

4 43 Amendments to be made Delete· the comma and all the words appearing after the word "it".
Substitute the following for subsection (2) "(2) Any oath to be administer~d to a witness ap~ring before the Cabinet or before a Comnuttee shall be adm1mstered by tho Secretary to the Cabinet or bY, the Chairman of the Committee or a person appointed by the Chairman, as the case may be."

Substitute the words "person carry4lg out the functions of secretary to the body" for the words "Chief Secretary".
(a) Substitute the words "shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars and to im1uisonment for six months" for all the words appearing in subsection (1) after the word<i "member thereof," and before the proviso.

(b) Delete subsection (2) and .

(3) and renumber section ,6(1) aa sectio~ 6.


(a) Substitute the words "a legislative body" for the words "the Governor i:n Council, or by the Governor and Legislative Council, or by any committee of the Council appointed by the Governor,".

{b) Substitute the word "its" for the word "their".
(c) Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (c) - three or more members of the Cabinet or of a Com "(c) mittee shall have all the powers of the Cabinet or of that Committee, respectively, under this Ordinance."

, Substitute the words " the President" for the words "such Council".

(a) Substitute the words "to any public office" for all the words appearing after the figure "1900" and before the word "which".

(b) Delete paragraph (a) and reletter paragraphs (b) and (c) J13 (aJ and (b) respectively.
(c) Substitute the words "one thousami" for the words "four hun dred and eight}!".

Delete the words "may by order so declare and".

'4(1) 4(~ 7 Promissory Oaths Ordinance, (Cap.

70) Section 9A (2).

.

.

.

Public Officers (Insurance) Ordinance, (Cap.

71) Section 2 10 Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance (Cap.

75) No.

4/ THE LAWS OF GUYANA /A.

D. 1972 Law to be Amended ,"JOl,.-CUn 22(1)(c) 11 39 Sub~idiary Legisla tion Widows and Orphans Pension Order (Vol.
VII p. 821) Widow, and Or phans Pension ( Rates Contribu tion) Order 1945 (Vol VTI p. 822) Prevention of Crimes, Ordi nance, (Cap.

78) Section 11 Cattle Stealing Prevention ()rdrnance, (C..ap 81 l 'i<.-ction 4 9(2) 9(3) 15(2) & (3) and I 6(2) Amendments to be made Substitute the '11'orda "'tW<.1 1-M.iftdn,d atld fifty dollars" for the W('I,...._ "fifty pounds" and the wor<ls "three hundre<l and seventy-five dollan,.

for the word "seventy-five pounds".


(a) Delete subsection (2) and renumber subsecllion (3) as subsection (2); (b) Substitute the words "five hundred dollars" for the words •one hundred pounds" where these words appear in paragraph (a) and in paragraph (c) of the proviso to subsection (3).

Delete subsection (l) and renumber subsection (3) as subsection (2).

Delete.
Delete.

Delete Substitute the words '"section I 5 of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance applies and the court by which the woman is convicted or a magistrate's court may make an order under that section in respect of those children or any of them as if 1t were a juvenile court and the provisions of Lhe J uvcnile Offenders Ordinance shall mutatis mutandis apply to such order" for all the words OC<!urring after the word "whom".
Renumber ~ubscct1ons (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 bis name in the register."

· Insert the words "or in any way marked" immediately after the words 'so branded".

Insert the words "or marking" immediately after the word "lmmdiq " and the words "or marked" immediately after the word "branded".
Substitute the word "fifty" for the word "ten".

l ., A'D.

1972) uw to be Amended Section 21 ..

.

; · ... 45 LAW RE VISION [No .

4 Amendments to be made Renumber sections 21 and 22 as sections 2e and 23 respectively and iMert the following section as section 21 - "Regulattons.

21.

{I) The Minister 1!1~Y make ~egul~tions f!

)r carry• ing the purposes and provmons of this .


Ordmance mto eff_ect the generality of the foregomg and without prejudice to power, these Regulations may provide for - - (a) the divison of Guyana into districts for any (b) purposes of this Ordinance; the registration of brands in the parti<:ular .
districts in which cattle may be at any given ·· time and the particulars and information to be supplied and rec,,rded for such registra tion; (c) the establishtu:nt, management and control o f ca1tlc markt:t5 and a ba ttoirs; 1 C} rc:gulating the mod<::, manner, place or other condi tion~ n:ht,ng to sales, purchases, affil other rr<!~1s,,-.t.ons involving the transfer of owu.
::rship of cattle or of meat; (f) (e) regulating the mode, manner, place or oilier conditions relating to the slaughter of cattle; the system 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); the notices including (g) the fees to be charged in respect of abattoirs1 markets, the slaughter of animals, and other transactions under the Ordinance and any charges to be made for administrative duties undertaken by the 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 imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years for any breach thereof.

Insert the following immediately after section 23 - "Deelar'ation 24, .

The Minister may, where he is satisfied that the 01 emergencyprevailmg circumstances in any area of Guyana requires additional measures to be talren for the suppression therein areas.
of cattle stealing, by order declare that area to be a cattle stealing emergency area and thereupon a magistrate shall during the continuance of the order, have jurisdiction to hear and determine 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 impose on any person guilty of any such offence a penalty of three years imprisonment."

24 '• • '?

.. ... Education Ordinance (Cap.

91.}

No.


4) THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 46 Law to be Amended Section 2 Subsidiary Legislation Education Code (Cap.

91) (Vol.
91) (Vol.

VIII p. 982) Regulation lO 20 15 Amend.meats to be made Insert in the definition of the expression " industrial school" - (a) ~ed~ately after the wor~ "means" the word "(a)"; (b) anmed1ately after the semi-colon the words "or (b) a practical instruction centre established by the Government in which agriculture, home economics, industrial art, or subjects of a like nature are taught;".
Delete Regulations 15 to 20 (inclusive) and substitute therefor the following regulations - ' Grants tor build ings ~tc.

15.

Out of moneys provided by Parliament the Chief Educa iton Officer shall pay a grant-in-aid to each governing body at such rate as the Minister may from t1m.
: to time prescribe by notice published in the Gaz1!tte for each of the following purposes - (a) for providing and maintaining suitable buildin,,s, outhouses and play grounds for schools of the governing body; (b) for the maintenance of clean and sanitary latrines which shall be the duty of the headteacher of each school; (c) for the maintenance and upkeep of each school garden established by the s<::hools of the governing body; and (d) for providing tools, appliances and materials for the teachir,g 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 ol Furniture and Edu c all<,nal Supplies 16.
(I) Out of moneys provided by Parliament and in accordance with such rate as the Minister may from timr: 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, equ ipment, apparatus, materials, books, stationery and other educational supplies as he considers necessary for the effi 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 I ' A. D. 1972] Law to be Amended Regulations 30 to 39 Government School Certificate Scholarships Regulations (Vol.

VIII P. 1065) The whole Regulations Regulation 5 / .

Essequibo Boys' School Ordinance, (Cap.

93) Long title 47 LAW RE VISION [No.

4 Amendmentl!I to be made (c) Substitute the word "supervisor" for the word "head-master".
(2) All a nd furniture, equipment, ma teri als which a rc in a school shall be kept clean and in good order, and shall be ma rked with the name of the school."

apparatus Delete Regulations 30 to 39 (inclusive) ana substitute therefor the following regulations - 30.

The number of teachers in respect of whose "Number of teach~i:s salaries grants may be paid to governing bodies of schools, ~rdg~~~~lJOn!
and the conditions subject to which such grants may be paid shall be prescribed from time to time by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

· Salaries :o 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 time to time and published in the Gazette."

Substitute the words "General Certificate" for the words "School Certificate" wherever these words appear.
Substitute the words "General Certificate Examination the w01ds of the Uninversity of London (Overseas)" for "School Certificate Examinations of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate" .

the University of 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 No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 48 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made 2 Substitute therefor - "Interpretation.

2.

In this Ordinance - "training school" means - (i) a school established under section 4(1); or (ii) a school certified under section 4(3) for the purposes of section 3; "supervisor" means the person responsible for the administration and management of a school."
Heading to ~ection 3 Delete the heading to section 3.

Substitute therefor - ·· Pu rvo,,.

of this c> r ainan c e. 3.

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

4 Substitute therefor - •'Sp...-ifyi!ll( and cerU tylng ol schools.

4.
4.

(I) The Minister may by order- (a) establish a school by declaring any boux, building, enclosure, place or part thereof to be a school and may in such order specify the name by which such school shall be known; or (b) direct that any schools specified under sub section (I )(a) shall cease to be a school.

l:.v.

:ry school specified under subsection (I) shall be rnainlai11e11d by moneys provided by Parliament.
(2) (3) The M1nistt:r n.ay - (a) pursuant to application made to him in thereof, that behalf by certify by order institution of the character described in section 3 and maintained either wholly or partly by voluntary contribution shall be a school; or the supervisor that any (b) by order direct that any school certified under subsection (3)(a).

shall cease to be a ~chool.

A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.

4 49 Section 5 i i i Substitute therefor - 4 rh•tobe .

.

.

'•.·aving exlsUng ,sc-hools.

of 5.


Th_e schc(ll establi shed by , )chool Ordman·ce, 1907 is continued as if it were a school established under section 4( I).

the Essequibo Bovs' · 6 i A i Substitute therefor - ''S t&fl of schooll .

_I.

The Mii:tister may out of moneys provided by Parliament provide any school with such staff as he may consider necessary for carrying out the purpo5es of this Ordinance."

Delete this section For this subsection substitute the following - .

\ .
\ .

"(I) The Minister shall appoint a visiting committee r Of' nch school."

For this section substitute the following - "Regulatraaa.

9.
The Minister may make regulations - 7 8(1) 9 (a) for the appointment of visiting committees v and the functions of such committees; (b) for the proper classification of inmates; (c) (d) for the proper instructiqn, moral and reli1t ous and vocational training, and rehabilitation of the inmates; for the establishment of a system of punisl\.. the award ol ments and awards (including small money payments); (e) generally, for the maintenance of proper discipline, and for the proper conduct and management of schools."
JO Substitute II t .

• - (i) the word " February" for the word "April" (ii) the word " Supervisor" for the word "Head- master".

(a) For the heading immediately before this sec tion substitute the following heading "SENDING PERSONS TO SCHOOLS" (b) For this section substitute the following "Youths guilty or rt::rtain I I .

Where a person apparently under the age of ._!

!eventecn vears is found guilty of an offence punishahlt• No.
4] THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A.D. 1972 50 Law to be _ Amend_e __ d ___ _ Section Amendments to be made olfen ces may m the case of an adult by imprisonment, the court may ~~ech':,~_t to 8 order that such person be sent to a school and to be there detained in the case where the person is over sixteen years until he attains the age of eighteen years and in other cases for a period not less than two years and not more than three years: Provided that no per.
;on shall be so detained beyond 12(1) 12(2) 13 14 15 16 the age of eighteen year.;."
Substitute - (i) tbe word "person" for the word "boy" ; (ii) the word "seventeen " for the word "sixteen" For this suhse,ction substitute th e following - "(2) The magistrate before whom such a person is brought as ooming within one of thos1; descriptions, if from the evidence he is satisfied of that fact, shall order an inquiry to .be made into the history and circumstances of such person, and if it is expedient to deal with such person under 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 undertaking to be responsible for his good behaviour."
in writing Delete this section.

"Refractory youths m ay be sPnt to a school.

For this section substitute the following - 14.


Where the parent, or s•ep-parer,t, or guardian, of a person apparently under the age of seventeen years represents to a magistrate is unable to control s u ch person,, ·and that he desires that · such person be sent to a scnoot under this Ordinance, the magistrate, if on inquiry he is satisfied that it is expedient to deal with 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" whetever it occurs.

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

(a) (b) Substitute the word "person" for the word "boy'' wherever it occurs.

Substitute the word "a" for the word "the" before the word "school".

A.D. 1972] LAW RE VISION {No.

4 51 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made For this section substitute the following - "1 8.
Where any offender who, in the judgment of "Sending YgJ~~~~rs the court, is under the _age of s~ven~een .

years is found to a. school.
guilty of an offen_ce pums~ab!e w1~ _1 m_pr!sonment before the High Court m the Court, instead of awarding a sentence of imprisonment, may order him to be sent to a school, and to be there detained in the case ·where the person is over sixteen years until he attains the age of eighteen years and in other cases for a period of not less than two years and not more than three : its cnmmal Junsd1ct1on, Provided ..that no person shall be so detained beyond the age of eighreen years" Substitute - (i) the word "the" before for "school" the word "a"; the word (ii) the word "headmaster" for "supervisor" and · the word (iii) for the wot'<!
"youthful" the word "young".

Substitute 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) Substitute the word "a reformatory or other institution" industrial school or reformatory or other similar insti tution".

the words "an for (a) Substitute the word "A" in the heading the section for im- , the word mediately before "The".

"Penalties for In- .

discipline.


(b) For this section substitute the following - 22.

(1) Any boy detained m a school who wilfully refuses or 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 six strokes, or to be kept in solitary confinement for a period not exceeding one day: Provided that for maintaining _ rlisci oli ne in.

the.
the.

schqol.

room the person in charge of it with the approval of the supervisor, may inflict not more than three strokes with.

such instrument as the Minister may prescribe.

No.
4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 52 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made "Escape from school (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 supervisor to be kept in solitary confinement for a period not exc;!eding one day: Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed as empowering a supervisor to keep a boy or girl in soli tary confinement tor more than twentv-four consecutive hours under any circumstances."
For this section substitute the following - 23.

Any person ordered to be d'!tained· at a school who escapes the expira therefrom at any time before tion of his period of detention may be apprehended with- out a warrant and if the Minister thinks fit, may be then brought before a magistrate to be dealt with in any manner the for the trea tment of 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.

Irate 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" for 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" wherever it occurs im mediately before the word "school".

(a) Substitute the word "p;:rson" for "boy".

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

(a) Substitute "boy,,.

the word "p;:rson" for the word (b) Delete the word "the" wherever it occurs mediately before the word "school".

im Substitute "supervisor".


for the word "headmaster", the word 23 24 25(1) 25(2) 25(3) 25(4) 25(5) 26 A.D. 19721 LA W RE VISION [No.

4 53 Law to be Amended Section 27 28, 29, 30, 31 32 and 40 33 ' ; Amcntments to be made For th is sect·on sub,titute the fo llowing - 27.
The supervisor may, with the approval of the Minister at an y tim e after the expiration of twelve months of the allo ted p.:riod of delention and with the consent or without the consent of h is pa rent, by licence under his '.lway frc:n the school to live hand permit him to rcsid<> with any trustworth y or res pec,a bl <> person named in the licence and willing to receive, tra in , teach, anc.i take charge of him on the condition that he attends any educational technical training, or permit establishment or school for him to be enrolled as a member of the Guyana Youth Corps, and a licence so granted shall be subject to the same conditions and regulations as a licence granted under section 25 of this Ordinance."
·'Permiss10;1 v l'e:-;1de a.,va y Iron1 s chool or lo be en !.~<'11etl in Tq ya •• a \~ •uth 1 orps .

Delete.

(a) For the heading immediately before this section substitute the following - "MAINTENANCE OF PERSONS IN SCHOOLS" (b) Substitute the words "three dollars" for the words " one dollar", the word "person" for the word "boy" and the word "child" for the word "son".
34 1 i ; (a) Renumber subsection (I) as subsection (I) (a) and insert tbe following as subsection (I) (b) - " (b) Where it is not practicable to secure the presence of the person against whom an order is sought under sub seclion ll) (a) for the purposes of the examina tion into that person's ability to maintain a young person, the magistrate may make such order in the absence of such person: Provided that upon the application of that person a magis trat.
:: shall give him an oppLmunity to be heard in opposiuon to the order and after uch hearing the order may be varied as the magistrate thinks fit."

(b) Substitute the word "person" for the word " boy" and the word .. supervisor" for the word " headmaster" wherever these words appear.

35, 36, 38 and 39 (a) In the heading immediately before section 35 substitute the the word "Persons" for the word "Hoys".
... 41 Schedule Form 1 (b) Substitute the word "person" for the wo~d " boy" and the word "supervisor" for the word "headmaster" wherever these wor.ds appear.

Substitute a full stop for the colon appearing immediately before the proviso and delete the proviso.

(a) Substitute for the words "Essequibo Boys' School" where it first occurs, the words "Training Schools".

No.
No.

4) THE LAWS OF GUYANA {A. D. 1972 54 Law to be Amended Amendments to be macle (b) ~lete the words "Essequibo Boys"' where it occurs the second time.

Form 2 ' .

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

(c) Add the following footnotes - • 1 Delete as applicable.
+2 Insert the name of the school.

Fom 4 I i i (a) Substitute for the words "headmaster of the Essequibo Boys"' ~efore the -word "School" the words "*Supervisor or the person m charge of the+ ......... " Form S Form 6 (b) Substitute for the words "Essequibo Boys' School", where these words occur before the word "Ordinance" the words "Training Schools".

(c) Substitute for the word "headmaster" wherever it occurs after the word ·'said" the words "Supervisor or the person in charge.'
(d) Add the following footnote - • Delete as applicable .

+ insert the name of the school.

(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 word "headmaster" where it occurs after the word "said", the words "Supervisor of the person in charge".

(e) Add the following footnote - •Delete as applicable.

+ Insert the name of the school.


(a) Substitute for the words "headmaster of the Essequibo 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.

+ Insert the name of the school.

A. D. 1972] LA W RE VISION [No.

4 55 Amended Law to be Amendments to be made Industrial Train ing Ordinance, (Cap.

'94) Section 98 Regulations under ,ection 8(1) ap the proved by Goveror-in-Coun cil on 20th December, 1920 (Vol.

VIIJ p. 1094) Regulation 7 Teachers Pensions Ordinance, (Cap.

95) Section 15(4) Substitute the words "one hundred and fi fty" for the words "forly eight".
Substitute the following therefor - "7.
The daily wage to be paid to an Apprentice by the Board hall 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.iar 4th year 5th year not less than 20% ., 30% " " " n SO% " 70% " " 90% " Substitute the following therefor - "(4) The qualifications and conditions subject to which entries may be made in the register in accordance with subsection (2) (b) shall be as set out in the Schedule and the President may by regulation amend the Schedule."
Immigration Ordinance (Cap.

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

Delete.

Aliens (Immigration and Registration) Ordinance, (Cap.

101) No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 56 ---------r------------------------------- Amendments to be made Law to be Amended Section 12 Labour Ordinance (Cap.

103) Section 10 , • • 12 25 (a) Delete subsection (!)
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 l\•lin ister for the purpose of giving effect to any agreement bet ween Guyana and any other counlry.

"; (c) Delete paragraph (e) of subsection (2), and re-letter paragraph (f) thereof as paragrapli (c).

Sub,titute the words "two hundred and fifty dollars" for the words · "ten dotlars".
Substitute the words "two hundred and fifty dollars" and "seven hnndred and fifty dollars" for the words "fifty dollars" and "one hun drd and fifty dollars" respectively.

Substitute the words "one hundred dollars", "two hundred and fifty dollars" and "seven hundred and fifty donars" for the words "twenty five dollars", "fifty dollars" and "two hundred and fifty dollars" res pectively.
38(1)(c) Insert as proviso to subparagraph (ii) the following - "Provided that notice in writing to produce these books, registers or other documents has been served on the employer p::rsonally or by post at least 5 days in advance."
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 or 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 (!
); (b) fails to grant to his workers every facility for com municating freely with any designated officer on a visit of inspection, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars; and any person who knowingly furnishes or allows to be furnished to a designated officer or other officer any inform ation, return, book, register or document which 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.

A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION (No.

4 57 Law to be Amended Hours of Work (Watchmen) (No.

2) Regulations (30/1953) Regulation s Hours of Work (Laundries) Regulations (4/1962) Regulation 8 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 Employi:;es) Ordc1 1953 (7/1953) Clause 2 Aaeadmellfll to .......
Substitute the words "a fine of one hundred dollars" for the words "a p::nalty of fifty dollars."

Substitute the words "a fine of one hundred dollars" for the words "a penalty of fifty c!ollars".
Delete the paragraph commencing with the words "The Agent General may" up to and including the words " in the schedule" and substitute therefor the following: "(2) The Minister may from time 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 - "6.

Some fit and proper person shall be appointed to be Indian Immigration Agent Qeneral."
(a) Delete subsection (2); (b) Delete the figure {l}; and (c) Delete all the words appearing after the word "department".

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

Substitute the words "five hundred" for the words "two hundred and forty".

Substitute the word "eight" for the word "fifteen" in the definition of "Christmas period".
No .. 4) ------~-------------· THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 58 Law to be Amended Holidays with Pay (Georgetown and New Amster dam Cinema Em ployees) Order, 1953 (8/1953) Clause 2 Holidays with Pay (Grocery Employees} Order, 1953 (9/1953) Clause 2 Holidays with Pay (Hardware Store Employees) Order, 1953 (10/1953) Clause 2 Holiday with Pai (Dry Goods Store Employees) Order (11/1953) Clause 2 Holidays with Pay (Watchmen) Order (I 3/1953) Clause 2 Holidays with Pay (Bakery Employees) Order (51 /1953) Clause 2 Accidental Deaths and Workmen's Injuries (Compensation) Ordinance, (Cap.
I 12) Section 14 Amendments to be made Substitute the word "eight" for the word "fifteen" in the definition of "Christmas period".

Substitute the word "eight" for the word "fifteen" in the definition f "Christmas period" Substitute the word "eight" for the word "fifteen" in the definition of "Christmas period" Substitute the word "eight" for the word "fifteen" in the definition of "Christmas period".

Substitute the word " eight'· for the word "fifteen" in the definition of " Christrna.~ period".
Substitute the word "eight '' for 1J1e word "fifteen" in th e definition of "Christmas period".

Substitute the words "five hundred'" for th e word.

"one hundred" A.D. 1972] LAW REVISION {No.

4 59 Law to be Amended Traele Unions Ordinance, (Cap.

113) Section 11 12 27(4) 27(6) and (7) 29 Factories Ordinance (Cap.
115) Section 33(3) (Subsidiary) Hours of Work (Saw Mill Work ers) Regulations (19/ 195_6) Regulation 5 Hours of Work (Printing Trade Workers) Regulations (81/ 1967) Regulation 7 Amendments to be made Substitute the words "three hundred" for the words "one hundred".

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

Substitut1;1 the word "fifteen" for the word "five".
to Anything Substitute for subsections (6) and (7) the following subsection- ,' ( 6) the contrary herein notwithstanding, until the expiration of the time allowed for the filing of an appeal pursuant to subsection (5) or where the appeal has been determination thereof, subsections (3) and (4) shall not apply to the withdrawal or cancellation in questio_n."

filed until such an if~?stitute the words "five hundred" for the words "two hundred and Delcle.
Substitute the words "one hundred dollars" for the words "fifty dol lars".

Sub~tit ute the words "one hundred dollars" for the words " fifty dol lars" .

No.

4) THE LAWS O L~ GUYANA [A. D. 1972 60 ---------~-------------------------·----- Law to be Amended ractoric, (Dangerou, Trades Rcgula- 11on,;) Ordinance, (Cap.

I 16) Scction 3(2).

4(2) and :'i(2) 13akeries Ordinance, (Car.

120) Section 6 9(2) 9(3) Old Metal Dealers Ordinance, (Cap.

126) Section 3 Smematograph Ordinance, ( C'.ap.


I 27) Section 3 lO(r) I I( I 9) Ncwspapcrs Ordinance.

(Cap 130) Amendments to be made Suh,t1tutc thc dollar," \I h..:rcv..:1 thc\ appear ,,urd, ..

fl\<.

: h.indn:d dollars .. for the \\Ord, ··f,fty (a) R..:numbcr tl1i-, ;ccuon a., ,cc11un 6(11 (bJ lmmed1atdy aftcr the prO\ 1'0 in ,cct1011 6 insert the following ,ub'\cction '(2) Any p..:r,on who contravcne, ,ubsection (I) ;hall be liable on ,umnrnn c,,,n 1ct1on lO a fine of five hundrcd dollars".
· Subst1tutc the ,,ord, ·'f1vc bundr.

:d cloll,1r,·· for the word, "on..: hun dred dollar,".

Substitute th.

: \lords ·fin: hundn:d dollar," for th.

: \\Ord, fift~ dul lars'' ueletc and subsutulc therefor the following secllon "Territorial division o!

Guyana for purposes 1>[ Ordinance.

3.

For the purp~e, of this Ordinance, Guyana shall be divided into areas (hereinafter referred to as divisions) which hall, unless otherwise provided by order of the Minister.
be the polic..i divisions prescri bed from time to time under the Police Act'' Delete tho proviso in subs.

:cuons (IJ and (2).

Sub titutc the words "one thousand dollars" for the words 'fi\'c hun d.!

'ed dollars".

Substitute the words •·one dollar and f1ft, cents" for the word, "f1,c shillings".

A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.
4 61 Law to be Amended Long title Section 1 Amendments to be made Subst;iute 1or the Long Title the following - "An Ordinance to prevent the mischiefs arising from the printing and publishing of Books, Newspapers and other Papers by per sons not known and for regulating the Printing and Publication of such Papers in other respt:cts, 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.
Insert the words "Publication and" "Newspapers".

immediately before the word IA Insert immediately after section 1 the following section - "Interpre talion .

l A.
In this Ordinance - "book" includes every part or division of a book, pamphlet, newspaper, sheet of letter press, sheet of music, map, plan, chart or table separately pub lished, but shall not include any second or sub 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" means any paper containing public news, intelligence, or occurrences, or any remarks or observations thereon printed, and published in Guyana periodically or in parts or numbers at · intervals not exceeding one hundred days between the publication of any two such papers.
parts or numbers."

4A Insert immediately after section 4 the following section - ''Obli gation of publis her to s upply copies of books.

4A.

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

(3) The copy to be delivered under subsection (1) shall be a copy of tlte whole book with all maps and illustrations belonging thereto, finished and covered in the No.
4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 62 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made same manner as the best 1.:up1es of the book are published and shall be bound, sewed, or stitched together and on tho best paper on which the book is printed.

(4) The President may, by order publisht:d the Gazette, exempt any book or books from the provisions of this section.
in 10(1) 12(1) 12(2) 12(3) 15 16 (5) Ir a publisher fails to comply with any of the pro visions of this section he shall be liable on summary con viction to a fine of five hundred dollars."

Substitute for all the words appearing after the semi-colon the words "and a delivecy of a copy of a newspaper under this subsection shall be deemed to be a compliance with section 4A (1) (b)".
(a) (b) Delete the words " for sale"; Substitute the words " five thousand" for the words "fifteen hundred" : (c) Delete all the words following after the word "pay"' and sub stitute the following words - "to - (a) the State, every fine or penalty at any time imposed upon or adjudged against him by reason of any con viction for printing or publishing any defamatory libel; (b) any person, damages awaroeo against him by any coun for printing or publishing any libel, at any time after executing the bond."
Substitute the following subsection - "(2) &ery person who prints or publishes a newspaper, pamphlet or other paper, without having executed and delivered th, bond as required by subsection (I).

shall for each offence forfeit the sum of three hundred dollars."

Insert the following subsection as subsection (3) of section 12 - "(3) The President may by order exempt any newspaper, pamphlet or paper or any class of newspaper, pamphlet or paper from the provisions of this section."

D::lete.
D::lete.

Substitute the following section - "Offences J 6.

Where a person convicted of an offence under t y _co rpor:i.tethis Ordinance is a body corporate, every persoi:i who at the time of the commission of the offence, was director or h orl,es.

officer of the body corporate shall be guilty of_ that o~fcnce unlcs5 he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or - that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence."

A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.


4 63 Law to be Amended Section 17 Amendments to be made Insert section : - immediately after section 16 the following 0 r.ivi1 Jlahility or d"rector or oITfcer lor libel.

17.

(I) Where a person against whom judgment is recovered in a civil action for libel published in a book or newspapc r is a body corporate, the j11dgment shall , subiect to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), be.
enforceable jointly and severally against the bpdy corporate and every person who was 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 the assets of the body cor porate are imx.1fficicnt to satisfy the judgment, unless the director or officer satisfies the court that the libel was published without his knowledge and that he exercised all due diligence to preven t the commi5sion thereof and to mitigate (by way of s,1itable public apology or otherwise) any damage or prejudice caused or likelv to be caused to the person libelled as a result of the libel. "
Substitute the word "Minister" for the word "Governor" or the word "Governor-in-Council" wherever these words appear except in section 65(5) where the word "Governor" appears the first time.

Substitute tlie words "five hundred" for the word "fifty.

Substitute the following therefor - "Delegation or assign ment of lunctic,ns.

99.
99.

The Minister may by order d~legate to th~ Cor poration any function relating to telegraphs vested m him by any provision of this Ordinance and he may 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 e~l:rcisable by the Corporation and save to any extent spec1f1ed by the Minister in the order, shall cease to be exercisable by the Postmaster General".
Substitute the words "five dollars" for the words "one dollar".

Substitute the words "rate of 3 cents" for the words "½d rate" in paragraph 4 under the heading "The Conditions Above Referred to".

Post and Tele graph Ordinance, (Cap.

132) The Whole Ordinance Section 77 99 Subsidiary Legislation Postal Franking Regula tions (Vol.

Vlll p. I 345) Paragraph 3 Schedule No.


4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [ A. D. 1972 64 AA.ar-111 -11· • .. made Regulations relating to Gratuities to Maste rs of Vessels appro ved by the Gover nor-in-Council on 7th Decem ber, 1915 (Vol.

VIII p. 1437) Pa rcel Postage Surface Rates (Great Britain and Northern Ire land) (H.M.

Forces) Regula tions (No.

39 of 1953) Sorters and Letter Carriers Regul ations (Vol.

VIII p. 1430) Regulations 16 and 32 Registration of Inland Postal Matter Regula tions (Vol.

VIII p .
VIII p .

1303) Regulation 7.

Inland Postal Matter (Regis- tration and Advice of Delivery Fees) Regulations(Vol.

VIII p. 1304) Schedule Delete.

Delete .

Delete.

Substitute the word "twelve" for the word " eight".

Substitute the fi gure "15" for the figure "6" wherever it appears in ,he second column of the Schedule.

~os.t Office (Express Deliv ery) Regula tions Vol.

Vlll p. 1305) Regulation '4(1) (a) Substitute the figure "15" for the figure "12".

A.D. 1972) LA W R E VISION [No.


4 65 Law to be Amended Post and Tele graph (Late Fee) Regulations 1958 (Reg.

25 / 1958) Regulation 2 Regulations relating to Parcel Post made by the Postmaster and approved by the Governor and Court of Policy on 26th May, 1891 (Vol.

VIII p. 13081) Regulation 8 Amendments to be made Substitute the figures "15", "30" and "15" respectively for th e figures ''12'', "24", and "2".

Substitute the word "twenty-five" for (2).


th e word "six" in paragraph Regulation 17 Delete paragraph (2).

J Postal Insurance Regulations (Vol.

VIII p. 1335) Regulation i Regulations relating to In sured Boxes made by the Postmaster and approved by the Govo.

:rnor and Court of Policy on 11th May, 1926.

(Vol.

VIII p. 1337).

Regulation 2 3 Postal Regulations (Vol.

VIII p. 1423) Delete.

Substitute the word "fifteen" for the word "twenty".
Delete the three lines commencing with the words "To Surinam" and ~nding with the words "8 cents" .

Regulation 13 Delete.

Postal Additional Regulations (Vol.

vm p .

1427) No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 66 Law to be Amended Amendments to be made Regulation 6 Delek.

Order m Council fixing Rates of Conversion on money orders issued by the United States of America rr.adc the 22nd September, 1939 (Vol.
VIlI p. 1357) Order in Council fixing rates of commission on money oders issued on the United States of America, made the 18th Nov ember, 1938 (Vol.

vm p. 1358) Ord~r in Council fixing rates of commission on money orde~ payable in Canada, made the 1st April, 1940 (Vol.

VIII p. 1359) Post Office Savings Bank Ordinance (Cap.

133) Subsidiary Legis lation Post Office Savings Bank Regulations (Vol.

VIII p, 1451).

Regulation 7 Delete.

Delete.


Delete Delete paragraph (c) and re-letter paragraph (f) as paragraph (e).

13 14 .. ,;: Delete .

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

A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION {No.

4 67 Law to be Amended Regulation 19 41 42 481 50(a) Amendments to be made 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".

Insert the words "Co-operative Society", immediately before the words 'Charitable Society".
(a) Substitute the words "one thousand" for the words "four hun• dred and eighty".

(b) Substitute the words "out of the amount so due any estate duty due in respect of the dependant's estate and pay or dis tribute the remainder of such amount to or amon& any , of the following persons" for all the words appearing after" the word "pay" and ending with the word "say".

50(b) Substitute the words "one hundred" for the word "fifty".

Colonial Medical Service Or dinance (Cap.


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

Local Govern ment Ordinance (Cap.

150) Long Title Delete the wo1d "Colonial".

Substitute the following for the long title - "An Ordinance to make provision for local government in village 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" wherever the word appears except in section 10.
Section 3 Delete and substitute therefor - "O!f'r.crs to 3(1) There shall be such number of public officers he 9.pp..,;n tc tl.

as may be necess«ry to assist the Minister in the perform anc.

: of his functions under th is Ordinance.

No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 ----------------'--'-----'---=-.::......
:-=-- 68 Law to be Ameuded Section 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 11 13(1) 13(Z) 18 20(2) 21(1) 21(2) 23 24(1) 27 Amendments to be made (2) Th_c Minister may, by notice published in the Gaz, ·,te, _de~1gnate any p~1blic officer ,o perform any of the functions conferred on the 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 therdor the following section - "'Power to purcha s& prc•p crly soJd l'.>r 10,-pay- 11ent of rate.

11.

If it appears to the Minister that property being sold ~or non-pay?_11'?nt of any ra~e should be purchased by the S,ate, the M1mster may designate a public officer to purcha~-:: such property at the execution sale arid to hold su7h property on behalf of the state for the purposes of this Onlmance."
Substitute the words "A public officer designated by the Minister" for the words "Any officer of the Board".

Substitute the words "a public officer designated by the Minister" for the words "an officer of the Board".

Substitute the words "A public officer designated by the Minister" for the words "The Secretary or any officer authorised by the Board".

(a) Delete therefrom the words "by resolution".

(b) Substitute before the wor~ ·'deem" the word "he" for the word "it".
D~lete the words "with the approval of the Governor-in-Council".

Delete the words "when approved by the Governor-in-Council".

Immediately after the words "country district" where they first occur, n~ert the words "and has not been brought within tpe operation of the Municipal and District Councils, Act 1959".

Delete the words "with the approval of the Governor-in-Council".
Add the following as subsection (4) - "(4) The Mini~ter, as rural a111hority, may by notice published in the Gazette, appoint an agent con~isting of one ,or more persons in any rural districi and thcreup:m that agent shall perform all the functions of, and may be dealt with as, the rural authority of the district for all the purp'.l-;es of this Ordinance subjec: to su-.

:h qualifications as may be specified in the app;:iintment."
28(7)(!,) Sub5:itu:c the words "the Minister shall cause to be prepared" for the words "the Doard shall prepare".

28(7)(m) and (n) Delete these paragraphs.

A'D.

1972] LAW RE VISION [No.

4 69 Law to oe Amended Section 56(7)(a) 70(1) Amendments to be made Insert immediately after the word "council" the words "or dies".

(a) Delete the words "or the Board"; and (b) Substitute the word "Minister" for the word· "Govemor'1 aud for the words "Governor-in-Council" wherever these words appear.
70(4) Delete and substitute therefor:- "(4) The officers aforesaid shall continue so long as the Minister may direct; and the Minister shall by order appoint - (a) a day for the election of the councillors and prescribe their terms of office; (b) a day for the election of the chairman and vice chairman and prescribe their terms of office; and notwithstanding any other provisions of this Ordinance relating to the date~ for holding such elections, a day appointed by the Minister under this subsection mav be anY day the Minister thinks fit."
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 "with the sanction of the Board".

Substitute the words "direction in writing'' for the word "order".

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 Minister" for the words "the Secretary of the Board".
(a) Substitute the words "a 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 or the" for the words "the Secretary of' where these worcfs appear the second time.

Substitute the words "a public officer designated by the· Minister" for the words "the Secretary''.
Substitute the words "one thousand" for the words "five hundred" (a) Substitute "Minister" for "Governor-in-Council" in paragraph (d) wherever these words appear.

(b) Delete the words ",it shall be referre<l to the B::>ard; and" in paragraph (e).

(c) J)elete the words "shall report to the Governor-in-Council, who may" in paragraph (f).

72(6) 73 76 79(1) 84(3) 110 111(1) 130 132 133 145(6) 153 No.
4] THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A. D. 1972 70 Law to be Amended Sub Gection 157 171(g) 176(1) 178 Amendments to be made Substitute the words "five hundred" for the words "one hundred".

and figures and symbols "$500" for the figures and symbols "$100".

Delete the words "the Secretary to be laid before".

Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor - "Grants.

178 < l) 178(1) fhere may be paid to local authorities out of moneys provided by Parliament.
grants in respect of any expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them in dis charging any of their functions, of such sums as the Min ister may direct and subject to such terms and conditions as he may determine, and different sums may be paid, sub to different local terms and conditions ject to different authorities.

(2) Every application the Min•stcr by a village council or a country authority sha'!
the Minister' be submitted in the form prescribed by for a grant made to 189(1) 189(2) 195(b) --.. ~ l!·~ 196 198 200 201 215 222 Delete the words - "secretary to be laid before".

Substitute the words "The Minister shall designate a public officer to" for the words "Tiu~ Brnud IT'-"lV".
Substitute the words "any public officer designated by the Minister to perform any function under this Ordinance" for the words "member of the Board, the Secretary," and delete the woros "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".

Delete 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 •vords "and all by-laws made or approved by the Board shall be under the seal of the Board".
Insert the following subsection at the end of this section - "(8) All property real or personal and all rights, interests, obliga 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 Law Revision Aqt 1972 shall vest in, or subsist for or against, the State for the purposes of this Ordinance."
Subsidiary Legislation (Cap 150) Di~trict (Pensions and Gratuities) By-Laws 1957 (By-Laws 1/1957) A ' D. 1972) LAW R E VISION [No .

4 71 Amended Law to be The Whole Amendments to be made Substitute the word "Minister" for the word "Board" wherever this word occurs in these by-laws.

By-Laws 2 Delete the definition of "the Board".

District By-Laws 1939 2 52A(3) 58 )J .District By Laws 1911 (Vol.

IX p. (1711) By-Law 2 District Markets By-Laws 1957 The whole Delete the definition of "the Board".
Su'ostitute the words " one hundred dollars" for the words "fifty dol lars".

•..

Substitute the word "Minister" for the words "Local Government Board".

Substitute the word "Minister" for the words "Local Government" Board".

Substi tute the word "Minister" for the word "Board" whenever the latter word occurs in these by-laws.

Delete.

Delete.

District By-Laws 1967 (By-Laws 5/1967) By-Law 3 (!)

Georgetown Sewerage and Water Ordinance, (Cap 153) Section 36 Public Free Library Ordinance (Cap.
160) Section 1 ,••• 2 .•.• For the words "Public Free Library" substitute the words "National Library".
1 Delete the definitions of "the library" and "the library buildings" and 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 o_ther wise, by the Government or any person, for the purposes of the National Library".

No.
No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A.D. 1972 72 Law to be Amended Section 3 Amendments to be made For section 3 substitute the following - ''F:~l ohlish nPnt of Nn.tional ' ... ibrary.

3.

(1) There is hereby established a I i b r a r y to be known as the National Library of Guyana, the Head- 1uarters of which shall be situated the City of Georgetown.

in (2) The Committee may establish branches of the services at any place in I i b r a r y Jibrarv and other Guyana."
3A Immediately after section - section 3 insert the followi,:1g 3A.

''I"xisting- (1) As from the date of coming into operation t,bar:s';\';:nal-of the amendments to the Library Ordinance contained in the provisions.
Revision of Laws Act 1972, the Public Free Library in the city of Georgetown established under this Ordinance shall be deemed to be the principal branch of the National Library established by the Committee under section 3(2) and shall be known as the Central Library of the National Library and the branches of the Public Free Library in the town of New Amsterdam and m the town of Linden established under this Ordinance and in operation at the date mentioned above m this subsection shall be deemed to be branches of the National Library established by the Committee under section 3 (2).
(2) All other library services established under this Ordinance and in operation at the date.

: mentioned in subsecllon (I) shall be deemed to be library services estab lished under section 3(2).

For section 4 substitute the following - 1 ')fninten· ance of library.

4.

The library shall be maintained and all pensions and gratuities awarded shall be paid out of moneys pro vided by Parliament and such other moneys as may be contributed by local government authorities."
For section 5 substitute the following -- 4 5 1 'N'ationl\l L.ibrnr, Co~nmittee.

5.

(1) This Ordinance shall be carried into cftect by a committee consisting of a chairman.

who shall be the Mmistc.


:r or someone designated by him, and not more than twelve nor less than nine other persons, six to be appointed b) the Minister and the remainder to be appointed by such local government authorities as ma)_ be designated by the Minister having regard to the contributions made by such local government authorities the library.

the maintenance of to (2) A member of the committee shall hold office appointment.

the date of his from two years for A.D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.
4 73 Law to be Amended Section 6(1) 9(1) 9(2) 10(1) (b) The Public Free Library (Manage ment and Control) Regulations (Vol.

IX p. 1899) Regulation 1.


5(1) 6(3) Amendments to be made (3) As from the date of coming into operation of the amendments to the Library Ordinance contained in the Law Revision A<-t 1972, the Committee of the Public Free Libra, y as constituted at that date shall be deemed to be the committee established byi subsection (I) and from that date shall be known as the Committee of the National Library.

For the words commencing with the words "Subject to the provisions" and ending with the words "in addition.
itscl(" su bstitute the words 'Subject to this Ordinance, the Committee may".

(a) (b) Immcdia1cly after the wq.ds "exercised by the Committeet insert the words "and the committee shall perform such of the functions of a national library agreed upon by the Committee with the approval of the Minister, collect, receive and preserve all books required to be deposited in the library by the Publications and Newspapers Ordinance,"; Insert immediately after the word "philosophical" the word.
",musical" and substitute for the words "and apparatus" the words ",apparatus and equipment".

(c) For the words commencing with the words "and the proceeds" and ending with the words "purchase ef.

new .

books" sub st;tu:e the words "or otherwise disposed of as the cc•nmittee shall decide, and when sold pay the proceeds thereof into the general revenue of the library".

Delete the words - "(not being books of reference)".
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 Committee".

For the words "Public Free Library" substitute the words "National Library".

For the proviso in sub-regulation (1) substitute the following - "Provided that the Committee may by notice published in the Gazette amend the Schedule."
For regulation 6(3) substitute the following - "(3) An applicant who has no regular employment or who is a 'Choo!

child must, in addition to the particulars in paragraph (2) - No.
4/ Law to be Amended ctton 8 10(1) 13l5) 15 16 (1) Schedu{e , 74 THE LAWS OF GUYANA Amendments to be made I [A.D. 1972 (a) m the case of library, obtain the signature of a person m regular employment with a recognised business address in Georgetown who is willing to be guarantor for the applicant; the Central (b) in the case of an y library, obtain the signature of a person in regular employment in the town or area where the branch is situated who is willing lo be guarantor for the applicant."
branch For regulation 8 substitute the following - "8.

Each 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" substitute the \¥Ord "seven".
(b) Immediately after sub-regulation (6) insert the following as sub-regulation (7) - "(7) Where a lost book has been paid for by a subscriber, the pro 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 money paid by rhe subscriber if he subsequently redelivers or offers to redeliver the book to the library."

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


In sub-regulation (I) delete the words appearing after the word "pay" and insert in place thereof the words "such sum as the librarian may require for the purpose of sending a postcard to him to notify him when the book is available.w (a) In thi.

: hi.

:ading "DAYS AND TIMES OPEN TO THE PUB LIC GEORGETOWN LIBRARY" delete tl1e words "GEORGETOWN .LIBRARY" sub-heading "Central Library ".
immediately thereunder ins~rt and the (b) Under the abovementioned heading, delete the words "Public Reading Room" and the hours relating thereto; and immediately after the item "Juvenile Lending Department" insert the following item - (i) In the first column, the words "Gramophone Record Library ... "; (ii) in the second column, the words - 12 noon "9.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m 6.00 p.m."; (iii) in the third column, the words "9.00 a.m.- 12 noon".
(c) Under the heading "NEW AMSTERDAM BRANCH", for the_ se1;ond column the figures the figure "6" wherever it app..:ars in otherwise than in the figures "6.30" substitute "6.30".

(d) Under the heading "LINDEN BRANCH" transpose the term "Juvenile Lending D.:panment" and the term "Adult Lending Deparunent" in the first column.

A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.

'4 75 L:;w to be Amended Amendments to be made Registration of Births & Deaths Ordinance (Cap.
162) Section 14 15 18 43 (e) Under the heading "LINDEN BRANCH", "4.30" in the second column substitute the figure "3".

for the figure Delete and substitute therefor - 14.

(I) There shall be a of births an d deaths in each distr ict and a births and deaths within each division.

".Appoin t ment .of superin ;endent r egistrars, (2) There shall be a de puty w every superinten registrars .ind deput.es.
dent registrar and a d1.,puty co eve ry registrar to perform registrar or such the functions of such superintendent registrar, as the case may be, in case of his absence.
registrar registrar of superintendent (3) The deputy while so acting shall have all the powers 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 superin"tendent registrar or registrar is appointed.
Delete and substitute therefor - to perform the functions of superintendent registrar (as (I) The Minister may designate a public officer registrar or this Ordinance.

the case may be) undt:r I 5.

11 1\iinister may des ignate public officers ~~e~~!io~ of O~dinance.hold his office, he (2) Whenever any such public officer ceases to superintendent this shall cease registrar or a registrar (as the case may be) under Ordinance.
to be a (3) In this section, "public officer" includes teachers of elementary schools."

Delete.

(a) Insert as subsection (1) the following sub section and renumber the subsections of this section accordingly - "(l) (a) The Registrar General f!lay of ~is ow_n if motion correct any minor clerical error m a register, satisfied that the error in question is genuine.
(b) The Minister may by order specify the errors or classes of error which shall be deemed to be minor clerical errors for the purposes of this subsection."

(b) In the renumbered subsection (2) of this section delete the word " If" at the begin ning ~f the subsection and insert in lieu thereof the words "Subject to subsection(!

).

if" .

No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A.D. 1972 76 l Law lo be Amended Section 51 B Marriage Ordinance (Cap.
164) Section: 4 30(1) Amendments to be made Renumber as subsection (I) and insert the following 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 immediately, that is to say, in priority either to a g..:neral or particular search."

Delete the word "male".


Subs~itutc for all the words immediately before the proviso the follow ing - "Where either of the partie~.

not being a widov·er or widow or a divorced p~rson, is under the age of twenty-enc years, no marriage shall take place betwcer!

:!1cr.1.

until the consent cf the appropriate person or persons specified in the Second Schedule has been first obtained."

30A(2) Delete the words "the Chief Justice, or (m the case of there being no person cfficiatmg as Chief Justice)".
31 38 39 52 51 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 "Governor".

For section 39 sub~titute the following - 39.

Where either of the parties, not being a widower "Restriction o!
power tn or widow, or a divorced person is under the age of twenty ~~~~lltor one years, the licence shall not be grant'!d until the consent of the appropriate person or persons specified in the Sec- parties.

ond Schedule has been first obtainfd."

Substitute the word "eight" for the word "tcfi".


Substitute the words "a judge of the High Court" for the words "the Chief Justice or other judge afo.esaid" SCHEDULE (a) In~ert the word "first" immediately before the word "schedule" and "SCHEDULE" wherever they resp.

:ctively appear.

(b) Insert the following form at the end of the First Schedule: FORM H Application for Registration of Marriages contracted under the Indian Labour Ordinance.

A. D. 1972] Law to be Amended 77 LAW REVISION [No.


4 Amendments to be made Particulars 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 I, ... .. ..... .... ...... ......... .... .... ..... of ...... ...... ... .

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

and I, .. .... ..... ..... .. .. ... .... ...... ....... .. of ...... ... ..... ....... ..... ..... ... ...... .. .
do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows - (a) The details of the marriage set out above are true and such I. marriage was in accordance with the Indian Labour Ordinance.

(b) Such marriage is still cvritten.

subsisting at the date hereunder 2.

We hereby apply to the Registrar-General to enter the particulars of the abovementioned marriage in a marriage register in accordance with sections 57 and 58 of the Marriage Ordinance.
A certificate of registration iss1;1ed under section 143 of the Jn· 3.. drnn Labour Ordinance is attached hereto.

Declared at.

......... ... ........ this ........... .. ...... ..... ............. .... .

Before me, ........ .......... · · · ....... .. R~g·i·;t;~~·-·o~~~~~i .... .... .
(c) Add the followirut as the Second Schedule~ "Section 30,39 SECOND SCHEDULE No .. 4) THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A. D. 1972 78 Law to be Amended Amendments to be made CONS~NTS REQUIRE'O TO THE MARRIAGE OF AN INFANT BY LICENCE WITHOUT PUBLICATION OF BANNS Where the Infant is Legitimate.

Circumstances Persons or Persons whose consent is required 1.

Where both parents are living:- (a) (b) (c) (d) 2.

(a) (b) if parents are living together; Both parents.
if parents are divorced or The parent to whom the custody of the separated by order of any infant is commi'tted by order of the the court or by agreement· Court or by the agreement, or jf custody of the infant is so committed to one parent during part of the year and to the other parent during the rest of the year, both parents. '

if one parent has been deserted by the other; The parent who has been deserted.
if both parents have been The Person to whose custody the infant deprived of custody of infant by order of any court.

is committed by order of the Court.

Where one parent is dead: if there is no other guardian; if a guardian has been appointed by deceased parent.

The surviving parent.

The surv1vmg parent and the guardian if acting jointly, or the surviving parent or the guardian if the parent or guar dian of the infant is the sole guardian of the infant.

3.

Where both parents are dead.


The testamentary guardian or guardian~ and if there are none the- guardian or guardians appointed by the court.

Where the Infant is Illegitimate.

Circumstances If the mother of is alive.

the Person whose consent is required - - - - - - - - - - - ---- infant The mother or if she has by order of any court been deprived of the cus,ody of the infant, the person to whom the custody of the infant has been com mitted by order of the court.
A. D. 1972) Law to be Amended Subsidiary, Leg1slauon (Cap_ 166.)

Rul es of Court (Mat rimonial Causes) (Vol.

IX p. 2038J First Schedule 79 LAW RE VISION [No.

4 Amendments to be made If the mother of the infant is dead.

The p id,tative father is Jiving with him or is ma; n,aincd uy him; otherwise, the guardian appoint..:cl by the mother.

if the infa nt (a) The fees in the right-hand column are amended as follows : - Item $ C. $ C. I.I and 16 Substitute 15 and 18 37 and 60 61 14, 32 and 59 0 .

10 0.
10 0.

15 0.

20 0 .

40 I .

25 for 0 .

08 0 12 0 .

16 0 .

32 1 .

20 (b) (i) In items 63 and 65, suhstitute the words lars" for the words "five guineas"; "twenty-five dol- (ii) in item 64, substitute the words words "ten guineas"; "fifty dollars", for the (iii) in item 66, substitute the words "fifty dollars'.
', " fift<'cn dol lars" "thirty-five dollars" for the words "ten guineas", '·three guineas" and "seven guineas" respectively, Sec:ond Schedule The fees in the nght-hand column are amended as follows: Item 2 and 40 Substitute 42 21 2, 4, 13 15, 19, 30.

31, 34 $ c. 0 .

15 0 .

50 0 .

75 for for $ C. 0 .

12 0.

36 0.

72 1 .

25 1 .

20 " Substitute the word "sixteen" for the word "fourteen" wherever it appears.

Mai'1!

~nance Ordinance (cap.

168) Section 2, 3, 7, and 9 No.


4} THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 80 Law to be Amended Section: 6 12 13 .

Lands Depa,tment Ordinance (Cap.

170) Section 12 Land Surveyors Ordinance (Cap.

171) Section 27 (3) District Lands Partition and Re-allotment (Special Procedure) Ordinance (Cap.

174) Section 4 (4) Crown Lands Ordinance (Cap 175) Section 3 (a) (b) and (c), 10, 21 (I) 3 (c) 4 Amendments to be made Substitute the word "ten" for the word "two" wherever it appears.
Substitute the words "training school within the meaning of the Train ing School Act" for industrial school" where they appear the first time and the words "training school" for the said words where they appear the second time.

the words "reformatory or (a) Substitute the words "ten" foe the word "two" wherever it appears.

(b) Substitute the words "or trammg school within the meaning of the Training School Act" for the words "reformatory or in dustrial" wherever they appear.

Delete the words "by order".


Substitute the words "ten dollars" for the words "five shillings".

Delete.

Delete the words "or forests" wherever those words occur.

Delete "forest".

the word "Crown" wherever it appears before the word Delete and substitute therefor - 11Conversio,1 4. of State lands Into Government lands.
that any Whenever the President deems it expedient Slate Lands should be converted into Govi:rnmcnt Lands, the President may issue a grant of those lands, as he thinks fit, subject to such conditions (if any) to the C.:immissioncr and hi successors in ofCice for and on behalf of the State as Government lands and A. D. 1972] L A W RE VISION {No.
4 81 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 Or- Amcndmen(5 to be made thereupon such lands shall be held by the Commis sioner and h is successors · in office as Gove rnment lands".

Substitute the word "five" ·for the word "four".

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

Insert the words "any State" immediately, before the word "forest".
Delete the words "and forests" wherever they occur.

Substitute the words "five hundred dollars" for the words "two hun dred and forty dollars'' wherever these words occur and substitute the figures "500" for the figures "240" in the marginal notes to section 26 and 27. dinance (Cap.

181) · Section .

2 In the definition of "Local Authority" insert the words "town or" immediately before the words "local government district".

(Cap.
(Cap.

182) Housing Ordin ance Section 2 In che definition of "Local Authority" insert the words "town or" immediately before the words "local government district".

4(1) Substitute the following - "Constitu tion of the Central Authority.

Delete.

4.
Delete.

4.

(1) The Central Authority shall consist of- (a) A representa ti ve of the Georgetown City Council, of the N ew Amsterdam Town Coun cil consti tut~d by or under the Municipal and Dist..rillt Councils Act appointed by each such Coun cil from among its councillors or officers; and and of each Town Council (b) not more than nine other fit and proper persons to be appointed by the Minister".

The whole of Part IX as contained in the Housing Ordinance im mediately before 1st April, 1957, is hereby .
re-inserted in this O~dinance ;ind shall have effect subject to the foll owm~ amendment that is_ to say the figure "(l)" at the beginning of subsection (I) and subsection~ (2), (3) and (4) of section 58 shall be deleted.

55(4) Part IX No.

4] Law to be Amended Landlord & Tenant Ordin ance, (Cap.
185) Section: 2 M(a) 20, 22(1) 33 (1), 34 and 35 82 THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 Amendments to be made Substitute the words "common law" for the words "law of England" appearing in paragraph (a) of the definition of the word "deed".

Substitute the words "one hundred" for the word '·twenty".
Substitute 'the words "five hundred" for the words "four hundred .and eighty" whenever these words appear and substitute the figures '·500" for the figures "480" wherever they app ar in the marginal notes to the ~c,;tion.

49 Substitute the word "five" for the word "two" appearing ih the proviso.

F r5l Schedule Ferm I KaiPteur National Park Ordinance, (Cap.
188) S..:dion 3 Substitute the words "one hundred" for the word "twenty": Delete and substitute therefor the following - 3 (I) The Minister may establish a board to be "Unlil ~~f:btshed known as the Kaieteur National Park Board (referred to in this Ordinance as the Board) consisting of such number of Commis- ~~~~~ ?~ the general members as he deems control Park.

charge and control of the said park.


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

(3) There shall be such number of rangers as are required for the purposes of this Ordinance who shall be under the orders and direction of the Board or the Com missioner of Lands, as the case may be, and who shall per form such duties as may be prescribed."
(a) Substitute the words "functions of the Board", for the words "powers of".

(b) Substitute the words.

"and tt)_e rangers and with respect to" for the words "the duties of rangers and".

5(1 )' .

~ .

Mining Ordinance (Cap_ 196) Section 6, 9, 10, and 20 Delete.

11 Ddete the words ",except the powers and duties conferred and im- posed by section 9 of this Ordinance".

83 L A W RE VISION Am~ndmcn:s to b:: mad~ [No.


4 S;.ibstitute for the wo'fd "Any" the following words- "Every person applying for the grant of a certificate of competency under subsection ()) shall pay into the office of the Commissioner an cxamination·fee of ten dollars and any".

A. D. 1972] Law to be Amended Blasting Operations Ordinance, (Cap.

197) Section 4(3) New Building Society Ordinance (Cap.

201) Section 33, 34, 35 and 36 Delete.

37 S11hstitute the following therefor - ;~r~';;;.'"
;~~ capital purposes.

money by the issue of bond certificates."

37.

For any capital purpose within the power of the the Society may borrow this Ordinance, Society under 38 .

.

• Substitute the following then,for- "flond c erllft cates.

38 (!)
38 (!)

Bond certificates issued under this Ordinance together with the interest thereon shall all rank pari pasJu 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 for the time being secured by the said bond certificates shall not at any time exceed one hundred thou sand dollars.
(2) Bond certificates shall bear interest at such rate not exceeding six per cent per annum as the Board may determine at the date of issue of the said certificates.

(3) Bond certificates may be redeemed in whole or in part by the Sodety 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 Delete.

43 .

.


• Substitute the following therefor - "Exemp ... tlo:i stamp duly.

from Delete.

43.

Stamp Duty shall not be chargeable on any agree ment, transport, transfer, asfilgnment, certificate, receipt or other document that may have to be executed or issued by reason of this Ordinance".

44 and 4$ ' ; ·, No.

4] --------------- THE LAWS OF GUYANA 84 Amendments to be made [A. D. 1972 ,, Law to be Amended Royal Agricul tural and Commercial Society Ordinance.

(Cap.
(Cap.

203) Section 1 2 3 3(c) 3(d) 6 8 9 Substitute the word "Guyana" for the words "Royal Agricultural and Commercial".

Substitute for the definition of "the Society" the following definition • "the Society.''

means the Guyana Society hereby incorporated; ' Substitute the wonis "Guyana Society" for the words "Royal Agricul tural and Commercial Society of British Guiana."

Substitute the words "two hundred and fifty thousand dollars" for the words "fifty thousand pounds".
Delete the words beginning with the words "the stock" and ending with the word "Colony" where it last appears, and substitute the words 'such government of Guyana stock or other securities offered to the public in Guyana'".

Substitute the words "movable or immovable" for the words "real or personal'', Delete.

Delete and substitute therefor the followin& - 9.

The office-bearers of the Society, three of whom "Olficers 01 ioclelJ'.
shall be appointed managing directors shall consist of a president, a vice president, a treasurer, a secretary, an assis tant secretary, and such othocs as the Society may think fit to appoint."
Schedulo D.:lete and substitute therefor the following - "SCHEDULE To promote as far as possible interest in the arts, crafts, and pro fessions, the pursuit of knowledge in every discipline, the free exchange of ideas on matters of national, regional, or global interest, and the dissemination of useful information generally.
To establish and maintain suitable publio rooms in the City of George town for the use of the members, and a library, and to do all other things necessary for the promotion of the objects of the Society, in cluding the provision of a gallery for art exhibition, the printing and publication of literature and the establishment of examinina and cer tifying authorities of an educational nature."

Georgetown Cultural Centre Ordinance (Cap.


204) Long title 1 • Substitute die words "National Cultural Centre" for the words "Cu).

tlll"ai Centre in the City of Georgetown".

A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.

4 85 Law to be Amended Section 1 and 3 2 3 .. i I Amendments to be made Substitute the word --National" for the word "Georgetown" wherev-er this word appears.

Substitute the word "Guyana' for the words "Royal Agricultural and Commercial" wherever these words appear.
(11) Delete the words "for the use of the Society" in subsection (3).

(b) Insert the following as subsection (4) - "(4) Subject to the provisions of sections S, 6 and 7, all moneys vested in the Board shall be held by the Board on trust, and may be used by the Board, for the · purpose of establishing, ·or cooperating with any other body in estab lishin&, on any site it may tliink fit, a centre of cultural and recreational facilities for th'i nation to be known as the Na tional Cultural Centre."
4 (1) Substitute the word "seven" for the word "three".

:Serbice Reading Society Ordinance (Cap.

206) Section s Electric Lightin& Ordinance (Cap.

237) Section 2 9(1) Subsidiary Legislation Electric Installa- tion Regulations (Vol.

IX p. 2352) Regulation 3 • • • Delete.
Substitute the following for the definition of "road autnority"- "road authority" means - (a) in relation to public roads within the meaning of the Roads Act, outside Georgetown oc New Amsterdam, the Chief Works and Hydraulics Officer; (b) in relation to roads, streets and bridges wit!iin Georgetown or New Amsterdam, the Georgetown City Council or the New Amsterdam Town Council, respectively; (c) in relation to all other roads, streets and bridges, such person as may be designated by order of the Minister;" Substitute the word "Minister" for the words "Governor and Legisla tive Council".
Substitute the following - "Appllca- tion.

3.

These Regulations shall apply to the New Amster- dam Electric Lighting Order and to any licence granted or order made under the Act or any Act amending or to be construed with the Act and to any special Act."

No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 86 Amendments to be made / I ·, Law to be Amended Georgetown Electric Supply Ordinance Cap.

238 Subsidiary Legislation.

Electricity Order (formerly the Georgetown Electric Supply Order Vol.
IX p. 2395 as amend 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) ~nd substitute the following- (5) Albert Street level Crossing (5A) Kitty level Crossing (5B) Middleton Street level Crossing (5C) Sheriff Street level Crossing (5D) Conversation Tree level Crossing (5E) Turkeyen level Crossing Forest Ordinance (Cap_ 240) Section Sll) Delete and substitute therefor the following section - "Grants or leases.
5 (I) The President may exercise in respect of State forests a,w 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 ccmferrcd 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 time of the declara tion of the State forest or at the commencement of this Ordinance and having effect by virtue of section 9."
6 Insert immediately after the words "if any" the following words "or may issue permissions to occupy any State forest for the purpose of taking or obtaining forest produce or any specified kind of forest produce therefrom".

A. D. 1972] LA W RE VISION [No.


4 87 Law to be Amended Section 9 12 (1) 16 (1) 18 Amendments to be made Substitute the words "under a grant or under a contract or lease in writing made 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".
Renumber section 18 as section ISA and insert the following section as section 18 - or unlawfully ' •Tl'espns• on ;tnte for eot.

occupies any State forest shall be liable to a fine of seventy• five dollars or to imprisonment for two months: 18.
Everyone who trespasses on Provided that - (a) no one shall 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 travelling and reasonably occupied or used the forest for the purpose of his journey; 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 law; or (iii) that he, or those through whom he claims, · occupied the forest under a bona fide claim of right; and (b) where anyone is convicted for a first fime under this section he shall not be liable to imprisonment whether in default of paying any penalty or otherwise if he thereupon surrenders peaceable possession of the State forest occupied by him with all the forest produce thereon,.
and all buildings and erections thereupon or affixed thereto."

Substitute the words "any lease in respect of State forests or any permission, or removal permit or other contract in respect of for~st produce" for the words "any licence or permit for forest produce".

Insert immediately after the word "enclosure" the words "shed or structure or any part thereof".
Insert the words - (a) "or detaining" after the word "seizing", (b) "or detained"' after the word "seized", (c) "or detention" after the word "seizure".

Insert the following as subsection (7) - "(7) No action shall be maintainable against the State or any forest officer for the loss or deterioration of any forest produce or 21(b) 23(1) 26(2) 26(7) No.
4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 88 Law to be Amended Section 28 Amcndrncn:s to be made thing seized or detained in the bona fide exercise of powers under this Ordinance."

(a) Substitute the words "the prescribed royaltr, value" for the ,vords "the estimated val uc" and the words ' two hundred and fifty dollars" and "seven hundred and fiftv dollars" for the words "one hundred dollars" and "two hundred and fifty dol lars" respectively, in paragraph (i) of the proviso.
(b) Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (ii) of the proviso - "(ii) such compensation shall not exceed five times the mar ket value or alternatively, where the value of the f6lrest produce or thing cannot be estimated, the sum of one hundred dollars".

41 Substitute the following for paragraph (e) of section 41 - Subsidiary Legislation Forest Regulations (Cap.
240) Rcgutat100 12 13(1) 13(2) 15 17(1) 17(4) 18 "(e) prohibiting or regulating the transport, by water, of timber whether obtained from State State land, or private property;" land or forest, a) Renumber as 12(1); (b) Insert the words "as Form A" immediately after the word "spcci fied"; (e) Insert the following as paragraph (2) - "(2) No person shall remove or cause to be removed any 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) fnsert the words "or from private lands" immediately before the words "along any waterway".

(b) Insert the words "or removal declaration a~ the case may be" immediately before the words "in respect of".

Tn~ert the words "or removal declaration as the case may be" im mediately before the words "for inspection".

Insert the words "from any State forest" immediately after the words "forest produce".
Insert the words "or to erect anv extension or addition thereto" im immediately before the words "or to -change".

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

• i (a) Renumber paragraphs (5) and (6) as (7) and (8) respectively and insert the following as paragraphs (5) and (6) - A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.

4 89 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made "(5) On the application of the licence holder, 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 (I) and that the sawmill is otherwise being operated in accordance with the law.

(6) An appli1:ation 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 ~et out in paragraph (5)".

Delete and substitute therefor the following - 27.


The Conservator shall in respect of State forests ;: r ss ue ot ')~;n0t~ining have all the powers and authorities vested in the Comrnis bah1.ta.

eLc.

sioner of Lands in respect ot 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 mataodis u if they fo,med part of these Regulations".
Insert regulat.ion 29 - the following regulation 30 immediately after TT 30 " F eeol :'-linth Sch edule.

30.

The fees set out in the Ninth Schedule shall be payable in respect of the matters specified therein."

Fourth Schedule Letter the form "Permit to Remove Timber" as "Form A" and insert the following as "Form B".

- ' ' Reg u:a tion u .


THE FORESTS ORDINANCE FORMB (Chapter 240) DECLARATION FOR REMOVAL OF FOREST PRODUCE FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY ({We .... ...... .................. ... ..... .. ..... ..... hereby certify that I/We .. .

.. .

.. .. ... ... .

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

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

.

have this (day) .

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

of.. .... .. .. ............. .


(month) 19 .. ......... .... ......... ..... ........ .. permitted Mr. / Mrs. / Miss .. .. .. .. ....... ... .

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

to procure and remove the under-mentioned forest produce from the abovenamed Private Property.

(a) (b) ( c) (d) (e) (f) Quantity logs bags charcoal fence posts paling staves tons/cords firewood other forest produce.

Description of Species No.


4) THE LAWS OF GUYANA {A. D. 1972 90 Law to be Amended Amendments lo be made Date Witnesses:~ Signature of Agent/Owner of Private Property (1) ... .... ............... ....... .. .. ...... ...... ..... .. ...... .. (2) .. ... .. ... .......... ................ .. .. .......... .. ....... .

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

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

... .. ..... ... ....... .. ........ ..... .. ........... known as .... ......... ... ... ... .

.. ... ..... .. .. .. that Should there be any doubt or disagreement as to the exact source of the 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 this declaration.
I/We am/are fully 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 a1o the law may impose.
Date Signature of Permittce(s) logger(s) Fifth Schedule • Letter the form "Sawmill Licence" as "Form o·· and 'Form C" the following : - Regulation 18 THE FOREST ORDINANCE (Chapter 240) ...... insert as FORM C APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO OPERATE A SAWMILL To: The Conservator of Forests, Forest Department, Kingston, Georgetown.

I/We hereby apply for a licence to operate a sawmill for the period ....... .. .............................. .. ....... to ......... ............. ...... ...... ........
This sawmill is has been situated at.

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

and • • (a) erected in accordance with your Permit No ................. .. (b) operated previously under sawmill licence No .. .......... .

I/We hereby declare: (a) that the sawmill iJ comprised of the following prime units:- A!

D. 1972] LAW RE VISION No.

4 91 Law to be Amended Amendments to, be made No.


Motive Power Type of Unit Band saw(s) Gang saw(s) Circular saw(s) Edger saw(s) Planer(s) Cross cut saw(s) (b) That there has been no alteration, modification, extension or addition to the lay-out or design of the mill or lo the prime units as laid down in permit No .......... in licence No ... ....... • save and except with due permis:;ion (see your permit No .

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

.. .

· · · · · · · · · · ·sii~~i~~~ · ·~i.


· Appiica~i · · · 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 (I) Wild Birds Protection Ordinance, (Cap.

260) Section: 3A Transport & Harbours Ordinance (Cap.

261) Section 41(2) Delete.

Insert the words "the Executive Committee," immediately after the word "Council," wherever that word occurs.

De!tote.
De!tote.

Substitute the words "seventy-five dollars" for the words "twenty-four dollars" whereve r they appear.

Substitute the words "twenty dollars" for the words "three dollars and thirty-six cents".

No.

4) Law to be Amended Section 49 Second Schedule Subsidiary Legislation Harbours and Pilotage Regulations X p. 2513) (Vol.

Regulation 37(1) 48 (3) Home Trade Ships (Masters, Mates and Engineers Certificate) Regulations p. 2543, (Vol.
X) Regulation 2(4) (c) and (e) 92 THE LAWS OF GUY ANA {A. D. 1972 Amendments to be made Substitute a semi-colon for the full stop at the end of paragraph (v) and insert the following immediately thereafter as paragraph (w) - the general administration and management of the railway ·'(w) antl sh;pping services carried on by Government within Guyana and the use by the public of such services."

Substitute the following - SECOND SCHEDULE formerly Superintendent Engineer .
formerly Managing Director General Manager - Traffic Manager Chief Mechanical Engineer - Engineer, Ways and Works Harbour Master Marine Superintendent Marine Engineer Superintendent of Surveys-formerly Harbour Surveyor Mechanical Engineer (Rai!ways) Mechanical Engineer (Marine) Assistant Civil Engineer Chief Accountant Chief Pilot Executive Officer and Shipping Master Pilots Senior Hydrographic Surveyor Hydrographic Surveyor Delete all the words appearing after the word "cfollars''.
Substitute the words "seven hundred and fifty" for the words "two :i.undred".

Substitute the words "the Government of any other Caribbean Commonwealth Territory specified by the Min!ster for the purposes of this paragraph by notice in the Gazette" for the words "the Govern ment of Trinidad or tht: Marine Board of Jamaica" wherever these words appear.

11 Insert the following paragraph (3) - "(3) Any certificate in force and issued under this regulation be- A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.
4 93 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be m.~dc fore the coming into operation of the Home Tracie Ships (Masters, Mates and Engineers Certificates) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967• shall upon surrender by the hol d..: r thereof be re-issued in the form used in pursuance of paragraph (2) with such adaptations as may be approved by the Minister".
13 Renumber ~1e regula~ion as regulation 13(1) and insert the following as paragraph (2) - "(2) When the certificate lost or destroyed was issued before the comi ng into ope~ation of I.be Home Trade Sb ips ·(Masters, Mates and Engineers Certificates) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967, the c::,Ufied eupy shall be re-issued in the form used for the re-issue of c~rtificates under regulation 11(3)".

Transport and Harbours Depart men t (Sup::rannua tion and other Betidits) Rcgu!ations (Vol.
X p 2555) Regulation 4 Government Wharves Ordinance, (Cap.

263) Section: 2 3 Insert the following words immediately after the word "Ordinance" at the end of the proviso - "or whose depende!lts, as defi ned under the National Insurance and Social Sec uri ty Act, are entitled to death benefits under that Act."

Substitute the follo wing for the definition of "government wharf" ' "government wharf" means any wharf m~ntioned in the Schedule'.

Delete and substitute therefor the followi ng - 3.


The l'-.1iniste r may from ti me to time by notice "Amer- clm en,t '>I Sche dule.

published in the Gazette, amend the SGhedulc by adding any wharf thereto or by deleting therefrom any existing wharf".

Schedule Delete and substitute therefor the following schedule. '
:,CHEDU LE· The WHARVES situated at the following places : County of Bcrbice Spri nglands Right Clank Canje R ive r New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam Ferry Terminal) Stanleylown, New Amsterdam No.
4} THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A. D. 1972 94 Law to be Amended Amendments to- be made Torani, Right Bank Berbice Ri ver Schepmocd, E:tst Bank Berbict: (Launch Stelling) Mara, R ight Bank Berbice Ri ver (Launch Stelling) Ida Sabina, Right Bank Berbice River lLaunch Stelling) Ebini, Right Bank Berbice River Blairmont Rosignol, West Coast Berbice (Ministry of Works, Hydraulics and Supply Wharf) Rosignol, West Coast Berbice (Rosignol Ferry Terminal) County of Demerara Left Bank, Mahaica River, West of Public Road Kings ton.
Georgetown (Forestry Department Wharf) Kingston, Georgetown (Ministry of Works, Hydraulics and Supply Wharf) Cummingsburg, Georgetown (Goods Department) (Transport and Harbours Department Wh a rf) Georgetown (Georgetown Ferry Terminal) S,ab rock, G eo r!

!e!own (Cusioms Boat House) Charlestown, Georf!ctown Ru1mveldt.

Gcorg.
Gcorg.

:town Timehri, East Bank Dcmerara Vrccd-cn-Jl oo p (Vrccd-cn-Hoop Ferry Terminal) Vrced-en-Hoop (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 Ste lling) Lcguan Island (Transport and Harbours Department Wharf) Hogg Jslancl Fredericksburg, Wakcnaam Island (Ministry of Works, Hydraulic:41 and Supply Launch S,clling) Good Succ::ss.
Wakenaam Island (Ministry of Works, Hydraulics and Supply Ramp) Wakenaam I land (Transport and Harbours Department Wharf) R.ivcrstown, Essequibo Coast (Ramp) Adventure Charity Fort Island Ma ·ouri a Q11arry, Right Banlc Esseonibo Ilivcr (stone loading) Makouria Qaarry, Right Bank Essequibo River (passenger service) ]\fa' ~ run( Dockyard Bartica Ter ;ru Q":F,y Right B:mk Essequibo River M"· 1whanna Kumaka" Subsidiary Legislation Government Wharves (Public Works Depart ment) (Cap.
263) Rule 7 Substitute the word "seventy-five" for the word "twenty-four".

A. D. 1972] Law to be Amended Hobaboe Creek (Diversion) Ordinance, (Cap.

276) Section 5 Roads Ordinance (Cap.

277) Section 3 4 11(3) 19 38 · .... '-• "1 • ••• Common Carriers Ordinance (Cap.

279) Section: 3 95 LAW RE VISION Amendments to be made [No.
4 Substitute the words "out of moneys provided by Parliame~t, a bridge in accordance with sections 12 and 13 of the Roads Ordinance" for all the woq:ls appearing between the words "maintained as a bridge" and the colon.

Substitute the following - "Estnbllsh ment of public roads.

3.
3.

(1) Every road mentioned in the Schedule shall be a public road for the purposes of this Ordinance and all expenses incurred in the construction or maintenance of iuch roads shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.

(2) The Minister may by order amend Schedule.


the (3) The roads specified in the proclamations made under the former section 4 (1) and in force immediately before the coming into operation of this section and not discontinued by proclamations made under section 4(2), ,hall be deemed to be roads mentioned in the Schedule for' the purposes of subsection (I)."

Delete.

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

Substitute the words "a direction" for the words "an order".
Delete subsections (2) and (3) and insert the following as subsection (2) - "(2) The Minister may annex to a breach of any of those regu lations a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars and, in case of a conti nuing 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".

(a) Substitute the words "Bank of Guyana, or of any bank in any Commonwealth country" for all the words appearing ?,c,it the word "orders".
tween the words "notes of the" and (b) Substitute the words "one hundred" for the words "twenty.

five".

4(1) Substitute the words "one hundred" for the words "twenty.five", _____________________________ ..;;._ _____ _ THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 No.

4] 96 I I I Law to be Amended Motor Vehicles and Road Traf fic Ordinance (Cap.
280) Section: 11 Amendments to be made Substitute for all the words appearing before the proviso thereof the following words - "Save as is hereinafter provided, any person who drives or being_ the owner permits any other pt!rson to drive on a road a motor vehicle which is not registered under this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence".
23(3) Delete and substitute therefor the following subsection - 29(1) 47 49 "(3) Where any person has been convicted of an offence under subsection (I) the magistrate 'shall, if such person has not at the time of conviction taken out the lic.

:ncc n:quin:d 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 member of th ~ Guyana De fence Force" for the words "member of the Police Force" app::aring in the proviso.

(a) 'Delete paragraph (a) and re-letter paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (c) as paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) respectively.

(b) Substitute a "occasions" in subsection (2) and delete the proviso thereto.

the semi colon after the word full stop for Substitute therefor - "Po,ver to erPct tral!lc sii;11s.

49.
The Commissioner of Police may cause or permit to be plai.ed on or rn:ar any road a prescribed traffic sign for - (i) 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 (ii) providing for such of _the p1,1rposes of sec tion 47 as he may consider more appropriate to provide for by sign under this section, than to provide for by order under section 47; (iii) making such appointments, prescriptions, p_ro hibitions or restrictions authorised by section SO as he may consider more appropriate to provide for by sign under this sectio_n, than to provide for by order under section 50: Provided that no sign inconsistent with any order made under section 47 or SO, shall be placed on or rtear any road."
51 102 .

Insert immediately before the word "has" the following words ''or for regulating the parking of vehicles".

Substitute the word "Minister", for the words "Governor in.

Council".

A. D. 1972) Law to be Amended ~ubsidiary Legislation (Cap.

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

X p. 2622) Regulation 3.

Bus Stop (No.

1) Order 1962 (42/1962) Road Traffic (New Amster dam) (No.

1) Order (Vol.

X p. 2729) General Traffic Directions (Vol.


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

2) Order (Vol.

X p. 2729) .

Parking Places (Georgetown) Ord">.r (Vol.

X p. 2722) Road Traffic (Genrgetown) Order (0.1 3/ 1946) (Vol.

X p.2720) 97 LAW RE VISION Amendments to be made [No.

4 Substitute for regulation 3, the following regulation - "3.

Motor cars and other motor vehicles used for purposes other .
- than for trade or business or for hire and reward - - Hire car or other motor vehicle used for hire or' reward - Motor buses - - - - - - - - - Motor Jorry or van used for trade or business purposes Tractor or - Motor Cycle - Hire Car licensed and hired for private use and driven by the hirer - - - trailer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P H B G T C PH" Delete all the clauses of this o,der except clauses 1 and 2.

Delete all the clauses of this order except clauses 1 and 2.
Delete these directions except paragraphs 1 and 2 and paragraphs 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.

(c) Insert at the end of the first schedule - (i) in the first column the words "New Market Street"; (ii) in the second column, the words "Between Thomas Street and East Street, on the Northern side between the parking place signs."
D~lete all the clauses of this order except clauses 1, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

No.

4} Law lo be Amended Road Traffic (Ile!

Air Park) Order I 958 (0 3/ 1958) Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordinance IC'ap 281) S'.

!ct1on .., Ta,: Onl;n~ncc (.Cap.

298) S .c:i0n 9(1) 9133, (cl I I (I) 98 THE LA f~'S OF GUYANA /A.D.

1972 ·\mcudmcnt!!

lo be mad,· Delete all the clauses of this order except clause 8.
Sub5titutc for the definition of ·'authorised insurer" the following definition - ' ··authons,-d insurer'' means - (:i) an Assurance Company or Undcrwntcr incorporated or rcgis.

Cap.

3~o.
tered 111 Guyana, under the Comp:1111cs Ortl111:,11cc 11ho J1as deposited and keeps deposited with the Accountant General the sum of fifty thousand dcllars or secdrttics approv.d by the Minister to the like amount in respect of that business: (b) any p2rson who carries on in Guyana the business of giving secunty of a like kind and \\ho has dcpcs,tcd and keeps de posited with the Accountant Gc;,cral th;: SL m of f1fiy thousand dollars or securities approved by the Minister to the like amount in respect of that business.'
Subst1ture the words "stallltory declarat1ons·· for the words "declaration mder t11-: Slatutc>ry U.::cla1 auons Ord111ancc" Dclcte.
(a) D.::lctc the: words "an ad valorcm duty of two per ecntum on the consideration paid for such conveyance transport or tr:rn·,fcr" and subst1tulc therernr the following words '·whether by sale, gift or otherwise an ad valorem duty of two per e.::nl en th-: value of the prop..:ny conveyed, transported or transferred" (b) D.::ictc paragraph (c) in the proviso and re-letter p:iragraphs (c) the folkwing paragraph as paragraph (a) and (b) as paragraphs (b) and (c) rcspcctivcly.
Jn,;ert proviso - "(a) The Registrar of Deeds may accept the consideration stated 111 the ccnvc) ancc, transport or transfer as the value of the prop;:rly for the purposes of subsection (I) or he may require the value to be ascertained by the sworn valuation of a comp;:tcnt appraiser."

(a) of the [ncom·.

: Tax Ordi1nnce (C:ip.

209) S~ct 'L•n 10 23(4) Delete paragraph (m).

A.D. 1972] Law to be Amended Section 69A (8) 99 LAW RE VISION [No.
4 Amendments to be made Insert the words "a Commonwealth country or" immediately before the words "a foreign state" appearing in paragraph (f) Subsidiary Legislation Income Tax Exit Regulations 1/1963 Regulation 6(1) Income Tax (Appeal) Rules (Vol.

X p. 2768) Appendix II Estate Duty Ordinance (Cap, 301) Section: 22 24(1) i I Substitute the words "a Commonw~alth country or a'!

for the words "an accredited" appearing in paragraph (b).
For the fees set- out in the right hand column of Appendix II sub stitute respectively, "$7, $3, $3, $2, $3, $1, $0.50, $5".

Delete all the words appearing after the word "person" and substitute therefor the words "shall be liable to a fine of three thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three years."
Delete all the words appearit1g before the word "may" and substitute therefor the words "Subjec, tp arJicle 47 of the Constitution, any crimiaal proceeding under this Ordinance may be instituted and carried on by the Commissioner under and in acco,Jance with the Summary Juris diction Ordinances and any amount owing to the State under this Ordi nance."

Delete all the words appearing before ~e word "shall" and substitute 25(1) 1 therefor the words "Estate duty".

Stamp Duties (Management) (Cap.


303) Section: 11(2) :; , , Substitute che words "one thousand" for the words "five hundred".

Miscellaneous Licences Ordinance (Cap.

306).

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

309) Section: 4 Delete, Delete the words "such particular piace withi,, any port, if done at any place" and "such particular therefor officer and any act required by the law at any time to be done at any particular place-within any port, if done at any place".

the words substitute No.


4/ Law to be Amended Section: 8 9 100 THI:,' LAWS OFGUYANA [A. D. 1972 Amendment~ to be made (a) Insert the words "amendment, before the words "e\P1ry"; revocation or" immediately (b) IrnmccFatdy ai,er lhc wordi "'prior thereto" insert the words ··and in the cv-:nt of the revocation or expiry of such order under section 9 thc duti;s payable prior to the date of the ordcr sh.di be n:cel\ -..d ant.!

shall bc payable as 1f the order hacl ncvcr bc..:n rn:.icl..."'.
(e) Dclcte thc words "until it exr,;~..:s as aforesaid" at the c11.d of the SS:CliUJl.

Substi,ute the follow,n::: for sec:ion 9 - ( I J 9 I "Xati, ,al A":-en.i.Jly fl} 1)' l ai; .

11</ ~\: 1·0, ,,ke ,,rdcr.

I• •·J}l '-" ,1.

• ..,~ \', nhin h.:n cl:tys of in the th" Mrni,rer I J_.

.. _ \',1,h .~,.

: U,r:: cf th..: Na.H .. nal Assembly a C.!py 11 1!11.. c: dcr ancl a no,:cc 01 motio:1 for the ccnfirmat:on L-,a" l, of 0·1 01·, 1 'r r.1:id-- un·l··r sec i~,~ 8 JI!

u ol ,ii.
u ol ,ii.

: th~ publication ~ VU, ;J., ..,_ !J._,.

~ I .... .., , .

rd ;r by ,h..: A,',.:mbly.

(2) As socn as p,ac:icable the order s}1,,lt.

I.,..; bid before th; A"s.:t.1bly and ,ilc mo.ion muh.d t.i.:rcrn.

tlwrc::!f,cr, (3) The National the order witb.

or Wllho.it ;1·;1;ricl.nent or m;;.y rcvuke it, and di..: r..:i,du"on shall taki.

: d,..:cL up.

;n it pt:v11eauon m the Gazc,te.

/\ssembly may confirm (4) The order shall ipso facto c'.p1rc lodgcd as rLquin:cl uy subs.

:cuon (I)."
:cuon (I)."

if it is not 10 and 11 Insert immcdiatdy bcfori.

: the word "expiry' 1i1c words "amendmcnc, revocation or".

74 138 166 203(4) 208 213A I I ···-I I Insert imm;:diatcly bdore the word ''bulk" the words '"hatches arc op;:ncd without the knowledge and cons..:nt of the prop..:r officcr or".

Insert in the proviso thereto immediately after the word "tons·• the frontier of wonts '\.,r in any aircraft or across any iand or Guyana··.
riverain Renumber th:s section as section 166(1) and insert the following as s11bs..:ctw11 (2) - "(2) Any loss or damage arising out of the contravention of sub s.:euon Ii) shall be reeovi.:rabt1..

bv e1nl action at :he suit of the State from the master of the aircraft or ship".

r,,.

:crt this subsection whercvcr it occurs, the following wurds - immcd1a:ely after in the word "destroys" "or throws away".
Substitu•e the wmds "'Any officer having a writ of assistance issued by th..: High Court which is hereby au,horis"cl ancl required to grant such \I rih up.

,n aplication by the Comr:wllcr may," for all the words app .. mng before the \\ords · by day or by ni!c;llt".

Insert the fcllo\1 ing s..:ct1on 1mmLdiatdy a,ln section 213 - "PE'nalty for ob~tnH"ing rvsc:u 11~.

etc.

213A An; p,rson who - (a) o1,·;tructs, hinders molests or assaults any of or hc.
:r thc execution of his duty; in A. D. 1972] __ ;:_ ____________________________ _;_.

___ _ LAW REVISION [No.
4 101 Law to be Amended Section: Amendmcn:s to be m:ide (b) (c) does anything which impedes or is calculated to impede the carry;,1g out of any search which may lead to the forfeiture, deteotion or seizure of a nything liable to be forfeited, det::>ined or seized under the customs laws; or throws away resct:cs, damages, des troys or anything liable to be forfeited, seized or de tained under the customs laws or does any th ing calculated to prev(' nt the procuring or givin3 of ev:d,.r.cc forfeiture, seizure or detent ion under the customs laws; or rela ti ng to (d) prevents th c: deten tion of any person by an officer in the cxec~tlion of his dt:ty; or (e) rc~cuc, any person detained under paragraph (d); or (f) att<: n;;J'.s to c1r: a r yl'iire, mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d).
or (e), shall be liable on st1m ;i1arv c::,nvic;ion to a fine of one thous and five hundred dollars a nd to impri, onment for a term of three months.

Subs,itt, ,e the words "one hun dred" for the word "fifty".

Subs,i tu:c the words "one thousand" ior the words "five hundred" wherever they appear.

Substitu~e the worC:s " one thousand" for the words "five hundred".

Substit'.!
Substit'.!

(c the words " th e principal offic-:: r of inland revenue or the princ;p:i, dfice:r of Customs a ~d Excise c.,f an v Commonwealth territory or of such other officers performing si mila r fun ctions in a Common '.vealth territory as m::iy be approved by the Mi nister," for the word~ appearing after the words " office of" and ending with the word "pos session".

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

Substitu te the words "Accountant General" for the words '.
'Financial Secretary," and delete all the words appearing thereafter .

.. 228 253 254 265 Subsidiary Legis lation (Cap.

309) Customs Regulations Regulation 70(2) [ntoxicating Liquor Licensing Or dinance (Cap.

316) Section: 96(1) No.

4/ THE LAWS 01· GU)' 4,\'A /A.

D. 1972 102 Law to be ~A,...,m .. c ...

n.,.d~c!

!d ___ --1 - I · - - - - - - - - -- A1:Jendments to be made 1 Licensed Per mits Ordinance (Cap.

317) Section: 27 Delete. )

Bitters and Cordials Ordinance (Cap.


318) Section: 2 Spirits Ordinance (Cap.

319) Section: 2 In the definition of the expression "the Comptroller"' substitute .the words "mines office1" for the words "warden er sub-warden" Substitute for the definition of the expression "tile Government Analyst" the following - "the Government Analyst" has the meaning assigned to the, the Evidence!

section 43 expression "Analyst" m (5) of 104(7) Ordinance;" Substitute the figures and svmhols "$500, $1.uv0 anu $1.
'iOO" for the figures and symbols ""250, SSOO and s-·so," rcsp.

::ctiYcly wherever the latter figures and symbols appear.

Spirits Ordinance (Cap.

319) Regulations made under section 128 on the 3rd October, 1905 as amended frcm lime to time Forms 11, 12, and 13 Delete the para 6 raphs commencing with the words "Know All Men" and with the: words "We Bind and Oblige oursdvcs·• rcsp.
::ctively, and sub,titutc therefor the following paragraph - "' Know all l\tcn by these presents that we ............................... as principals, and .

as sun·ties severally acknowl- edge ourselves to owe to .. ..... ..... .

.... to and for the use of the S.ale the sum of .

dollars, subject to the condi- tion cndorsed hereon."

...... ....... .. .... Co-operative Societies, Ordinance (Cap.

326) Section: 51(5) Dekte.

A.D. 1972) LA W RE VISION [No .


4 103 I~ Law to be Amended Companies Ordinance (Cap.

328) Section: 10(9), 73A(6) and 248A(S) 24B(3), 24C(6), 26(6) and 68(5) 62(5) 62(5), 65B(2) and 91A 65 B (4) Amendments to be made 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 dollars" for the words "ten dollars".
Substitute the words "seven hundred and fifty dollars" for the words "two hundred and fif~y dollars".

Insert the words "one thousand" immediately before the words "five hundred dollars".

Insert the words "one thousand" immediately before the words "five hundred dollars".

68(6) 100 lOS 110 • ii where t:hese words appear in subsection (1) and Substitute the words "fifteen cents" for the words "twelve cents" in subsection (2).
In subsection (3) substitute the words "fifteen cents" for the words "twelve cents".

.

.

In subsection (4) substitute the word "ten" for the word "six".

126(a), 241(d) (i) and 213 (1) (d) 213(1) (c) 248 ..• First Schedule Subsidiary Legislation (Cap.

328) Companies Winding-up Rules 1905 (Vol.

X p. 3055) Rule !}

Substitute the words "one thousand dollars" for the words "two hun dred and forty dollars".

Substitute the words "five hundred dollars" for the words "one hun dred and twenty dollars".
Delete and substitute therefor - 248.

(1) A company incorporated outside Guyana on "Holding of 1• n d j by filing the documents and particulars specified in section 247 ri:;:,~~~;:1ed (2) (a), (b) and (c) shall ~ave ·the_ pow~r to hold any la~d m Guyana as may, from time to time either generally or m each particular ca.e, be autho11ised by licence of the Pre sident.

tbroad.
tbroad.

(2) Save as in this Ordinance provided, no com pany, other than a company incorporated thereunder, shall be entitled to hold land in Guyana."

In the paragraph 20 (a) substitute the words "seventy-five cents" for the words "sixty cents".

Substitute the figures "30" and "120" for the figures "16" and "72" respectively.

NO.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA, [A. D. 1972 104 Law to be Amended Business Names (Registration) Ordinance (Cap.

332) Section 17(1) 18(1) Sale of Goods Ordinance (Cap.
333) Section: 6 13(3) 37 Pawnbroking Ordinance (Cap.

336) Se ... 1ion: 26(d) 30(1) 35 Bills of Sale Ordinance (Cap.

337) Section: 8(1)(b) 11 17 Amendments to be made (a) Substitute the '.w,rds ' "Guyanese," "Carifta" or "Common wealth • ior th<- 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 wvrds "the prescribed fees" immi:diately before the words "shall be paid".

Delete this section.

Delete the words "or where the contract is for specific goods, the Property in which has passed to the buyer,".

Insert the words "(except where section 36 otherwise provides)" im mediately before the words "when the goods".
Substitute the words "a public" for all the words appearing between the words "pawnbro~er on" and the word "holiday".

Substitute the expression "Minister" for the expression "Legislative Council".

Substitute the words "twenty-five dollars" for the words "twenty-four dollars".

Substitute the words "twenty-one days" for the words "one week".

Substitute a full stop for the comma and delete all the words appearing thereafter.
Substitute the expression "Minister" for the expression "Governor and Legislative Council".

A. D. 1972) LAW RE VISION {No.

4 105 Law to be Amended Section 26 Bills of Ex change Ordin ance, (Cap.

338) Section: 14 Amendments to be made Delete and substitute therefor the following section - "Bill of sale ~ ndg~ ';!~ into operation of the Law Revision Act, 1972 in considera 26 .

.

Every bill of sale made or given after the coming .

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 holiday, the bill is, except in the cases provided for in paragraph (ii) of this proviso, due and payable on the preceding business day, and (ii) when the public has had less than 3 days notice ef the holiday reterred to in paragraph (i) of this proviso or when the last two days of grace fall on holidays the bill is due and payable on the succeeding business day; and the term "holiday" in this proviso means a bank holiday declared under the Banking Ordinance, 1965, or a public holiday;"' 94(2) Delete and substitute therefor the following- "(2) Non-business days, for the purposes of this Ordinance, are bank holidays declared under the- Banking Ordinance, 1965, and public holidays."
Merchandise Marks Ordin ance (Cap.

339) Secttc,n: 14 Trade Marks Ordinance.

(Cap.

340) Sechon: 70 Trade Marks Rules (I of 1955) Rule 15(l)(b) Delete.

Delete.

Delete.

16 Delete and substitute therefor the following - NO.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 106 Law to be Amended Amendments to be made " Arms of Guyana flag, etc 16.
Representations of the Arms or Ensigns Am10rial of the Republic of Guyana, the Seal of Guyana, the Arms of the Oftice of President of Guyana, the national flag of Guyana or the standard or Banner of the President or any device so nearly resembling the same as to be likely to lead to mistake, or the words "Republic", " Government", " State", " National" or " Presidentiai" 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 Government 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 & Designs Ordinance (Cap.

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

Delete.

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

Delete subsection (2) and the bracketed figure (1) at the beginning of subsection (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 Delete and substitute the following - '"Interpre tation.

2.

In this Ordinance - "Guyana "Guyana standards" or "standards" means Guyana standards standards of weight and measure", the in section 3(1); referred to "Inspector of weights and measures" or "Inspec tor" means an Inspector of weights and measures 3A".

accordance with designated section in Guyana standards.

copies and models and their eustodx.

3.


(1) The standards such units of weight and measure as are mentioned in the Weights and Measures Act, 1824, of the United Kingdom and in use in the Guyana Guyana on the 26th May, 1966, shall be standards of weight and measure.
representing A.D. 1972/ LAW RE VISION [No: 4 107 Law to be Amended ~ Section: Amendments 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 :ivl1:1ister shall cause to be made copies and models o[ the Guyana standards and such copies after being vcri[ied in such manne r as the Minister shall specity shall be placed in the custody and under the control of in sp~ctors of weights and measures.

(4) If at any time any standard or any copy there lost, destroyed defaced, damagp -; or found by the the Mini;.er shall cause that fr:::sh standard or of is Minister standard or copy to be replaced by a copy".
to be unsuitable, Insert the following section immediately after section 3 - 3A.

The Minister shall designate such public officers "Appoint- 11:i~~~!ec?i~rs.

as he thinks fit as insp;;!clor<- of weights and measures, and may ass1g,1 such in:;p~cwrs to a pa,ticuia, z"rea or particular areas of Guyana".

Substitute for all the words appearing after the words ·'shall on" the .
'ollowing words - "summary conviction be liable to - (a) a fine of not le,s than five hundred dollars n4>r more than one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for not ldss than three nor more th.

::.n twelve months: (b) a fine of not less nor mere than one thousand doll a rs togeth'.

!r with imprisonment for not less nor more than twelve months, on a second or subsc4uent conviction".
In the prov:Sjd substitute tll ~ words " with the Secretary to the Tn:,l sury under section 3" for the \\'or<ls ·'in the Exchequer" Substitute for all the words appearing after the word "unjust" th e 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 thousand dollars and to imprisonment for not months nor more 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, imprisonment with on a second or subsequent coflviction.
and any contract, bargain, sale or dealing made by chc 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 commencement of this Ordinanc~·· and substitute therefor the words "may be required by the Ministei to".

3A 10(4) 10(6) !0(8) 12 No.


4} Law to be Amended Section: 13(1) 13(2) 14 16 19 108 THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A. D. 1972 Amendments to be made Subst itute the words "such number or mark as may be directed by the 11'11mster" for the word, ··a number or mark distingu1shm& the county in which he acts".
For the words appearing after the word "residing" substitute tollowmg - the "in an area outside the area to which he is appointed under section 3A shall be liable to a fine of thirty dollars for every w..:ight or measure which he so stamps".

(a) Insert the word "inspector'' the words '·justice of peace" wherever these words occur in this section.

immediately before (b) S.1bs!itute the words "sev.


:nty.five" and "one hundred and fifty" for the words " twenty.four" and "forty.eight", respec· tively, in subsection (2).

Delete the words "and stamp".

... Delete.

Schedule Delete and substitute therefor the following schedule - "SCHEDULE TABLE OF FEES TO BE TAKEN BY INSPECTORS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

I.
I.

For examining, comparing, and stamping all weights within their respective jurisdictions - (I) (2) (3) (4) Each weight, from half a hundredweight to a stone, both included Each weight under a stone to a pound Each set of weights of a pound and under Each weighing machine and steelyard $ 0 0 0 0 C. 50 25 50 1S 2.
For examining, comparing, and stamping all wooden measures within their respective jurisdictions - (I) Each bushel (2) Each half bushel (3) Each peck, and all under (4) Each yard $ 0 0 0 0 C. 15 15 15 15 3.

For examining, comparing, and stamping all measures of capacity of liquids made of copper or other metal, within their respective iuris.
dictions- $ c. (1) Each five.gallon (2) Each four.gallon (3) Each three.gallon (4) E ·1ch two.gallon (5) Each gallon (6) Each half-gallon (7) Each quart, and under 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 A.D. 1972] LAW RE VISION No [No.

4 109 Law to be Amended Amendments lo be made 4.

For exammmg, comparing, and sealing all petrol pumps within their respective jurisdictions - Each petrol pump s 2. c. 00" Weighers and Gaugers Ordinance (Cap.
344) Section: 2(4) Sub:;titute a tull stop for the comma after the words "any of them" and delete all the words occurring thereafter.

Second Schedule (a) For the fees appearing in the second column substitute the following fees, respectively - "50 00, 5 00, 10 00, 0 40, 0 25, 0 15, 0 05, 0 30, 0 25, 0 25, 025".

(b) Substitute the words "two dollars" for the words "one dollar" in the paragraph at the end of the Schedule.

Subsidiary Legis 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 - 4.

For the purposes of sections 18, 19, 20, 27 and 40 "Pre,.<'ribed aulborities.
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 under 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".
Insert the words "one thousand" immediately before the word "five" Substitute the word "Minister" for the words "Legislative Council".

Substitute the word "three" for the word "one".

Substitute the word "three" for the word "one".

No.

4} THE LAWS OF GUYANA [ A. D. 1972 Law to be Amended Subsidii;.ry Legislation Petroleum Regulation~ 34(2) Auctioneer Ordinance (Cap.
349) Section 4(1) United States Bases (Agree ment) Ordin- ance (Cap 353) Amendments to be made Substitute 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 sections 2 to 52 (both sections inclusive) and insert the following section as section 2 - "Cancellation 2. of leases.

in re-gistered The leases, that is to say, No.


34 of 1941 executed and the Deeds Registry, Georgetown on 27th May, 1941, No.

57 of 1945 executed and registered in the said Registry on 29th August, 1945, and No.
A 4524 executed and recorded in the Department of Lands and Mines, Georgetown, on 29th August, 1945, shall, with effect from 26th 1\'1.ay, 1966 be deemed to have been cancelled, and the Registrar of Deeds shall take due notice hereof and shall make all due annotations on the records as may be necessary."

National Service Ordinance (Cap.

358) Section 2 3(1) 3(1)(a) 3(1)(b) 4 8(1) Delete the definition "Dominion".
Substitute 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 worc\s "forty-five" for the words "fifty-five".

Delete.

Insert imm;:diately after the words "make regulations".

the wor~s "prescribing anything required or authorised to be prescnbed by this Ordinance and may make regulations".

11 Delete.

A. D. 1972] ' Law to be Amended Fire Prevention Ordinance.
I 954 (19 of 1954) Section s Adoption of Child1"en Ordinance 1955.

(12 of 1955) Section 32(2) Civil List (Amendment) Ordinance (22 of 1955) Section s L icence Revenue Ordinanc·~.

1956 (No.

7 of 1956) Section 4 Local Government (Local Authorities Guarantee Fund) Ordinance, 1956) (56 of 1956) Fire Brigade Ordinance, 195il (7 of 1957) The whole Ordinance and Suh~idiary Legislation Section 5 1i 1 LAW RE VISION [No.
4 Amendments to be made Insert immediately afte r the word "afternoon" the words "and at such other times as may be determined".

Substitute thercfo,· the following subsection - "(2) In any regulation under this section, ~he Minister may pres cribe for any offence a penalt y not excecdmg a fine of four hun dred doll ars or imprisonment for six months."

Delete.

Delete the words "section 14 of''.


Substitute for t h e word "Board" the word "Minister" wherever it a ppears in the Ordinance except in sections 2, 3(2) and 13, and in section 5 (1) immediately after the words " control of the Board" delete the comma and all the words.

Su_bstitute the word " Se~ice" for the word " Brigade'' wherever the la lte_1 word appea rs except m section 13 where; it first appears and in section 32(11.
Substitute for section 5, the following secti on - " Maint en ance of public Service out of moneys.

5.

The Minister mav authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of such sums of money as may !

'c necessary for defrayi ng the cost of maintaining the Service".

No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A.D. 1972 112 Law lo be Amended 9 10 and 11 15(2)(a) Amendments to be made Delete this section.

Renumber these sections as sections l0A and l lA 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 - 31(h) and (i) Schedule "(5) This section shall apply to an auxiliary member notwith standing the 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".

Reletter paragraphs (h), (i) and G) as paragraphs (i), G) and (h) res pectively.
Substitute the following for the-schedule - SCHEDULE "Section 4 Fire Service Units Names 1.

Georgetown Fire Service Unit AreM The City of Georgetown.

2.

New Amsterdam Fire The Town of New Amsterdam.

Service Unit 3.

Timehri Fire Service Unit The area bounded as follows: On the North - by the Kakabura Trench.

On the South - by the side-line between Ti trench mehri and Plantation Alliance.

• On the East - by the Socsdyke-Lin- den Highway.


Or, the West - by the Demerara shown on River, all boundaries being a plan dated 18th March, 1966 and on record in the Lands Department as Plan No.

119 911B.

4.

The Linden Fire Service Unit The Town of Linden as defined by clause 2 of the Linden Town (Constitution) Order 1970 (No.

29/1970).

Fire Brigade R CJtLllatipns (26 of 1957) A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.
4 113 Law to be Amended Regulation 3 ' I Amendments to be made In regulation 3, substitute for th~ 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" 22 and 23 Renumber these regulations 22A and 23A, respectively.

26 Delete.

Second Schedule Paragraph 1(3).

Third Schedule Paragraph 4.


Money Lenders Ordinance, 1957 (11 of 1957) Section 25 Prison Ordinance, 1957 (22 of 1957) Section 10, 12 and 13 14 58(a) Substitute for the words " Chief Fire Officer" where they appea.t the second time the words "such body as the Minister shall determine."

Delete items (11), (12) and (13) and insert the following - "( 11) 2 pairs of leather shoes.

(1 IA) 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.

Renumber as IOA, 12A and 13A respectively.

Delete.

Substitute the words "and duties" for the words " duties and discipline".

Local Government (Hopetown and Bel Air Country District) (Special Provi sions) Ordinance, 1957 (31 of 1957) Section 4 Electricity Ordi, nance, 1957 (34 of 1957) Delete.

No.
4} Law to be Amended Section 28(1) Pensions (Con solidation) Ordinance, 1957 (38 of 1957) Section 21(6) 114 THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A.D. 1972 Amendments to be made Substitute the following for the proviso to this subsection: (Continuation uf "Provided that the Guyana Electric Supply Order as modified by the Electricity the Georg..:,uwn Ekctric Supply 0, tier) Order 1963 shall continue in force and shall be subject to amend111 'Ill by order of the Minister made for any of the purposes for which the Minister may make n:gulations under section 36."
Substitute therefor - "(6) This section hall applj to an omc ~r notwith~ tandinp 1he fact that by reason of his injury or death he or his dependant as defm..:<l under th ,~ J\.al' •11:11 ,c, 1969, arc entitled to benefits under that Act".
tn , uranc:..: and :,0c1aJ S.cur11) Schedule Regulation 15(6) Substitute therefor - "(6) This regulation shall apply to an omccr notwith tanding the fact that by reason of his injury he or hi dependants as dcf1 ncd under the National Insurance and Social Sccunty Act, 1969, arc entitled to benefits under that Act."
Police Ordinance, 1957 (39 of 195i1 Section 2 22(1) 27A (a) For the definition of "divi ion·• substitute the following d..: finition - "division" or "sub-division·• mc:ins a police divi ion or sub division respectively into which Guyana may be divided by urdcr of the Commissiom:r under section '27A; In the definition "member of the Force" substitute the words (b) constable and rural constable" for the \lords '·and constable"' and delete the words "rural and".

Delete the words "charged with any offrnce".


For the heading of Part V substitute the heading "Police Divi ion and Buildings" and immediately thereunder insert the fol101\ing section - "Bot];'rlarles ~/vf..,~0 ~: and sub- divisions.

27A.

The Commissioner may bv 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 rc~pectively_ 37A, 38A, 39A, 41A, 42A, 43A, 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) - 115 LAW RE VISION [No.

4 A mendments to be made ""(4) T his section shall apply to a member of the Special Con stabula ry notwithstanding the fact that by reason of his i\lne~s.
injury, or death, he or hi ~ dependants as defin ed under the National Insurance and Social Security Act, 1969, are entitled to benefits under that Act".

Insert the words "shall have all the powers a nd" immediately before the words "shall".

{a) Substitute the words "active service" for the words "full-time service with the Force" wherever these words appear.

J>) Substitute a full stop for the comma appearing after the word "orders" and delete all the words appearing thereafter.

Delete.
Delete.

Delete the words "the form and method of their appointment,"in paragraph (g), reletter paragraphs, (b) to (f) as paragraphs (I) to (p) respectively, and paragraphs (g) to (p) as paragraphs (b) to (k), respectively, and rearrange the order of the paragraphs ac c.ordingly.

Delete.

Delete.
Delete.

Delete.

Substitute the word "adopted" for the word "followed" and insert immediately after the words " Court of Appeal" the words "or with respect to any appeal to the Judicial Committee under article 92 of the '::onstitution".

(a) Substitute the following words for the words "acting as a Court of Appeal for British Guiana" - "in respect of appeals to that Court from Guyana and in respect of appeals in such cases from that Court to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council".
(b) Renumber 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 from British Guiana) Rules, 1959, shall have effect for all purposes as if they had been made under section 36G of this Ordinance."

A. D. 1972] Law to be Amended Section j 93(l)(a) 94(1) 99 105 Federal Supreme Court (Appeals) Ordinance, 1958 (19 of 1958) Section 4 36B 36G (a) 361 (1) Subsidiary Legislation.
Federal Supreme Court (Appeals from British Guiana) Rules, 1959 (made 28th No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA {A. D. 1972 - - - - - - - - - - - - 116 Law :o be Amended St:ction I 959) 1-cbruary, Appendix B Parts, I II and III Ameodmeols to be made Jn the right hand column of fees substitute for the figures in the firs, colurr.n below the figures in the second column below wherever the former figures appear - ( $ C. .12 .24 .36 .43 .60 .,2 80.
1.20 1.60 1.80 2.40 2.52 4.80 5.04 7.20 7.56 10.08 1200 15.12 25.20 to $ C, .25 .30 .50 .50 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2 50 3.00 5.00 7.50 1000 10.00 12.00 15.00 2000 30.00 Part IV (a) Suh,titute in item l(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" for the figures "24", "8" and "4" respectively.

(c) Substitute in item 9 the figure "5" for the figure "4".
(d) Substitute in item 14 the figures "5.00" and :'30.00" for the figures "5.04" and ".

!5.20" respectively.

Trade Ordinance 1958 (34 of 1958) The Whole Ordinance Section 5 (3) Substitute the expression ·'Minister" for the expn:ssions "Governor" :ind "Governor-in-Council" when:ver they respectively appear.
Substitute the following subsection - "(3) The l\•inister may by notice published in the Gazette delegate any of his functions under this section to the com petent authority" Land Bonds Ordinance, 1959 (21 of 1959) Section 13 (4) Delek.

- A.D. 19721 LAW RE VISION [No.


4 117 Law to be Amended Legislative (Dis·qualification) 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) Public Corpora tions Ordinance 1962 (23 of 1962) Section 2C Government Lotteries Ordinance 1963 (13 of 1963) Section 7(2) Election Regu lations, 1964 (24 of 1964) Regulation, 2 Amendments lo be made Delete.
Delete and substitute therefor the following - "(i) is a member of the Guyana Police Force or of the Guyana Defence Force or".

(a) Delete sub~ection (2) and the bracketed figure (1).

(b) Delete the word "which" appearing immediately after the word "offi ce" and insert the word '·which" immediately after the bracketed lett.

:r "(b)".
:r "(b)".

(c) Substi-tute for paragraph (a) the following - "(a) to which a member of the Naiicnal Assembly is ex pressly or impliedly authorised or required to be appoin t ed by any written Jaw;".

In the definition of the expression "revenue" insert the words "and all grants a;id gifts received by the Government" immediately after the word '·raised".

Insert the words "anything in any other law to the contrary not wi ths ta nding" after the word "and" where it last appears in subsection (2).
Substitute the words "out of the Consol idated Fund which is hereby charged with such payment", for the words "from the revenues of the Colony''.

In the definition of "electors" substitute the words "VI, VII, VIII dnd IX" for the words "VI and VII".

No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA /4.


D. 1972 118 Law to be Amended Section 5 (2) Statistics Ordinance (14 of 1965) Section 2 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 Amendments to be made Substitute the words "Subject to any orders made by the Minister 11nde.r paragraph (I), every" for the word "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 the words appearing after the words "Local Government Act".

Delete.

Delete.

Delek In the definition of '·military establishment" dele,e all the words ap pearing after the word "detention", and substitute the words "or a cor responding establishment in a Commonwealth Country".

137(8) and 138 (2) 211 Delete.

Substitute the following - "Application of the Act.
that {I) The Minister may by order declare ifficers, warrant offic~rs, and non-commissioned officers, who being members of the armed forces of any Common wealth country, are subject to the mil•tary law of such country and arc 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 thi~ Ordinance.
(2) In the event of a person referred t_o_ in sub section (1) committing an offence against the m1ltt_ary Ja_w applicable to him, he may be held, tried, and pumshcd m Guvana according to such military law for the offence thereunder."

Substitute the words "the Land Registry Ordinance, 1959" for thl' words " that Ordinance".
Agricuttural Loans Ordi nance, 1966 (14 of 1966 A) Section 22(3) A.D. 1972] Law to be Amended 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 S (3) Valuation for Rating Purposes Act, 1969 (11 of 1969).

Consumption Tax Act, 1969 (13 of 1969) Section 4(1) 5 119 T.A W RE VISION [No.

4 Amendments to be made Delete.


Substitute the following therefor - "(3) (a) Within ten days of the publication in the Gazette o(an order made under subsection (2), the Minister 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 Assembly.

(b) As soon as practicable thercaf_ter, the order shall be laid before the Assembly and the motion moved thercm.
(c) The National Assembly may C<?nfirm the order w_ith or without amendment or may revoke 11, and the resolution shall take effect upon its publication in the Gazette.

(d) If within the period prescribed 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 ex,Pire.
The first schedule shall, with effect from 1st June, 1972, be deemed to have been amended by the substitution of the word "fifty" for the word "hundred" in paragraph 5 thereof.

Insert the words "or exempt any such goods from tax" immediately after the words "reduce any tax".
Substitute the following therefor - S. (1) Within ten days of the publication in the <'National Assembl~ Gazette of an order made under section 4, the Minister ::1!~n~0 ':i/m, shall lodge with the Clerk of the National Assembly a copy of the order and a notice of motion for the confirmation rPvoke of the order by the Assembly.

order.

(2) As soon as practicable therec1fter, the order shall be laid before the Assembly and the motion shall be moved therein.

No.
No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A.D. 1972 120 Law to be Amended Amendments to be made (3) The National Assembly may confirm the order with or without amendment or may revoke it, and the resolution shall take effect upon its publication in the Gazette.
(4) If within the period prescribed in subsection (1) the Minister does not lodge a copy of the order and the notice of motion as required by that subsection, the order shall ipso facto expire.n Insert the words "or of any deposits made ·-in respect of the tax" immed;ately after the words "refund of the taxn.
Insert immediately af er the word "person" where it last appears, the following words - "the representative or if he is unwilling or uni1ble to do so the deputy representative of such list or in case of any such unwillingness or inability on the part of the deputy representative, a person designated by a majority of per sons named in such list, may nominate a person who is qualified for electio., as, and is willing to become, a coun cillor of the council in respect of which the vacancy oc curs to fill the vacancy and if no such nomination is made".
Substitute the word "construct" for the word "contract'·.

Insert immediately after the definition of the word "pension" the following definition - • "President" in relation to any period prior to 23rd February, 1970, includes Governor-General;'.
18 Local Authorities (Elections) Act, 1969 (23 of 1969) Section 103 (1) Municipal and District Councils Act, 1969 (24 of 1969) Section 272 Pensions (Presi dent; Parliamen tary and Special O!Ticcs) Act, 1969 (30 of 1969) Section 2 (I) Interpretation and G.:neral Clauses Act (8 of 1970) A' D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.
4 121 Law to be Amend'!d Section 4(1) 4(2) 4(5) 4(6) Amendments to be made <a) Insert the following definitions in their appropriate alphabeti cal order - ' "acre" means English acre; "Chancellor" means Chancellor of the Court of Appeal; "Chief Justice" means Chief Justice of the High Court; "District Commissioner" means the commissioner of a dis trict appointed under the District Government Ordinance and every assistant commissio.
:,;;r of a district; "Georgetown" and "Georgetown City Council" have the re spective meanings assigned to these expressions in the Muni cipal and District Councils Act, 1969; .

"New Amsterdam" and "New Amsterdam Town Council" have the respective meanings assigned to these expressions in the Municipal and District Councils Act.
1969; "public holiday" means public holiday within the meaning of the Public Holiday Ordinance; "public lands" means all lands vested in the State (whether as State lands or as Government lands) or vested in any per son in trust for the State;' (b) (c) (d) At the end of the definition of "the Constitution" insert im mediately before the semi-colon the words "as amended from time to time".
At the end of the definition of "Service Commission" in sert immediately before the semi-colon the words "and in re lation to any office, includes any authority having the power to make appointments or to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in that office".

At the end of the definition of "Summary Jurisdiction Or dinances" insert immediately before the semi-colon the words "and appeals from decisions of magistrates".
(a) Insert tne following definitions in their appropriate alpha betical order - ' "repeal" includes rescind, revoke or cancel; "amend" includes add to, partially repeal andpartially or completely replace; '.

In the definition of "person" insert the words "and, without prejudice to the provisions of section 45, includes the State" immediately after the word "unincorporate;".

(b) Delete.
(b) Delete.

Renumb er as subsection (5), insert the word "typewriting" immedi ately before the word "photography", and insert the following as sub .

;ection (6) - No.

4] THE LAWS OF GUYAN:4.

[A. D. 1972 122 law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made In any written law and in any public document, the "(6) expression ··commonwcald1 ship" has the mean ing assi gn:::d to the expression " British ship" in the law applied to Guyana by the Law of Merchant Shipping Ordinance."
4(7) and (8) Insert the following as subsections (7) and (8) - "(7) A power to repeal conferred by any written law in cludes a power to amend.

In any written law and in any public document made (8) after 23rd February, 1970, unless the context othcrwis~ re y_u; res, a reference to the State, in so far as it rela ,e;:; to any period prior to that date, shall be construed as a reference to the Crown."
(a) Insert the following words immediately before the full stop 1t the end of paragraph (b) - "and a certificate by the Prime Minister as to the Min ister to wh om such rcspons1biltty has been assigned shall be conclusive for all purposes."
(b) Add the following paragraph - "(c) a reference to "the Ministry" shall be construed as .i refcrenc..: to the Ministr~ under the administra,i on of 1he Minister, and a reference to " the Permanent Secretary" shall be co nstrued as a rcfl"re nce to the p;:rmanent secretary to the Ministry."

SA .... Insert immediately after section 5 the following section - to 5A.

(!)

A reference in any written law to a diplo- 'R 0 f 0 r 0 ~ce rtiplomatic matic or cc nsular officer or re prese nta tive of the G ov.
::m- or C'nnsular ment of Guyana in any country s a ll include a reference ,fficer.

to the corresponding diplomali c or consular offin:r or representative of any State specified for the purposes of the Gacet·e.

this section by the President by notice in h No.

26 of 1970.
26 of 1970.

(2) In any written law the expressions defined in Article 1 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relati ons and Article 1 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations as respectively set out in the First and Second Schedules to the Privileges and Immunities (Diplomatit:, Consular, and International Organisations) Act, 1970, shall unless the context otherwise requires have the respective meanings assigned to these expressions in the said Articles."
(a) (b) (c) Insert the words "expressly or impliedly" immediately before the word "authorises".

Substitute the words "the service may be effected" for the words "shall be deemed to have been effected".

Insert the words "the service shall be deemed" immediately after the words "is proved".

6 A.D. 19721 LAW RE VISION [No.


4 123 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made (d) Substitute for the proviso, the following proviso - "Pro· ·ided that - (a) whe1 : the Postmaster General places for delivery - (i) (ii) the letter; or in the case of a registered _letter, a notice that the letter is awaiting delivery.
in the private letter box of the addressee of the le~,er, then service of the document shall b:) deemed to have been efi'ected on the day after the letter or the notice, as the case may he, was placed or would in the ordinary course oi post be placed in the letter box; (b) when the place to which the letter is addn:.ssed is en~ in which to house delivery of letters, service shall not be deemed to have been effected unless - (i) (ii) a notice has been deliver' J to, or left at the residence of, the person upon whom service is to be effected stating that the letter is at the post office awaiting delivery to him, and the letter has been registered, and there is no house (iii) a declaration made before a justice of the peace and signed by the person who delivered the notice, stating that he duly delivered it, is pro duced, or other proof is given of the due de livery thereof."
7 Insert immediately after section 7 the foi!owing sections as sections 7A and 7B - '' Affirmation ln~•ead of oath.

7A.
7A.

Anyone who objects to taking an oath n,quired by or under any law :md states as the ground of his objection either that h-: has no religious belief or that the taking of an oath is contrary to his religious belief, or if it is not practicable to administer an oath to such a Person the manner appropriate to his religious as aforesaid belief, he shall be required to make a solemn affirmation in like form as the oath savP.
that for references to the word "swear" there shall be substituted the words "solem_nly affirm" or other cognate expression and no reference shall be made to all inlen ls and purposes, be of the same force and effect as if he had taken the oath.

the Deity; and the affirmation shall, in to Mode o: pr esen ting or layin~ document b f' I OrQ ~il w 11nl As sembly.

7B.
7B.

presented taw shall presented with the Where any law requires any document to be to or laid before the National Assembly such be construed as requiring such document to be to or laid before the Assembly in accordance the Assembly."

standing Rules and Orders of 1.a) Dl!Iete all the worJs appearing after in subsection (1) (e) and ing following-=- the words "not exceed substitute therefor the 15 No.

4} THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 124 Law to be Amended S.:ction Amcndr.
:::a is ,o I;~ made "three hundred dcllars recoverable on summary cor.vic ti0n and in the case cf a continuing cffcnce a further pcnalty of thirty dollars for each day during which the cfiencc continues".

(b) Add the following as subsection (3) - !


I i 1 "(3) The provisions of this section shall, so far as they arc a1>plicable, apply to appointments m.:idc, to per missions, licences, certificates and other documents issued and to any ac:s or thing:; done or granted under a p::,wer ccnferrcd by any w1 ittcn law as they apply to sub,id1,1ry 1eg1s1allon.

17(1) (a) Substitute the words "subject to negative resolution of the National Asse;-.1 bly" for the words "subject to negative resolution".
(b) Substitute fer all the words app:::aring in the subsection afte1 the worJ "resolves" the following W()rds - "(a) that the subsidiary legislation shall be annulled, the subsidiary legislation shall be void, as from the date of the resolution; (b) that the subsidiary legislation shall have effect sub ject to specified amendments, the subsidiary legislation shall have c!Tec, subject to such amendments, but without- prejudice to the validity of anything done under the annulled 01 amended legislation or to the mak ing of new subsidiary legislation, and the resolution shall be published by the Clerk cf the National Assembly as soon as practicable in the Gazette."
(a) Substitute the words "subject to affirma•ive resolution of the National Assembly" for the words "subject to affirmative resolution".

(b) Insert immediately before the full stop the words "and if affirm<::d shall have effect subicct to any amendments that may be embodied in the resolution".
17(2) 21 Add the following subsection - "(4) Where provision is made by any law for the ap in the p c mlll1~nc of a person to pcr1or1n any funcc1on public ,crvice, then notwithstanding that the law c0nsti tutcs an office fr,r the purpose, the Minister 'may, i[ he is of the opinion that the funct10ns involved do not war rant the const1tu:ion of a public offa:t:: for the pu,pose, designate the hulde, oi an existing public office to per form those func,ions."
22 (a) Renumber sub,eclions (2) and (3) as subsections (3) and (4) ,\.

:,p-e-:iv1-1y and in,eft the fo llow.ng as subsection (2); "(!)

Where any written law confers any function on a pu!i lic 0fficcr, the J\1inistc1 responsible for the adminis- A. D. 1972] Law to he Amended Section 24 125 LAW RE VISION {No.

4 Amendments to be made !ra tion or the Ministry to which the public officer belongs may by order delegate any other officer to exercise that funct:un."
(b) Tnrcrt the words " public officer includes the President or a the words "In this sec Minister and" immediately after tion" appearing in subsecticn (3) (a) Substi tute in subsection ( I) a comma for the word "or" ap ;;-ari ng before the word ·· rev oke" in paragraph (a) and insert immedia tel y before th-.

: words "any person" the words "or grant leave of absence to,".

to) (c) (d) (c) Insert the word "qualified" before the word "person" where it first appears in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) Insert.
immcdia'.cly after lhe ·.vord "cause" appearing at the cn<l cf p,i-.-agraph (b) in subsection (!)

the words "or to ap point a qualified p:erson for the unexpired term of office of any p::rson whose office becu.-:1es vacant by reason of resig nation, dismi ssal, death or any other cause".

I nsert the words "or to some other condition" immediately after the word "person" and the words "or other condition" immediately after the word "consent", where it last appears in the proviso to subsection (I).
Substitute in subsection (3) for all the words appearing after the words "a chairman" the words "a vice-chairman and a secre tary (which exprr:ssions shall be deemed to include res pecti vely a reference to any other expression denoting an of fice of like functions)".

(f) Inse rt immediately after the word "includes" in subsection (5) the word "corporation".
(g) Renumber subsections (4) and (5) as subsections (5) and (6) resp:ectively and insert the following as subsection (4) - "(4) At any meeting of a board the chairman shall pre side or in his absence, the vice-chairman, if any, and if there be no vice-chairman or if he is also absent, the membe rs present ma y appoint one of their number to act as chairman for that _meeting".

25 (a) Insert the figure "(I)" immediately after the figure 25.
(b) Rcletter sub-paragraphs (i}, (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) of paragraph (a) as sub-paragra phs (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) res pec tively and insert the following as sub-paragraph (a)(i)- "(i) p erpet ual succession;".

(c) Substitute for subsecti on (2) the following subsections - "(2) Service upGn a corporat ion of any notice, or<lcr ur other document shall be executed by delivering th e same to.
or by sending it by rc-;istercd p :,st addressed lo, the secretary ur th e person performing the functions of secre tary at the office o ( ihc corp .mllion.

126 THE LAWS OF GUYANA {A. D. 1972 Law to be Amended Section Amendments to be made (3) The application of the seal of the corporation on any docum.

:nt shall be au1hrnticati::d bv the signatures ot the chairman or deputy chairman and the secretary of the Corporation or some other p;:,son authorised by the.

Corporation to act in that behalf."


I ~ 28A and 28B Insert the following as sections ZSA and 28B of prov1S1ons '•Functions 28A.

The (excluding of.

Dirednr the words ·'Subject to subsection (4 )" and subsection (2) of se/ut~,;~ Pro sectio~ 28 shall apply to the office · ··d the functions <_Jf 1f all references 111 lhe D1reclor of Public Prosccu,10~ - 111,w he p~,.-,, , rne,t by that section to the Attorney Gen.: · ,.

·re references to the .\ss:s:an1.


all references to the l):,ccior -of Public Prosecutiom 3., Solicitor General were references to the Assistant Director o( Public Prosecutions subsection {I) the rights, pnvilegcs and functions 28B.
All in respect of any criminal cause or matter vested immediately before the 26th May, 1966, in the Attorney General under any writte11 law or the common law or by any custom or practice, shall be deemed as from that date to have become vested in the Directer of Public Prosecutions."

(a) D elete tbe figure (1) appearing after the 32. figure:.

(b) Substit.1.c the wnrds "th:: following provisions is otherwise shall apply" for the words "or it exprcsslv provided".

(c) Subst:tuie for para.


'.l,nphs (a), following paragraphs- (b) and (c) the "(a) (b) in a law prescribing a period of days within which an act is to be or may be done, a p::ricd of days from the occurrence of an event shall be reckoned exclusively of the day on which the event occurs; in a law prescribing a period of days for any other purpose a reference to days shall be construed as a reference to clear days."
td) Delete all the words appearing before the word~ ·'public holiday" where the latter words appear the fust time in paragraph (d) and substitute therefor the words "where the day or the last day on which any act or proceeding is directed or allowed to be done or taken is a".

(e) Reletter paragraphs (d) and (.

:) as paragraphs tc) and (d) respectively.

Insert the following as ;ection 33A - " Roles as 10 lime or nanner of suhmitting public 1ccounts or 33A.
Where in any written law any prc"!S•on is made as to the time or manner of submitting, publishing, balancing, taking, or making up any public account, or as in which it shall l.,e submitted, published, to the form 32(1) 33A A: D. 1972} LAW RE VISION [No.

4 127 Law to be Amended Section ssuing icences.
Amendments to be made balanced, taken, or made up, or as to the time or manner of issuing, or of entertaining applications for issuing, any licences required to be taken out thereunder or as to the time of making, or returns, abstracts, statements, or reports, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any such law the Ministe r responsible for fin ance, or in the case of ret urns, abstracts, statements or reports not rel::t ling to the subject of finance, the Minister responsibl e respective subject, may make rules varyi ng or changing the time, manner, or form aforesaid."
rendering, any for the 35A Insert the following as section 35A - hody. '

'Liability 35A.
'Liability 35A.

Where an offence committed by a body cor l°f co~~e; ocreate porate u~der any written law is proven to have bee1;1 com mitted with the consent or connivance of any director, m:mager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corpora te, or a ny person who was purponing to act in any such capacity, he as well as tne booy corporate shall be guilty of that offence, and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly."

37 43 45 (a) D elete the word "written".


(b) Renumber a5 subsection (I) of section 37 an d inse rt immedi ately thereafter the following subsection - In this sec tion a refere nce to l?ws includes "(2) a reference to the common law."

Delete and su bstitute therefor - July, ' ' R efeTencPs \~~e;~~ e~~ !891, rep~3;Js and_re-enacts with or without modificat ion re-enacted law any provisions of a former written law , then unless the 43.
Where a written law made after 15th context otherwise requires - (a) a reference in any other written law or in an y public document to the provisio ns so re pealed shall be construed as a reference to the provisions so re-enacted; (b) a reference in any other written law or in any rmbl ic document to the provision~ so re enacted shall , in so fa r as such reference re lates lo any period before such repeal and re-enactment, be construed as a reference to the provisions so repeal ed."
Rc1x:al and substitute therefor the following section -- "45.

Unl!

:58 it so appears by necessary implication, no written law shall m any manne r whatsoever affect the rights of the State and notwithstanding th at the rights of the State are not affected by a written law the State may take advantage of the provisi ons of that written law".

No.
No.

4] Law to be Amended Section 48 ~IA and SIB 128 THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A. D. 1972 Amendments to be made (a) (b) Insert the words "in or'' immediately after the word "defined" in subsection (1).

Insert the words "or public document" immediately after the words "written law" wherever the latter words appear.

Insert the following as sections 51A and 518 -- "Change tiUe.

ol 51 A.
ol 51 A.

The Minister responsible for the public ser- in the vice may by order declare that a order has been substituted for title of any public office or of any Ministry, or any department, divi sion or other section of a Ministry, and thereupon, unless the context otherwise requires, for every reference in any written law or any public or official document the existing title there shall be substituted a reference to the substituted title.

title specified the existing to 5IB.


A civil or criminal proceeding taken under any Ex -officio P~~e8!

'::«te written law by or against any person in virtue of his offioe (whether in that person's own name or in the name of his ~ d~ a ' *· office) shall not be discontinued or abated by his death, resignation, absence or removal from office, but may be carried on by or, as the case may be, against the person for the time being holding that office."
(a) delete the words "or it is otherwise expressly provided" in 15(2), 41, 43 and section 4(1), (2), (3) and (4), sections 6, 44.

(b) Delete the words "it is otherwise expressly provided or" in sections 7(1), 15(1) and 50.

Miscellaneous Scctiom'.

(c) Delete the word~ "unless 11 is otherwise expressly provided,'' in sections 11, Inae:rt the words ",unkM the cont.ext otherwise requires," 20, 21(1) and (2), 35 and 37.

(d) for I Livestock ' (Lo ans Development) Act , 19711 (18 Of 1971) I First Schedule.
: I (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) in section 18(1), after the word "shall"; in section 18(2), after the word "shall"; in section 18(3), after the word "shall" ; in section 24(1), after the words "or duty shall"; in section 24(2), after the word "may"; in section 25 in .

section 27(1), after the word "'may".

, after the words .. those worde shall"; l(a}('vi) In clause insert the words "or save as permitted by the Act, by the conditions of the charge" immediately after the word "Act".
129 LAW RE VISION A.D. 1972) -------�---- -- -------------------- Amendments to be made Law to be Amended [No.

4 Miscellan­ eous (Fiscal Enactment s ) (Amendment) Act, 1971 (2S o f 1 9 71) Schedule.

Substitute for the reference to section· 2 of the Propeny Tax Ordinance, thereof.
1962, a reference to section 3 P ri va t e Act, Hospitals 1972 (2 of 1972) Section 2(1) The provi­ sos to sections s (1) and 7 (4) (a)In the definition word "accomodation," "maintenance"; (b)Delete the words "medical insen the of the word "treatment" before the word immediately or surgical".

the words "provided or" immediately after the word Insert "care".

S.17 THIRD SCHEDULE 17.

Laws repealed by section Ordinances 1929 Edition of the Laws.

Cap.

21 Cap.

192 Cap.

276 Cap.

277 of Offenders Ordinance.


and Reformatory Probation Industrial Georgetown Vlissengen Commission (Dissolution) (Vlissengen) Improvement Schools Ordinance.

Ordinance.

Ordinance.

1953 Edition of the Laws.

Cap.6 Cap.

57 Mandated and Trust Territories Official Designations Ordinance.

Ordinance.

No 4] 130 THE LAWS OF GUYANA Cap.

84 Cap.

85 Cap.

86 Young Offenders Detention Ordinance.

Detained Persons (Transfer of Custody) Ordinance Naval Discipline Assistance Ordinance.

Cap.
Cap.

90 Impressment Ordinance.

Cap.

121 Bread Ordinance.

Cap.

128 Cinematograph (British Films) Ordinance Cap.

158 Accumulated Taxes and Rates (Funding) Georgetown Ordinance.

Cap.

205 Berbice Library Ordinance.

Cap.

273 New Amsterdam Waterway Ordinance.

Cap 278 Demerara River Bridge (Enabling) Ordinance.

Cap.

285 Bank Notes Ordinance.

Cap 286 Legat Tender (Trinidad Ordinance., and Barbados Currency Notes) Cap.

311 Civil List Maintenance Ordinance.

Cap.


315 Foodstuffs (Export Regulation) Ordinance.

Cap.

323 Cap.352 Importation Acquisition (Quotas) Ordinance of Textiles of Land (U.S A.Air andNavalBase sJOrd.ir-a 1 of 1941 Excess Profits Tax (Cessation) Ordinance, 1941 22 of 1942 Land Partition and Reallotment 1942 Ordinance.

28 of 1942 12 of 1945 19 of 1949 Life Assurance 1942.

Ordinance, Companies (Temporary Modifications) Dis!.

"ict Provisions) Lands Partition 1945.


Ordinance, and Re-allotment (Special Steam Boilers (Repeal) Ordinance, 1949.

24 of 1953 Compensation (Emergency Order) Ordinance, 195 45 of 1954 Legal render (Jamaica Currency Notes) Ordinance 32 of 1955 British Caribbean Shipping (Agreement) Ordinance.

32 of 1960 Georgetown (Valuation 1960. sions) Ordinance, and Rating) (Special Provi­ 41 of 1961 Local Government Ordinance 1961.

(Postponement of Elections) A. D. 1972] LAW RE VISION [No.
4 131 16 of 1962 25 of 1963 8 of 1966B 18 of 1967 4 Qf 1971 National Development and Savings Levy Ordinance, 1962.

Local Government Ordinance, 1963.

(Special Provisions) (No.

2) Post and Telegraph (Adaptation and Mo,:iification) Act, 1966.

Local Government (Christianburg-Wismar-Mackenzie Country District) (Special Provisions) Act, .1967.

Summary Jurisdiction (Magistrates) (Modification) Act, 1971.

Subsidiary Legislation Under Cap.

7, Ordinances 13 of 1893 and 33 of 1.922: Gaz.


27th December, 1924 No.

213 Under Cap.

14: Proc.

11/1963 Under Cap.

91: Approved 22nd October.

1930 (Vol.

VIII P. 1071) Rules of the Supreme Court (Appeals), 1924.

Proclamation made under section 123(1) on 31st May, 1963.

Regulations for the nomination of Imperial College, students to the Trinidad.

Under Cap.

93: Made on 2nd November, 1926 (Vol.

VIII p. 1078) Made on 12th January, 1909 (Vol.

Vlll p .

1091) Made on 19th July, 1928 Vol.


VIII p. 1093) Under Cap.

132 : Made 7th December, 1915 (Vol.

VIII p. 1437) Maue 22nd September, 1939 (Vol .

VIII p. 1357) Regulations made under section 9.

Regulations made under section 9.

Esscq uibo Boys School Fine Fund Regulations.

Regulations relating to gratu1t.Jes to masters of vessels.

Order in Council fixing rates for conversion of money orders issued by the United States of America.

No.

4) THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A.

A.


1972 132 Made 18th November.

(Vol.

VIII p. 1358) 1939 Made 1st April, 1940 (Vol.

VIII p. 1359) Reg.

39/1953 Order in Council fixing ·rates of com mission on money orders issued on the United States of America.

Order in Council fixing rates of com mission on money orders payable in Canada.

Regulations relating to Parcel Postage Surface Rates (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (H.M.

Forces).

Bartie.a Electric Supply Order Under Cap.

23·1 : 0.

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) 0.

93/1953 0.

38/1956 0.21/8/1956 0.21/8/1956 0.3/7/1957 0.

66/1958 0.

16/1959 0.

8/1961 0.

58/1961 0.

76/1963 Motor Omnibus Directions.

(Parlcing Places) Road Traffic (New Amsterdam) (No.

2) Order.

Road Traffic (Georgetown) Regula tions.

Road Traffic (James Street) Ordel', 1953.

R:oad Traffic (Georgetown) ~ 1956.

Road Traffic <Waterloo Street) Orde1, 1956.


Road Traffic (Brickdam) Order, 1956.

Motor Bus (Stands and Stopping Places) Order, 1957.

Parlcing Places (Grove) Order, 1958.

Road Traffic (Vlissengen Road Area) Order, 1959.

Parking Places (Georgetown (No.

2) Order, 1961.

Road Traffic (Georgetown) Order, 1961.

Parlcing Places (East Demerara) Order, 1963.

A.D. 1972) 0.67/1965 u� LAW REVISION [No.

4 (Road Traffic (Georgetown) (One-Way 1965.


Streets) Order, Under various Ordinances: 0.12/1955 Animal Diseases (Prohibition of Importa- tion) (No.

2) Order, 1955.

0.52/1958 Holidays Order, with Pay (Clerical 1958.

Employees) o.47/1959 Proc.

3/1962 Trade (Control of Prices) Order.

1959.

Proclamation made under section 6(1) of the Public Order 14th February, 1962.

Ordinance, 1955, on Passed on the 21st July, 1972. by the National Assembly (Bill No.
4/1972) � F. A. Narain, Clerk of the National - Assembly