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Sase Narain, D.R., J.P., M.P., Speaker of the National Assembly !1,e��E:.£.S.

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Hoyte, s.c., M.P., Prime Minister pther Vice-:f.£.l;l_���and Fir�t Deputy (lL Pr��e Minister Cde.
H. Green, M.P., Vice-President, Social Infrastructure and First Deputy Prime Minister (Absent) Qther 'l;_�e-..P.£.�s) .• 9�_r:iJ.�'Jri..Qru?...Y..,t� Prime Ministers lG_l.

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Dr. M. Shahabuddeen, M.P., Vice-Preside nt, Deputy Prime Minister D.R., s.c., and Attorney General M.P., Vice-President, Cde.

R. Chandisingh, N ational Development and Deputy Prime Minister Other Deputy _P_rJ:.m.e J1i.

'2��-�LllJ *Cde.

W.A.L.H.

Parris, M.P., Deputy Prime Minister, Planning ?enior Mini�te_r_p__L�t *Cde.

R.E.
R.E.

Jackson, M.P., Minister *Cde.

J.R. Thomas, M.P., Minister of Foroign Affairs of Home Affairs Mobilisation of Health and Public \velfore Cde.

R.H.O.

Corbin, M.P., Minister Cde.

H. Rash}d, M.P., Minister *Cde.

C.B.

Greenidge, M.P., Minister Cde.

Sallahuddin, Cde.

Dr. A.A. Van West-Charles, M.P., Minister of Educatior.

of National of Ene�gy and Mines M.P., Minister of Forestry of finance *Cde.

M.L.

Parris, M.P., Minister ti��ter11 l6l Cde.

Urmia Johnson, M.P., Minister Cde.


Yvonne v. Harewood- *Cde.

K.W.E.

D enny, M.P., Minister within the Ministry Benn, M.P., Minister within the Ministry of N ational Development of Education of Manpower and Co-operatives Cde.

R.C.

Fredericks, M.P., Minister of Youth and Sport within the Ministry of Education Cde.

s. Pras�ad, M.P., Minister of Sociel Infrastructure of Transport within the Vice-Presi dency *Cde.

Dr. S.P.
Dr. S.P.

DaSilva, M.P., Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture *Non-elected Member ;... 2.

Cde.

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

H.L.B.

Singh1 M.P., Minister of State within the Ministry of Regional Development Cde.

Agn3s w. Bend-Kirt on-Holder, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Housing, within the Ministry of Health and Public Welfare Cde.

D.A.N.

Ainsworth, M.P., Parliamentary Cde.


B. Bhaggan, Youth Secretary, National M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Development Cde.

Bidial'llattie Tiwari, M.P., Government Chief Whip Other Member� __ J.2_4J.. M.P.

A. Rayman, M.P.

M.P.

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

M.P.

Cde.

O.E.

Clarke, M.P.

M.P.

Cda.

R.E.

Williams, Cde.

J.P. Chowritmo otoo, J.P., M.P.

(Absent -on leave) Cde.

Philomena Cde.

J.B. Caldeira, Cde.

E.H.A.

Fowler, M.P.

Cde.

Joy-� GiLl-Mingo, Cde.

M. Ally, M.Po Cde.


M. Acmogan, M.S., Cde.

Bissoondai Beniprashad, Cde.

A.A. Chin, M.Po M.P.

Cde.

Elaine B. Davidson, Cde.

H. Doobay, M.P.

Cda.

A.B.

Felix7 M.P.

Cde.

Patricia Cde.

E.F. Gilbert, Cde.

A. McRae, M.P.

Cde.

Joyce M. Munroe, J.P., M.P.

Cde.

R.N.

Primo, M.P.

Cde.

C.G.

Sharma, J.P., M.P.

Cde.

C. Vandenburg, Cde.

Edwina Melville M.P.

Cde.

Y. Khan, M.P.

Fredericks, M.P.

(Absent) M.P.

M.P.

(One seat vacant) Cde.

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

Cde.


Bhagmatee Latchminarayan, M.P.

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(Region No.

8 -Potaro/Siparuni) Cde.

Dianne Abraham, Cde.

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

(Region No.

4 -Demerara/Mahaica) Cde.

Nellie R. Charles, M.P.

Cde.

I. Chowritmootoo, M.P.

(Region No.

6 -East Berbice/Corentyne) Cde.

D. Hinds, M.P.

(Region No.

10 -Upper Demerara/Berbice) Cde.

K.V.

Jairam, M.P.

(Region No.

2 -Pomeroon/ Cde.


K.N.

Jones, M.P.

(Region No.

l -Barima/Waini) Cde.

H.I.

London, M.s., M.P.

(Region Nb.

5 -Mahaica/Berbice) Cde.

Cora A. Singh, M.P.

(Region No.

(Region No.

7 -Cuyuni/Mazaruni) 3 -Essequibo iolands/West Supenaam) (Absent) Demerara) (Absent) (Vacant) (Region No.

9 -Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) I• •• 3.

Members of the Minari�� Cde.

Dr. C. Jagan, M.P., Minority Leader Cde.


Ram Karran, M.P., Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly J.P., M.P., Minority_Ghief Whip Cde.

Janet Jagan, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

Reepu Daman Persaud, Cde.

N. Persaud, M.P.

Cde.

C.C.

Collymore, Cde.

S.F.

Mohamed, M.P.

Cde.

I. Basir, M.P.

Cde.

c.c.

Belgrave, Cde.

H. Nokta, M.P.

(Absent) M.P.

M.P.

(Absent) (ii)United Force (Z} Mr. M. F. Singh, C. C.H.

, J. P. , M. P. Mr. M.A.

Abraham, M.P.

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F.A.


Narain, A.A., Clerk of the National Cde.

M.B.

Henry, Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly Assembly The Clerk read Prayers OATli§__OF _ �JElt/ _MEMBERS ( 1) The Speaker informed Members that he had been informed that - ( i) Cde.

William Arnold Lennox Haslyn Parris, (ii) Cde.

Malcolm LeRoy Parris and (iii) Cde.


Dr. Simpson Perry DaSilva to be Ministers those three persons had been appointed and although Assembly, become Members of the Assembly, could take part subscribe they ha&,however, with effect from 16th August, 1984 were not elected Members of the National by virtue of holding the office of Minister, but could not vote therein.

Before they they had to make and of the Assembly, in the proceedings the oath.

Thereafter Cdes.

W.A.L.H.

Parris, M.L.

Parris and Dr. S.P.


DaSilva who were present made and subscribed the oath.
( 2} The Speaker informed Members that following the resignations Ramsaroop, effect from ]6th August, 1984, of Comrades Dr. P:tolemy Alexander and Bishwaishwar Assembly, from which Comrades call upon the representative Reid's and Ramsaroop the names of the two persons who had been e�tracted from the said list to fill the vacancies as Members of the National of the List of Candidates 1 s names had been extracted, he had been infurmed in the Assembly were :- that 1r1i th Reid, O.E., and his I •.• (i)Richard Alexander Van West-Charles, and (ii)Yusuf Khan, to be elected Members of the National on 20th August, 1984.
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Dr. Van West-Charles who had been of the National had become an elected Member and that they had been declared Assembly a non elected Minister Assembly Yusuf Khan as a new Member of the Assembly subscribe and had to make and subscribe the oath.

the oath again was required as such.

Cde.

to make and Thereafter Cdes.

Dr. R.A. Van West-Charles and Yusuf Khan who were present made and subscribed the oath.

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-·---·--·------- ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER The Speaker informed Cde.
Dr. Ptolemy Alexander the President sibilities and in designations Assembly, changes, to Ministers and for inclusion Members that, following Reid as Prime Minister, the retirement he had informed of that of respon­ had made a number of changes in the assignment and in the functions of styles.

For the information of Parliamentary of Members of the Secretaries all of which became effective in the records, he announced from 16th August, 1934:- the following Cde.
Desmond Hoyte, who had been Vice-President, Production, had been appointed Prime Minister.

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Hamilton Green, who had been Vice-President, Social Infrastructure, Minister Social Infrastructure, had been appointed and his new designation First Deputy Prime was Vice-President, and First Deputy Prime Ministor.

Cde.

Dr. Mohamed Shahabuddeen, who had been Vice-President and Attorney and was designated Attorney General.
G eneral, had been appointed a Deputy Prime Minister Vice-President, and Deputy Prime Minister Cde.

Ranji Chandisingh, who had been Minister of Education, Social and Culture, Development and a Deputy Prime Minister, National Development and Deputy Prime Minister.

had been appointed a Vice-President and was designated Vice-President, Cde.

Haslyn Parris, who was not an elected Member of the National Assembly, designated Deputy Prime Minister, Planning.
had been appointed a Deputy Prime Minister, and was Cde.

Jeffrey Thomas, responsibility Minister also for Parliamentary of Home Affairs, Affairs.

had been assigned Cde.

Carl Greenidge,' who hdd been Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, ,had been re-designated Minister of Finance.

Cde.

Sallahuddin, Agriculture, designate� Minister who had been Minister h3d been appointed of Forestry.

within the Ministry of and a Senior Minister Cde.


Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, Minister of Health and Public Welfare, had been appointed a Senior Minister.

I ••• Cde.

Malcolm Parris, who was not an elected Member of the s. National and designated Assembly, had been appointed of Education.

Minister a Senior Minister Cde.

Urmia Johnson, who Prime Miniotor, Devolopme�t.

had been Minister in tho Office of the wae Minister in the Ministry of Nation.

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:il Cde.

Yvonne Harewood-Benn, who had been Minister of of within the Ministry was Minister Information and Public 5er0ice, Education.

Cde.

Dr. Simpson DaSilva, �vho 1,1as not an elected Membe(.of the National Assembly, Minister designated had been appointed within the Ministry and a Minister of Agriculture.

Cde.

Donald Ainsworth, within the Ministry Culture, who had been Parliamentary Secretar& Social Development and of Education, was Parliamentary Secretary, Youth.

Cde.
Cde.

Basdeo Bhaggan, who had been Parliamentary Secretary was Parliamentary in in the Office of the Prime Minister, Secretary, Development.

Notional The Speaker extended congratulations and best wishes to (a)Cde.

Hoyte on his appointment as Prime Minister; (b)Cde.

Green on his appointment Prime Minister; as First Deputy (c)Cde.

Dr. Shahabuddeen on his appointment as a Deputy Prime Minister; (d)Cde.

Chandisingh President on his appointment and and Deputy Prime Minister as a Vice­ (c)Cde9.
Sallahuddin and Dr. Van West-Charles on their appointment as Senior Minister.

He also extended congratulations and best wishes to Cdes.

Haslyn their Ministerial them to the Assembly.

Parris, Malcolm Parris and Dr. Simpson DaSilva on and welcomed and responsibilities appointments Congratulations Dr. Van West-Charles Members of the N ational Assembly.

Cde.

Khan was welcomed Assembly.

elected to the and best wishes were extended and Yusuf Khan on their becoming to Cdes.
Best Wishes were finally extended to Cdes.

Johnson, Harewood-Benn, Ainsworth and Bhaggan in their new assignments.

(iii) .. ._ --·---- -----...,,.,-- New leader of the House The Speaker announced that as Cde.

Thomas had been assigned responsibility Leader of the House.

for Parliamentary Affairs, h e would be functioning as I••• The Speaker extended best wishes to him and intimated that he would look forward for his co-operation.
The Speaker drew Members' attention to the new order of seating National among the People's in the Assembly Parliament.

He said that the new arrangement that Party and was effective modified elected and non-elected applied the alphabetical Ministers and subject to adjustments to reflect differenceD in longth of provious Parliamentary from that day's sitting, with the proto�ol had been proposed arrangement dispensed Congress and that the Members of service.
by system distinction between The Speaker announced Cde.

J.P. Chowritmootoo for that sitting.

that lsovc had been granted to State Pension (Leo Small) Order 1984 (No.

40), made under section 4 of the State Pensions Act, Chapter 27:04, on 5th July, 1984, and published in the Gazette on 21st July, 1984.

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.. ( l) STATE LIABILITY Aublished 1984-06-23 The Vice-President, on behalf of the Government, read the first time:- Deputy Prime Minister and Attorney General, presented the following Bill which was A Bill intituled An Act to amend the law relating to the civil liabilities and for matters connected therewith .

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.. J}_84 .�Jj.Jd.Ji9..• 13/19_?_4,' The Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Government, presented the following Bill which was read the first time:- A Bill intituled An Act to amend the Bank of Guyana Act.
(3)eupllC 3ERVICE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BILL 1984 - Bill No_._J.4/1984 The Prime Minister,on behalf of the Government the presented following Bill which was rend the first time:- An Act·to alter the Constitution in A Bill intituled accordance mal:e provision Service Appellate therewith with articles for the establishment 66 and 164 thereof, and to of a Public for matters connected or incidental Tribunal and thereto.

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The Minister of Energy and Mines, on behalf of the Government, presented the follawiHg Bill which wa$ r�ad the first times- A Bill intituled An Act to amend the EneEgy Aat 1981.

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]j.J.J... !J..Q.�_1_1/J.9.8_4, The Minister within the Ministry of Education, an behalf of the Prime Minister, moved the second reading of the fallowing Bills- A Dill intituled Equivalency Board, An Act to establish the National Cde.
Mohamed, the Deputy Speaker and the Minority Leader spolrn to the motion, Thereafter the Minister within the Ministry of Education replied, The motion \vas put and .E,.i;!..r_rJ.§.9.• The Bill was read a second time and was I thereafter I tal:en through its remaining stages and .e.�s§�d as .P..:i:.�n_teg.

At 15.DO hrs, on a motion by tho Minister of Home Affairs, tl,e Assembly was adjourned to a date to be fixed.

PARLIAMENT OFFICE, Pu�lic Buildings, Georgetown.

1984-09-05