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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "by Article 95 the Constitution. The form, substance and manner in which the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in the House accord with the provisions of the Constitution and the Standing Orders of the House. The House remains at liberty to effect any changes it deems fit to the Bill in exercise of its legislative mandate. The Constitution, however, reserves the powers to determine the constitutionality or otherwise of a resolution made by the House to the High Court. 2. THAT, the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to amend various health related statutes and is presented in an omnibus format is in order as to the form and style of the House. 3. THAT, in order to discharge the requirement to facilitate public participation under Article 118 of the Constitution and Standing Order No. 127, a Committee of the House to which a Bill is committed must first undertake and demonstrate the discharge of two distinct tasks in its report to the House as follows: (a) The Committee must invite the public to participate in its consideration of the Bill and prescribe an adequate period of time within which submissions are to be made. The period may be determined with reference to the substance of the Bill and the urgency of the matter under consideration, and (b) The Committee must consider any representations it receives from the public on a Bill by deliberating on each submission received, recording its view(s) on the submissions and providing reasons for either agreeing or disagreeing with the representations in its Report. 4. THAT, to the extent that the Report of the Departmental Committee on Health Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 does not expressly indicate the manner in which it considered the submissions it received from the public or provide any reasons either in agreement or disagreement with the submissions, the conduct of public participation on the Bill does not meet the threshold required by Article 118 of the Constitution and Standing Order No. 127. 5. THAT, the Report by the Departmental Committee on Health in its consideration of the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is hereby referred back to the Committee for regularisation along the terms of this guidance. The Committee is at liberty to seek further engagement with the public on the Bill if need be, and 6. THAT, the Committee should also address and attempt to resolve the concerns raised by part of its membership in the House with respect to the approach, value and actualisation of the output of the stakeholder engagement exercise."
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