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    "content": "given a number of delegated responsibilities by this House and at times, it has been a bit difficult for this House to follow up whether those delegated responsibilities are in conformity with the parent Acts of this House. With the passage of this Bill, it is really going to be very important that all delegated legislations and subsidiary rules that are made by the various departments of Government, do conform with the parent Acts. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have noted that this Bill has made it mandatory that where Ministries are making regulations that have got significant impacts on the people, then the people who are affected and concerned have to be involved or consulted before those regulations are effected. I think that this is really very important. The regulations also must conform to the constitutional requirement that all statutory statements and rules must have the participation of the public. That way the Bill will ensure that all the rules which our Ministries pass are consultative in nature. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think this Bill has come at the right time when we are also making the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) regulations that will guide the next general elections. So, with the passage of this Bill, this House will have that responsibility of scrutinizing those regulations in the manner in which this Bill has proposed. I want to request that this House approves this Bill. In fact, I have gone through it and as a Member of this Committee, I even do not see any area where we need to do amendments, except probably, to consider the situation where this Bill says that for people to give input into the regulations, then there shall be a notice which will be published in the daily newspapers. That notice will take, at least, 28 days. There are situations where we may want to have the input of the public within the shortest time. My proposal would be that we reduce the 28 days or just say “a maximum of 28 days,” because if we say “at least,” it means 28 days and above. I am suggesting that in Clause 9(iv), the notice be reduced or limited to a maximum of 28 days. Otherwise, I am in agreement and so happy with the rest of the Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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