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    "id": 905200,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I wish to welcome you back from the May recess. It is my hope that you are now fully rejuvenated and ready to resume one of the busiest parts of our Session, which is at the height of the Budget cycle. Indeed, I am aware that Members continue to be highly engaged in committee work while undertaking scrutiny of the 2019/2020 Annual Estimates, the 2018/2019 Supplementary Estimates II and the vetting of various nominees for positions of ambassadors and high commissioners, among other important matters. This commitment to parliamentary business is commendable. As we resume this Session, I wish to bring to your attention a Message from the President, referring the Insurance (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 21 of 2018) back to the House for reconsideration. You may recall that on 28th February 2019, the National Assembly passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 21 of 2018). Thereafter, the Bill was presented for assent to His Excellency the President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and our Standing Orders. However, His Excellency the President, by way of a memorandum, has since referred the Bill back to the National Assembly for reconsideration. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 115(1)(b) of the Constitution, the President has expressed reservations on the following: (a) Clause 2 of the Bill on the definition of the terms “broker”, “intermediary”, “independent agent” and “tied agent’’; (b) Clause 3 of the Bill on powers of the commissioner on group-wind supervision; and, (c) Clause 11 of the Bill on advanced payment of premiums."
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