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"content": "The admissibility of amendments or their relevance to a Bill is a matter that is alive in other jurisdictions and where thresholds for their relevance have been developed. Before we go on that tour, I will pause to allow Members at the door to come in."
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"content": "Hon. Members, the Australian Senate Practice Twelfth Edition, as our source of authority, states as follows:- “An amendment must be relevant to the subject matter of the Bill. In determining relevance, the question is: What is the subject matter of the Bill and does this amendment deal with that subject matter? The Long Title of a Bill can be taken as an indication of its subject matter, but does not conclusively determine the question. Thus, if a Bill has the Long Title such as “A Bill for the Act to amend the Social Security Act 1991”, any amendment relating to social security or any matter dealt with by the Social Security Act is probably a relevant amendment. If, however, a Bill has the Long Title such as “A Bill for an Act to amend the Social Security Act 1991 in relation to age pensions”, this is an indication that the subject matter of the Bill is age pensions and amendments to deal with other matters covered by the Social Security Act would probably not be relevant to the Bill.” If you find that book, you will find that at page 249."
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"content": "Erskine May, an authority on parliamentary practice has stated in Parliamentary"
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"content": "23rd Edition thus:"
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"content": "“Provisions not essentially connected with national finance or not incidental to the taxing or administrative provisions of a Finance Bill are outside the scope of a Finance Bill. From time to time, however, resolutions are passed in the Committee of Ways and Means similarly beginning with the words “notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House to authorize the inclusion in the Bill provisions which, while not falling within the strict definition of matters appropriate to a Finance Bill, are nevertheless sufficiently closely related to those matters to justify inclusion. By practice, certain resolutions are not permitted in respect of matters which are so far removed from central finance as to make their inclusion in the Finance Bill indefensible.”"
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"content": "Hon. Members, in the recent past, we have had cases where Members in a bid to fast-track the legislative process, proposed amendments to the Finance Bill, the subject matter of which is the same as a Bill or Bills already published under different stages before the House. This practice is in breach of Standing Order No.77 (1) on anticipating debate which provides thus: “It shall be out of order to anticipate the debate of a Bill which has been published as such in the Gazette by discussion upon a substantive Motion or an amendment, or by raising the subject matter of the Bill upon a Motion for the Adjournment of the House.” Further, by such practice, this House is denied the opportunity, through its Committees and in plenary, to consider the specific subject matter covered in a Bill. In the present case, the Order Paper of Thursday, 1st December, 2011 carried a proposal to amend the Banking Act, Cap. 488 of the Laws of Kenya by inserting new sections 16(b) and 16(c). These same amendments also appear in the Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2011, a Private Member’s Bill which, coincidentally, was listed in the Order Paper on the same day. Applying Standing Order No.77, there can be no doubt that this amounts to anticipation of debate and should not be encouraged. Hon. Members, in the light of the above, the Chair rules and directs that henceforth commencing with the Finance Bill, 2011, proposed amendments to a Finance Bill shall be approved only where they fall within the scope and ambit of a Finance Bill, that is matters relating to taxes and duties, and where the House is not already seized of the proposed amendments through a previously published Bill. It is my considered view that the proposed amendments in respect of the Price Control Essential Goods Act, The Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005; The Energy Act, 2006; The Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998; and The Privatization Act, 2005 are beyond the scope of the Finance Bill as published and are inadmissible. Accordingly, applying this criterion, only the proposed amendments that fall within the scope of the Finance Bill, 2011 will appear in the Order Paper when the Bill is next listed for Committee Stage. Any amendments that do not fall within the scope of a Finance Bill may be introduced through a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill published by the Attorney-General or as a Private Member’s Bill. I thank you."
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"content": "The following Paper was laid on the Table:-"
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