18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
I rise under Standing Order No.49(1) relating to certain Motions that may not be moved. As you are aware, this Finance Bill, in Clause 43, seeks to amend Section 33(b) of the Banking Act. It has recommended a repeal of that Act. I sponsored the Banking (Amendment) Act in 2016. It was made into law. There was a court ruling on 14th March 2019. It was about the clarity of the Bill and certain clauses that were ruled to be unconstitutional. The court suspended that ruling for 12 months and gave this august House an opportunity to rectify the anomalies ...
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18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, perhaps it sounds premature because I have not finished prosecuting my point. Where I am heading to is that the Finance Bill has a time line. It has to be completed by the end of September, 2019 and my Bill will still be ongoing. So, I am foreseeing a situation where we have finished prosecuting and voting for the Finance Bill and it has been passed into law. What that will mean is that the Bill that we will continue to work on in this House – we have invested a lot of energy, research and public participation ...
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18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
That will be a welcome move, Hon. Speaker. But, as the previous Standing Order was alluding to, the Finance Bill is being used to bring so many amendments, some of which are already in the process of being amended in this House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
I stand guided, Hon. Speaker.
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18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
You are right, Hon. Speaker.
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18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you for your guidance, Hon. Speaker.
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11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to move that the Banking (Amendment) Bill be read a Second Time. The moving of this Bill has been necessitated by… The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to move that the Banking (Amendment) Bill be read a Second Time.
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