17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:-
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17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
THAT, clause 15 of the Bill be amended— (a) in sub clause (1) by deleting the words “not less than three quarters” appearing immediately after the words “at which” and substitute therefore the words “more than half”; (b) by deleting sub clause (3) and substituting therefor the following sub clause— “(3) A judge who desires the removal of the President of the Court shall give notice, in writing through the Registrar, stating the reasons for the intended removal.” (c) in sub clause (4) by deleting the word “half” appearing immediately after the words “at least” and substituting therefor the words ...
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17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
(f) in sub clause (7) by deleting the word “shall” appearing immediately after the words “Chief Justice” and substituting therefor the word “may”. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we are seeking to clarify the manner in which the President of the Court can be removed from office by providing a threshold. We are reducing the threshold from two-thirds to, at least, half. In the National Assembly, you can remove a Chair of a Committee by having slightly over 50 per cent of the Members supporting a motion for removal. We are also requiring that the Registrar of the Court of the ...
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17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:-
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17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
THAT, Clause 19 of the Bill be amended in sub clause (3) by deleting the word “but” appearing immediately after the word “shall” and substituting therefor the word “put”; Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this is just to correct a grammatical error in the clause.
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17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
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17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:-
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17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
THAT, Clause 20 of the Bill be amended in sub clause (1) by deleting the words “the Commission may determine” appearing immediately after the words “Court as” and
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17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
substituting therefor the words “may be appointed under the Judicial Service Act, 2011. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the import of this amendment is to subject the recruitment process of the Deputy Registrar of the Court of Appeal to the established procedures as contained in the Judicial Service Commission Act. They should not be recruited without following the laid down procedures as contained in an Act of Parliament.
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17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, clause 22 of the Bill be amended in sub clause (1) by deleting the prefatory statement and substituting therefore the following statement— “The Registrar shall perform such duties as the Chief Registrar or the President of the Court may direct, and in particular be responsible for—” Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we are seeking to subject the functions of the Registrars of the Court of Appeal to that of the Chief Registrar or the President of the Court to ensure there is seamless management within the Judiciary so that we do not ...
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