18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by:- Deleting the word âtwelveâ and substituting therefor the words âtwenty fourâ.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, when this Bill was being discussed yesterday, we were ably reminded by hon. Kaluma that one of the reasons as to why âThe Donde Actâ because unconstitutional is because it lapsed with time. Therefore, the purpose of this extension is to ensure that this Act does not die in a similar manner. It is a requirement of the Constitution that, in order for regulations made by Cabinet Secretaries to enjoy the force of law, they must be approved by the House. So, the Cabinet Secretary requires more time for him to come up with reasonable regulations.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
As we are all aware, the Cabinet Secretary is fairly new in the Ministry. In order for him to be able to come up with regulations and administrative actions that will survive scrutiny, he should be given more time. He needs to come up with regulations that will be both efficient and effective, so that he can implement the Act in a way that will be beneficial to all the farmers.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, with those remarks, I beg to move and ask the Leader of Majority Party to second it.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of order hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairman, I rise on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order No.83, as read together with Standing Order No.107. That is with regard to giving correct information.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Is he in order to say that the Cabinet Secretary only gave information in the Committee and he has not given any other information thereafter? I am aware that the Leader of Majority Party has received information. The Cabinet Secretary is saying that he is comfortable with 24 months. Thank you.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of order hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I rise on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order No.83. I am being intimidated by the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives here, but it is okay. This is on a serious matter. The Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives, who happens to be my neighbour here, has purportedly convinced me.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
I totally agree with the Chair. You know, of course, I had a very important point. He tells me: âLet us give them six months, but we know that they will need to extend the six months.â He agrees that in terms of practicability, it will not be possible. But in the interest of time and so that we can move forward, I withdraw this amendment. That is also because of good neighbourliness.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you. I have formally withdrawn pursuant to the persuasion by the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives. He has undertaken to come back to us.
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