The Official Gazette - Government of Montserrat

34 Wednesday, 27th, March 2013
NOTICE NO. 76
Summary Report of Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly held
on 5th March, 2013
1. The following papers were laid on the table;-
(a)
Financial Secretary
(i) Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure 2013-2016;
(ii)
BNTF (Cycle 5)Accounts for the Financial Periods ended
April 2011- March 2012, January 2010 - March 2011,
January 2009-December 2009;
(iii) Schedule of Virements # 1-4 of April-March 2012-2013
(iv) S R & O No. 77 of 2012
(v) S R & O No. 80 of 2012
(vi) S R & O No. 1 of 2013
Customs Duties and
Consumption Tax (Motor
Vehicle) (Exemption) Order
2012;
Customs Duties and
Consumption Tax (Kenneth
Greenaway) (Exemption)
Order 2012;
Registration of Births and
Deaths (Amendment of Fees)
Order 2013;
(vii) S R & O No. 2 of 2013 Marriage (Fees) Order 2013;
(viii) S R & O No. 3 of 2013
Bills of Sale (Payment of Fees)
Order 2013;
(ix) S R & O No. 4 of 2013 Stamp (Amendment of Fees)
Order 2013;
(x) S R & O No. 5 of 2013
(xi) S R & O No. 6 of 2013
(xii) S R& O No. 7 of 2013
(xiii) S R & O No 8 of 2013
(xiv) S R & O No 9 of 2013
(xv) S R & O No. 10 of 2013
(xvi) S R & O No. 13 of 2013
Telecommunication Service
(Tax) Order 2013;
Magistrate’s Court Order
2013;
Liquor Licence (Fees) Order
2013;
High Court (Adoption
Proceedings) (Fees) Order
2013;
High Court (Civil
Proceedings) (Fees) Order
2013;
High Court (Probate
Proceedings) (Fees) Order
2013;
Animals (Trespass and Pound)
Regulations 2013;
(xvii) S R & O No. 14 of 2013 Cadavers (Importation) (Fees )
Regulations 2013;
(xviii) S R & O No. 15 of 2013
Universities and Colleges
(Student Permits)
(Amendment) Regulations
2013;
(xix) S R & O No. 16 of 2013
(xx) S R & O No. 17 of 2013
(b) Attorney General
(i) S R & O No. 76 of 2012
(ii) S R & O No. 78 of 2012
(iii) S R & O No. 79 of 2012
(iv) S R & O No. 11 of 2013
Immigration (Permanent
Residence Permit) (Fees)
Regulations 2013;
Immigration (Amendment)
Regulations 2013.
Magistrate’s Court
(Appointment of Place for
Sitting) Order 2012;
Eastern Caribbean Supreme
Court Civil Procedure
(Amendment) Rules 2012;
Tax Information Exchange
Agreement (Federal Republic
of Germany) Order 2012;
Complaints Commission Act
2011 (Commencement) Order
2013.
2. The First Reading of the following Bills took place:
(i) ‘Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2013’
First Reading 5th March 2013
This Bill seeks to amend section 3 of the Immigration Act (Cap
13.01) by empowering the Deputy Governor to appoint a Chief
Immigration Officer and other immigration officers.
(ii) ‘Revised Treaty of Basseterre Establishing the Organisation
of Eastern Caribbean States Economic Union Bill 2013’
First Reading 5th March 2013
This Bill seeks to give the force of law to the Revised Treaty of
Basseterre establishing the Oranisation of Eastern Caribbean
States Economic Union and the Protocol of the Eastern Caribbean
Economic Union in Montserrat, and for related matters.
3. The Second and Third Readings of the following Bill took
place:
(i) ‘Micro and Small Business Act 2013’
First Reading 22nd January 2013
Second Reading 5th March 2013
Third Reading 5th March 2013
The Bill was passed with minor amendments as follows: In clause
3 2(a) replace the number (ii) besides customs or revenue with the
number (iii). In Clause 15 (2) replace the word clauses with the
word sections.
(ii) ‘National Honors and Awards Bill 2013’
First Reading 22nd January 2013
Second Reading 5th March 2013
Third Reading 5th March 2013
The Bill was passed with minor amendments a list of which can
be obtained from the Legislature Department.