Parliament resumes Tomorrow after festive season


The 4th Meeting of the 3rd session of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic opens on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. 

The House reconvenes after the Christmas Holidays to undertake public business. 

During the meeting, a number of activities are scheduled to take place.
 
Twenty six Bills are at table for presentation, fifteen Bills at Committee are still being worked on, Nine Bills are at the Consideration stage. 

Some of the bills are: the Right to information Bill, 2013, Plant Breeders Bill, Whistleblower (Amendment) Bill 2015, Presidential Transition (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and Electronic Communication Bill. 

There are twenty three other instruments to be presented at the meeting, three instruments at the Committee Level while forty one Papers will be presented. 

Eight Motions have been tabled for Debate and ninety five other referrals of Bills at the Committee. 

During the meeting, the State of the Nation Address will also be delivered by President Mahama.

Attached below is the Summary Agenda:

PRESS RELEASE, 25TH JAN.2016     
  
SUMMARY OF AGENDA FOR THE 4TH MEETING OF THE 6TH PARLIAMENT
The 4th Meeting of the 3rd session of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic will open on Tuesday, 26th January, 2016. During this meeting, a number of activities are scheduled to take place. There are twenty six (26) Bills which will be at table for presentation; some of these Bills are;
•	Ghana School of Law Bill, 2016
•	Legal Service Bill, 2016
•	Road safety Bill, 2016
•	Tax Administration Bill,
•	Electronic Communication Bill 
•	Presidential Transition(Amendment ) Bill, 2016
•	Prison Service Bill, 2016 among others.
There are fifteen (15) Bills at Committee which are still being worked on. They include;
•	Companies Bill,2013
•	Petroleum (Exploration and  Production) Bill
•	Whistleblower (Amendment) Bill, 2015
•	Ghana Aids Commission Bill
•	Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2015
•	Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2015
•	Ghana Deposit Protection Bill, 2015 among others.
Nine (9) Bills are at the Consideration stage. They are;
•	Conduct of Public Officers Bill, 2013
•	Intestate Succession Bill, 2013
•	Right to information Bill, 2013 
•	Immigration Service Bill, 2015
•	Chieftaincy (Amendment) Bill, 2013 
•	Plant Breeders Bill, 2013
•	Minerals Development Fund Bill, 2014
•	National Disaster Management Organisation Bill, 2015
•	The Chartered Institute of Taxation Bill, 2014
There are twenty three (23) other instruments to be presented at the meeting, three (3) instruments at the Committee Level and forty one (41) Papers to be presented.


GBC