- To examine and scrutinize all published Bills or those submitted to the Committee in draft form - whether Public Bills of Private Members' Bills - and to suggest corrections, amendments, and modifications thereto.
- To examine and scrutinize published Statutory Instruments before they are laid before the National Assembly.
- To make suggestions to Government and to the Assembly for possible legislative enactment.
- To receive suggestions from the public in respect of published Bills or in respect of ideas for possible legislative enactment.
- To request submissions, whether orally or in writing, from stakeholders or members of the public on proposed or published Bills.
- To examine any matter referred to the Committee by the Assembly.
- To report to the Assembly on any Bill, legislative enactment, or other matter examined by the Committee.
- The Committee in the exercise of its powers shall not express an opinion on the merits of the policy behind any Bill or Statutory Instrument, or their objectives.
Publications
Title Sort descending | Type | File size | Created on |
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Report of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee for the Period September 2018 - September 2019 | Report | 2.66 MB | 01/09/2018 |
Report of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee September 2017 | Report | 203.75 KB | 01/09/2017 |
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