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THE JOURNAL January – August 2020 THE JOURNAL January – August 2020 Office of the Clerk The 6th National Assembly of Seychelles Table of Contents 1. Number of Sittings held…..………………………………...…….... 2 - 3 2. Communications from the Chair………………………….....……. 4 - 5 3. Papers Laid / S.I.s 4. Statutory Instruments………………………………………...….. 7 - 14 5. Documents/Reports Tabled……………………………………... 16 6. Legislation ………………………………………………………… 18 - 21 7. Questions Tabled………………………………………………..... 23 - 39 8. Statements by Ministers……………………………………….….. 41 9. Motions Tabled………………………………………………….… 43 - 47 10. Annex………………………………………………………….…… 48 - 51 1 SITTINGS HELD IN 2020 No. Date Extraordinary Sitting 1. Tuesday 21st January 2020 First Term 1. Thursday 20th February 2020 2. Tuesday 25th February 2020 3. Wednesday 26th February 2020 4. Thursday 27th February 2020 5. Monday 02nd March 2020 6. Tuesday 03rd March 2020 7. Wednesday 04th March 2020 8. Tuesday 10th March 2020 9. Wednesday 11th March 2020 10. Thursday 12th March 2020 11. Tuesday 17th March 2020 12. Tuesday 24th March 2020 13. Wednesday 25th March 2020 14. Friday 27th March 2020 15. Tuesday 31st March 2020 16. Tuesday 07th April 2020 17. Wednesday 08th April 2020 18. Thursday 09th April Second Term 1. Tuesday 05th May 2020 2. Wednesday 06th May 2020 3. Tuesday 12th May 2020 4. Wednesday 13th May 2020 5. Tuesday 19th May 2020 6. Wednesday 20th May 2020 7. Tuesday 26th May 2020 8. Wednesday 27th May 2020 9. Tuesday 02nd June 2020 10. Wednesday 03rd June 2020 11. Monday 08th June 2020 12. Tuesday 09th June 2020 13. Wednesday 10th June 2020 14. Tuesday 16th June 2020 15. Wednesday 17th June 2020 16. Tuesday 23rd June 2020 17. Wednesday 24th June 2020 2 18. Thursday 25th June 2020 19. Tuesday 30th June 2020 20. Wednesday 01st July 2020 21. Tuesday 07th July 2020 22. Wednesday 08th July 2020 23. Tuesday 8th July 2020 24. Wednesday 09th July 2020 25. Tuesday 14th July 2020 26. Wednesday 15th July 2020 27. Tuesday 21st July 2020 28. Wednesday 22nd July 2020 29. Tuesday 28th July 2020 30. Wednesday 29th July 2020 31. Tuesday 04th August 2020 32. Wednesday 05th August 2020 33. Thursday 06th August 2020 - Dissolution of the National Assembly 3 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHAIR 4 Communications from the Chair No Date of Session Communications 1 Tuesday 21st January Extraordinary Sitting 2020 The Speaker welcomed the President of the Inter Parlimentary Union – Ms. Gabriella Cuevas, the Members of the National Assembly and invited guests to the extraordinary sitting. 1 Tuesday 20th February The Speaker welcomed The President of Seychelles, The Vice- 2020 President, The Chief of Justice, Ministers, all distinguished guests, Members of the National Assembly and the Secretariat. The Speaker invited the President to deliver his speech on the State of the Nation. 2 Tuesday 25th February The Speaker welcomed the House and invited the two Leaders 2020 to deliver their response to the State of the Nation. 3 Tuesday 07th April 2020 The Speaker welcomed the House and invited the Minister for Finance, Minister Maurice Lousteau Lalanne to deliver the budget speech before the house in respect of the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill, 2020. 5 PAPERS LAID LIST OF SIs 6 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2020 Gazette Date Tabled S/No. Title/Name No./Date Gazetted 1 S.I. 73 of 2019 Public Enterprise Monitoring 91/ Tuesday 25th February Commission (Amendment of Schedule 1) 23/12/2019 2020 Regulations, 2019 2 S.I. 74 of 2019 Public Finance Management 91/ Tuesday 25th February (Archbishop Makarios Schlarship Fund 23/12/2019 2020 Repeal) Regulations, 2019 3 S.I. 75 of 2019 Revenue Administration 91/ Tuesday 25th February (Common Reporting Standard) (Amendment) 23/12/2019 2020 Regulations, 2019 4 S.I. 76 of 2019 Tourism Development 91/ Tuesday 25th February (Vertical Integretation) Regulations, 2019 23/12/2019 2020 5 S.I. 77 of 2019 Pensions (Amendment) 92/ Tuesday 25th February Regulations, 2019 27/12/2019 2020 6 S.I. 78 of 2019 Seychelles International 92/ Tuesday 25th February Mercantile Banking Corporation Limited 27/12/2019 2020 Debt, Order 2019 7 S.I. 79 of 2019 International Trade Zone 92/ Tuesday 25th February (Substantial Activity Requirements) 27/12/2019 2020 Regulations, 2019 8 S.I. 80 of 2019 International Trade Zone 92/ Tuesday 25th February (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2019 27/12/2019 2020 9 S.I. 81 of 2019 Constitution of the Republic 92/ Tuesday 25th February of Seychelles (Resignation of Minister) 27/12/2019 2020 Notice, 2019 10 S.I. 82 of 2019 Customs Management 92/ Tuesday 25th February (Importation of Goods through Post or 27/12/2019 2020 Courier) Regulations, 2019 11 S.I. 83 of 2019 Value Added Tax 92/ Tuesday 25th February (Amendment of the First Schedule) 27/12/2019 2020 Regulations, 2019 7 12 S.I. 84 of 2019 Post Office (Postage) 93/ Tuesday 25th February (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 31/12/2019 2020 13 S.I. 85 of 2019 Business Tax (Exemption of 93/ Tuesday 25th February Tax to Individual Farmers and Fisherman 31/12/2020 2020 Order, 2019 14 S.I. 1 of 2020 Seychelles Revenue 1/ Tuesday 25th February Commission (Amendment of Schedule 06/01/2020 2020 Regulations), 2019 15 S.I. 2 of 2020 Census Proclamation, 2020 2/ Tuesday 25th February 09/01/2020 2020 16 S.I. 3 of 2020 Five-Year 5% Property 4/ Tuesday 25th February Management Corporation SR200 Million, 15/01/2020 2020 Debts Guarantee Order, 2020 17 S.I. 4 of 2020 National Parks Fees 6/ Tuesday 25th February (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 20/01/2020 2020 18 S.I. 5 of 2020 Customs Managemet 7/ Tuesday 25th February (Importation of Goods through Post or 24/01/2020 2020 Courier) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 19 S.I. 6 of 2020 Excise Tax (Amendment of 9/ Tuesday 25th February Schedule 1) Regulations, 2020 29/01/2020 2020 20 S.I. 7 of 2020 Customs Management (Tariff 9/ Tuesday 25th February and Classification of Goods) (Amendment) 29/01/2020 2020 Regulations, 2020 21 S.I. 8 of 2020 Environment Protection 10/ Tuesday 25th February (Environment Levies) (Amendment) 31/01/2020 2020 Regulations, 2020 23 S.I. 9 of 2020 Insurance (Fees) (Amendment) 10/ Tuesday 25th February Regulations, 2020 31/01/2020 2020 24 S.I. 10 of 2020 Seychelles Gambling (Fees) 10/ Tuesday 25th February Regulations, 2020 31/01/2020 2020 25 S.I. 11 of 2020 Seychelles Gambling (Fees) 10/ Tuesday 25th February Rules, 2020 31/01/2020 2020 26 S.I. 12 of 2020 Business Tax (Amendment of 10/ Tuesday 25th February Seventh Schedule) Regulations, 2020 31/01/2020 2020 8 27 S.I. 13 of 2020 Mutual Fund and Hedge 10/ Tuesday 25th February Fund (Amendment of Schedule 1) 31/01/2020 2020 Regulations, 2020 28 S.I. 14 of 2020 Securities (Forms and Fees) 10/ Tuesday 25th February (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 31/01/2020 2020 29 S.I. 15 of 2020 Post Office (Amendment) 10/ Tuesday 25th February Regulations, 2020 31/01/2020 2020 30 S.I. 16 of 2020 Court Fees (Supreme Court) 15/ Tuesday 25th February and Costs (Amendment of Schedules) Rules, 10/02/2020 2020 2020 31 S.I. 17 of 2020 Magistrates’ Court (Fees and 15/ Tuesday 25th February Costs in Civil Proceedings) Rules, 2020 10/02/2020 2020 32 S.I. 18 of 2020 Seychelles Court of Appeal 15/ Tuesday 25th February (Ammendment of Schedules) Rules, 2020 10/02/2020 2020 33 S.I. 19 of 2020 Local Government Act, 2015 16/ Tuesday 25th February (Commencement) Notice, 2020 13/02/2020 2020 34 S.I. 20 of 2020Merchant Shipping 17/ Tuesday 10th March 2020 (International Ship and Port Facility 17/02/2020 Security Code) Regulations, 2020 35 S.I. 21 of 2020 Road Transport (Prohibition 17/ Tuesday 10th March 2020 of use of buggies and golf carts) Order, 2020 17/02/2020 36 S.I. 22 of 2020 Land Reclamation 20/ Tuesday 10th March 2020 (Retrospective Authority) Order, 2020 24/02/2020 37 S.I. 23 of 2020 International Business 20/ Tuesday 10th March 2020 Companies (Amendment of Second 24/02/2020 Schedule) Regulations, 2020 38 S.I. 24 of 2020 Immigration (Amendment) 22/ Tuesday 10th March 2020 Regulations, 2020 28/02/2020 39 S.I. 25 of 2020 Misuse of Drugs 23/ Tuesday 24th March 2020 (Cannabidiol-Based Products for Medical 28/02/2020 Purposes) Regulations, 2020 40 S.I. 26 of 2020 Employment Act (Exemption) 24/ Tuesday 24th March 2020 Order, 2020 02/03/2020 9 41 S.I. 27 of 2020 Lightning of Fires 24/ Tuesday 24th March 2020 (Restriction) (Fees) Regulations, 2020 02/03/2020 42 S.I. 28 of 2020 Immovable Property 27/ Tuesday 24th March 2020 (Transfer Restriction) Fees (Amendment) 09/03/2020 Regulations, 2020 43 S.I. 29 of 2020 Beach Control (Amendment) 27/ Tuesday 24th March 2020 Regulations, 2020 09/03/2020 44 S.I. 30 of 2020 Rate of Interest 27/ Tuesday 24th March 2020 09/03/2020 45 S.I. 31 of 2020 Public Health (Amendment of 30 Tuesday 24th March 2020 Schedules) Regulations, 2020 20/03/2020 46 S.I. 32 of 2020 Public Health Emergency 30/ Tuesday 24th March 2020 Notice, 2020 20/03/2020 47 S.I. 33 of 2020 International Trade zone 31/ Friday 27th March 2020 (Declaration Zone) (Revocation) Notice, 2020 23/03/2020 48 S.I. 34 International Trade Zone (Declaration 31/ Friday 27th March 2020 of Zone) (No.2) Notice, 2020 23/03/2020 49 S.I. 35 of 2020 Environment Trust Fund 31/ Friday 27th March 2020 (Amendment) Notice, 2020 23/03/2020 50 S.I. 36 of 2020 Livestock trust Fund 31/ Friday 27th March 2020 (Amendment) Order, 2020 23/03/2020 51 S.I. 37 of 2020 Development Bank of 31/ Friday 27th March 2020 Seychelles 9southern Africa and Indian 23/03/2020 Ocean) (SMERF) Guarantee Order, 2020 52 S.I.
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