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HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES Annual Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Annual Report 2014 1. HOUSE BUSINESS 1.1 Overview As can be seen from the information contained in this report, 2014 was another busy year for the Maltese House of Representatives and its members. The report of the year’s activities highlights both the traditional legislative and scrutiny parliamentary functions carried out by the House and also the function of parliamentary diplomacy, the role of which is developing steadily from one year to the next, particularly in the field of interparliamentary cooperation in European Union affairs. This year, the House, in a special sitting held on 4 April in the Throne Room of the Grand Master’s Palace, unanimously approved the election of former Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, as the next President of the Republic of Malta, making her the 11th President to serve the country since Malta became a republic in 1974. This led to the first change in the composition of the House of the year. The second change happened in October when former Minister for Tourism resigned from the House in order to become Malta’s representative in the European Commission. 1.1.1 New initiatives taken by Parliament in 2014 A number of new initiatives were taken by the House in 2014: In addition to the quarterly publication mill-Parlament which was launched at the beginning of the current Legislature, the Office of the Speaker published the first two volumes of Is-Sedja Titkellem, a collection of rulings by the Chair. Following the unanimous approval of Motion No. 106 presented on 10 March by Opposition Member Hon. Claudio Grech, the House set up a new standing committee, the Standing Committee on Health, to be chaired by Hon. Etienne Grech. On 24 March the Speaker tabled in the House the final report of the Select Committee on standards, ethics and proper behaviour in public life. This report calls for the setting up of a Commissioner and a Standing Committee on Standards in Public Life. The relevant bill was subsequently published on 15 July 2014. On 21 May the Speaker tabled in the House a report of the commission on the administrative autonomy for the Maltese Parliament, including a draft bill which would bring such autonomy into effect. With the approval of the House Business Committee, Speaker Anġlu Farrugia reached an agreement with one of the main providers of TV services in Malta to start the live video-transmission of parliamentary debates once Parliament moves to the new building at the entrance to Valletta. In addition to the traditional exchange of New Year’s greetings at the offices of the President, the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and with the ecclesiastical authorities, this year the Speaker of the House, Hon. Anġlu Farrugia, together with Deputy Speaker Hon. Ċensu Galea and the Deputy Whips Hon. Deborah Schembri and Hon. Frederick Azzopardi, welcomed in the House, representatives of the constituted bodies, civil society and the general public on 31 December. 1.1.2 Composition of Parliament During the year under review the composition of the House changed twice: 2 On 1 April former Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity, Hon. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, submitted her resignation from Member of the House of Representatives. During the same sitting the House unanimously approved a motion thanking Dr George Abela for his service as President of the Republic and also unanimously approved a motion on the nomination of Mrs Coleiro Preca as the next President of the Republic. The resignation of Hon. Coleiro Preca resulted in a vacancy in the Sixth Electoral District for which a casual election was held on 15 April. Notary Charles Mangion was elected in this election, and took the oath as Member of the House of Representatives the following day, on 16 April. On 27 October Hon. Karmenu Vella submitted his resignation from Member of the House of Representatives in order to take up the position of European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. This resignation resulted in a vacancy in the Fifth Electoral District for which a casual election was held on 6 November. Mr Joseph Farrugia was elected in this election, and took the oath as Member of the House of Representatives on 10 November. 1.2 Legislative Programme During 2014, 43 Acts were enacted by Parliament, 8 of which were principal Acts and 35 amendment Acts. 1.2.1 New legislation and objectives behind the following bills Act No. IX of 2014 - Civil Unions Act The objects and reasons of this Bill are the introduction of the right of persons, whether of the same or of opposite sexes, to contract a civil union. The underlying principle of this Act is to equate civil unions with marriages, in terms of procedure and substance in a manner that guarantees equal rights to parties in a civil union as are granted to spouses in a marriage. The equation approach should guarantee enjoyment of equal rights and obligations across all areas of law and social life. Act No. XIX of 2014 - Council of Europe Convention on Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification) Act The object of this Bill is to enable Malta to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, and for matters ancillary or relating thereto. Act No. XX of 2014 - Youth Work Profession Act The object of this Bill is to establish the Youth Work Profession Board, setting out its composition, functions and procedures for meetings, as well as to regulate the youth work profession, establishing codes of conduct and penalties for the infringement thereof. Act No. XXVII of 2014 - Fiscal Responsibility Act The objects of this Bill are to provide for a law on fiscal responsibility, for the establishment of a Fiscal Council, and for matters ancillary or related thereto 3 Act No. XXVIII of 2014 - Continental Shelf Act The main objective of this Bill is to bring the Continental Shelf Act (Cap. 194) in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and to replace the Act by a transitional arrangement. Act No. XXXIV of 2014 - Enemalta (Transfer of Assets, Rights, Liabilities and Obligations) Act The objects of this Bill are to make provision for the transfer of all the assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of Enemalta Corporation to Enemalta plc, to regulate the functions of distribution system operators, to repeal the Enemalta Act, and to make provision with respect to matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith. Act No. XXXIX of 2014 - Appropriation (2015) Act This Bill provides for the application of a sum not exceeding €2,539,983,333 for the service of the financial year 2015 to meet expenditure under the different Votes in the Schedule to this Bill. Act No. XL of 2014 - Second (2014) Appropriation Act This Bill provides for the application of a sum not exceeding €226,587,973 for the service of the Financial year 2014 to meet expenditure under the Votes specified in the First Schedule to the Bill in addition to €2,227,897,692 appropriated by Act No. XVI of 2013 and for the appropriation of a further €27 for the service of the financial year 2014 to repay an equivalent amount withdrawn from the Contingencies Fund during the financial year 2014 under the Votes specified in the Second Schedule to the Bill. 1.2.2 Amendment Acts and objectives behind the following amendment bills Act No. I of 2014 - Criminal Code (Amendment) Act The object of this Bill is to make provision for the offences of female genital mutilation, forced sterilization and forced marriage. Act No. II of 2014 - Criminal Code (Amendment No. 2) Act The object of this Bill is to provide a provision relative to the forfeiture of parental authority over children. Act No. III of 2014 - Criminal Code (Amendment No. 3) Act The objects of this Bill are to amend the provisions of the Criminal Code regarding the exemption from criminal responsibility of minors under fourteen years of age and minors under sixteen years of age acting without mischievous discretion, and the provisions relating to moderation in correcting another person. Act No. IV of 2014 - Various Laws (Criminal Matters) (Amendment) Act The objects and reasons of this Bill are to provide for swifter procedures in cases of admissions of guilt, to transpose Directive 2010/64/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings, to transpose Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of 4 children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA, to transpose Directive 2012/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 on the right to information in criminal proceedings, and, in the case of the amendments proposed in Part IV of the Bill, for the purpose of rendering the witness protection programme provided under the Police Act more effective. Act No. V of 2014 - Criminal Code (Amendment No. 4) Act The object of this Bill is to amend the Criminal Code providing for an increase in the punishment for the offences of vilification, threats or bodily harm against other public officers. Act No. VI of 2014 - Consumer Affairs (Amendment) Act The object of this Bill is to amend the Consumer Affairs Act and to repeal the Trade Descriptions Act so that the transposition of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29/EC) is completely in line with the same Directive.
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