The two bills passed by the opposition are yet to reach the desk of Attorney-General Anil Nandlall weeks after they were approved by the opposition-controlled National Assembly.
“As far as I am aware, they are still with the Chief Parliamentary Counsel,” Nandlall told Stabroek News. Earlier he had said that his last inquiry revealed that the opposition bills were with the Chief Parliamentary Counsel in the Attorney General’s Chambers. The bills are the Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill and the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Bill 2012.
Article 170 (2) of the Constitution requires that the president,