Attorney General, Anil Nandlall on Monday held the first installment of public consultations on the draft electoral laws
A statement yesterday from the Attorney General’s Chambers said that the engagement dealt specifically with the draft amendments to the Representation of the People Act which were publicly circulated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, inviting a review and written recommendations.
The statement said that many stakeholder organizations, as well as individuals made recommendations and expressed their opinions in writing on the same. The statement said that they were all invited to yesterday’s engagement. Representatives of the Private Sector Commission and the Electoral Reform Group attended. The statement said that these were among the organizations which had made submissions and recommendations pursuant to the invitation extended. At the meeting those submissions were thoroughly examined and discussed.
The Attorney General used the opportunity to explain the nature and purport of the legislative proposals and also emphasised that it is outside the scope of the exercise to address issues which will require amendments to the Constitution. He advised that those recommendations be deferred and be presented when the constitutional reform process begins.
The stakeholder organizations expressed their broad support for the proposed reforms.
The meeting was held at the Boardroom of the Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Legal Affairs, 95 Carmichael Street, Georgetown.
