The Liaison Committee is established under the provisions of S.O. No. 217 and consists of the Deputy Speaker as chairperson, a member of the Speaker’s Panel who is also the First Chairperson of Committees who shall be the Vice-chairperson and the chairpersons of all committees of the House.
The Liaison Committee shall-
The Procedure and House Rules Committee may propose rules for the orderly and effective conduct of committee business and any such rules, shall upon approval by the House, continue in force until amended or repealed by the House.
Any rules approved under paragraph (5) shall be annexed to the Standing Orders and shall be binding upon Committees to the same extent as these Standing Orders.
Established under the provisions of S.O. No. 171, the House Business Committee consists of: -
not less than twenty one and not more than twenty-nine members, nominated by parliamentary parties and approved by the House at the commencement of every Session, reflecting the relative majorities of the seats held by each of the parliamentary parties in the National Assembly and taking into consideration the interests of Independents.
The Committee on Regional Integration is established pursuant to the provisions of S.O. No. 212 and is responsible for: -
The Committee on Delegated Legislation is established pursuant to the provisions of S.O. No 210.
Whenever a statutory instrument is submitted to the Assembly pursuant the Constitution, any law or these Standing Orders, the statutory instrument shall, unless a contrary intention appears in the relevant legislation, be laid before the Assembly by the Chair of the relevant Departmental Committee, or any other member and shall thereafter stand referred to the Committee on Delegated Legislation.
The Committee shall consider in respect of any statutory instrument whether it-
The Public Investments Committee is constituted pursuant to the provisions of S.O. No 206 and is responsible for the examination of the working of the public investments.
It consists of a chairperson and not more than sixteen other Members.
The Public Investments Committee elects a chairperson and vice-chairperson from amongst its members.
The Public Investments Committee constituted immediately following the general elections shall serve for a period of three calendar years and that constituted thereafter shall serve for the remainder of the parliamentary term.
The Public Accounts Committee is established pursuant to the provisions of S.O. No. 205. It consists of a chairperson and not more than sixteen other Members.
The Public Accounts Committee is responsible for the examination of the accounts showing the appropriations of the sum voted by the House to meet the public expenditure and of such other accounts laid before the House as the Committee may think fit.
The Committee on Appointments is established under the provisions of S.O. No. 204. It consists of the Speaker as a Chairperson, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Majority Party, the Leader of the Minority party, the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, the Deputy Leader of the Minority party and not more than twenty two other Members nominated by the House Business Committee, on the basis of proportional Party Membership in the House taking into consideration the numerical strength of the Parties and interests of Independent Members. Its membership is appointed by the House.
The Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity shall is appointed under S.O. No. 214. Its role is to: -
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