Parliament, Sunday, 12 May 2024 – Parliament wraps up its work this week with sittings of both Houses scheduled to consider various legislation, committee reports and farewell speeches from Members.
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will on Tuesday at 09:00 consider the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA).
On Thursday at 10:00, the NCOP will, during its plenary, consider the Railway Safety Bill, National Water Resources Infrastructure Bill, Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Bill, Marine Pollution Amendment Bill, General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, and the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill.
The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to also convene on Thursday at 10:00 to consider various bills, including the Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill, Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill, Statistics Amendment Bill, Pension Funds Amendment Bill, and Public Procurement Bill.
Both Houses will wrap up their business on Thursday with Members’ farewell speeches, ahead of the National and Provincial Elections on 29 May.
About seven committee meetings are scheduled this week to, among others, consider the report of the Pension Funds Amendment Bill and the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill.
MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
Standing Committee on Finance: Consideration and adoption of the Committee report on the Pension Funds Amendment Bill [B3 – 2024] and the Public Procurement Bill [B18 – 2023].
Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, Responses by the Minister in the Presidency and the State Security Agency on the public participation submissions; Consideration of the public participation report (written, oral and public hearings, including inputs received from provinces)].
TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy, Briefing by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on the Revised African Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) Agreement, tabled in terms of section 231(2) of the Constitution, 1996, and the Explanatory Memorandum to The Revised African Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology Agreement (AFRA); Final Mandate meeting on the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill [B23B-2023] s76; Final Mandate meeting on the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill [B14B-2021] S76
Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, Clause-by-clause consideration and adoption of the C-list of the Bill.
WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, Consideration and adoption of the final GILAB report; Tabling of the final report in the ATC.
Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, Consideration of Final Mandates on: Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Bill [B 8B-2020]; Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill [B 5B-2022]; Consideration and adoption of minutes; Consideration of Select Committee Legacy Report.
Select Committee on Finance, Consideration of the Legacy Report of the SC on Finance.
For the latest full schedule of committee meetings (updated regularly), please click: https://www.parliament.gov.za/parliament-programme
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