IN THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE SEVENTH PARLIAMENT
OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC OF GHANA
ORDER PAPER
FOR THE FORTY-FIFTH SITTING OF THE FIRST
MEETING OF PARLIAMENT
SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL 2020
BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
1. PRAYERS
2. CORRECTION OF VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS AND OFFICIAL REPORT
3. STATEMENTS
AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
4. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
The following Papers to be presented:
(a) By the Minister for Energy
Budget Performance Report in Respect of the Ministry of Energy for the Period January to December, 2019.
(b) By the Chairman of the Committee
Report of the Joint Committee on Roads & Transport and Works & Housing on the Commercial Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Transport) and BellSea Limited and International Marin and Dredging Consultants for an amount of Eighty-Five Million Euros (€85,000,000.00 to execute the Elmina Fishing Port Rehabilitation and Expansion Project.
(c) By the Chairman of the Committee
Report of the Committee on Works and Housing on the EPC/Turnkey Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources) and Strabag AG of Austria for an amount of Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros (€11,500,000.00) to execute the construction of the Four Constituencies Water Supply Scheme, Phase III for Central Tongu, Adaklu, Agotime-Ziope Districts and Ho Municipality.
5. MOTION
That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 80(1) which require that no motion shall be debated until at least forty-eight hours have elapsed between the date on which notice of the motion is given and the date on which the motion is moved, the motion for the adoption of the Report of the Joint Committee on Roads & Transport and Works & Housing on the Commercial Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Transport) and BellSea Limited and International Marin and Dredging Consultants for an amount of Eighty-Five Million Euros (€85,000,000.00 to execute the Elmina Fishing Port Rehabilitation and Expansion Project may be moved today.
(Chairman of the Committee)
6. MOTION
That this Honourable House adopts the Report of the Joint Committee on Roads & Transport and Works & Housing on the Commercial Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Transport) and BellSea Limited and International Marin and Dredging Consultants for an amount of Eighty-Five Million Euros (€85,000,000.00 to execute the Elmina Fishing Port Rehabilitation and Expansion Project.
(Chairman of the Committee)
7. RESOLUTION
WHEREAS
1. By the provisions of Article 181(5) of the Constitution the terms and conditions of any international business or economic transaction to which the Government of Ghana is a party shall not come into operation unless the said terms and conditions have been laid before Parliament and approved by Parliament by a Resolution supported by the votes of a majority of all Members of Parliament;
2. Pursuant to the provisions of the said Article 181(5) of the Constitution, and at the request of the Government of Ghana acting through the Minister responsible for Transport, there has been laid before Parliament the terms and conditions of a Commercial Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Transport) and BellSea Limited and International Marin and Dredging Consultants for an amount of Eighty-Five Million Euros (€85,000,000.00 to execute the Elmina Fishing Port Rehabilitation and Expansion Project.
THIS HONOURABLE HOUSE HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
In accordance with the provisions of the said Article 181(5) of the Constitution, this House approves, by resolution, the Commercial Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Transport) and BellSea Limited and International Marin and Dredging Consultants for an amount of Eighty-Five Million Euros (€85,000,000.00 to execute the Elmina Fishing Port Rehabilitation and Expansion Project.
(Minister for Transport)
8. MOTION
That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 80(1) which require that no motion shall be debated until at least forty-eight hours have elapsed between the date on which notice of the motion is given and the date on which the motion is moved, the motion for the adoption of the Report of the Committee on Works and Housing on the EPC/Turnkey Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources) and Strabag AG of Austria for an amount of Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros (€11,500,000.00) to execute the construction of the Four Constituencies Water Supply Scheme, Phase III for Central Tongu, Adaklu, Agotime-Ziope Districts and Ho Municipality may be moved today.
(Chairman of the Committee)
9. MOTION
That this Honourable House adopts the Report of the Committee on Works and Housing on the EPC/Turnkey Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources) and Strabag AG of Austria for an amount of Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros (€11,500,000.00) to execute the construction of the Four Constituencies Water Supply Scheme, Phase III for Central Tongu, Adaklu, Agotime-Ziope Districts and Ho Municipality.
(Chairman of the Committee)
10. RESOLUTION
WHEREAS
1. By the provisions of Article 181(5) of the Constitution the terms and conditions of any international business or economic transaction to which the Government of Ghana is a party shall not come into operation unless the said terms and conditions have been laid before Parliament and approved by Parliament by a Resolution supported by the votes of a majority of all Members of Parliament;
2. Pursuant to the provisions of the said Article 181(5) of the Constitution, and at the request of the Government of Ghana acting through the Minister responsible for Sanitation and Water Resource, there has been laid before Parliament the terms and conditions of an EPC/Turnkey Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources) and Strabag AG of Austria for an amount of Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros (€11,500,000.00) to execute the construction of the Four Constituencies Water Supply Scheme, Phase III for Central Tongu, Adaklu, Agotime-Ziope Districts and Ho Municipality.
THIS HONOURABLE HOUSE HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
In accordance with the provisions of the said Article 181(5) of the Constitution, this House approves, by resolution, the EPC/Turnkey Contract Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources) and Strabag AG of Austria for an amount of Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros (€11,500,000.00) to execute the construction of the Four Constituencies Water Supply Scheme, Phase III for Central Tongu, Adaklu, Agotime-Ziope Districts and Ho Municipality.
(Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources)
11. EDUCATION REGULATORY BODIES BILL, 2019
i. Clause 30 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1),
paragraph (a), line 1, delete “do due diligence to satisfy itself” and insert “conduct due diligence to ascertain”
(Chairman of the Committee)
ii. Clause 30 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2), line 4,
delete “its” and insert “the” and after “instruction”, insert “of the foreign university”
(Chairman of the Committee)
iii. Clause 30 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (4),
paragraph (a), line 2, before “newspaper” insert “daily”
(Chairman of the Committee)
iv. Clause 30 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (4),
paragraph (b), line 1, after “list” insert “of accredited universities”
(Chairman of the Committee)
v. Clause 30 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (5), line 1,
delete “An” and insert “a tertiary”
(Chairman of the Committee)
vi. Clause 30 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (6), lines 4
and 5, delete “its qualifications” and insert “the qualifications of that institution”
(Chairman of the Committee)
vii. Clause 30 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (7), line 4,
delete “not imprisonment of” and insert “imprisonment of not”
(Chairman of the Committee)
viii. Clause 31 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2), opening
phrase, line 2, delete “if” and insert “where”
(Chairman of the Committee)
ix. Clause 31 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2),
paragraph (a), line 2, delete “premises” and insert “campus”
(Chairman of the Committee)
x. Clause 32 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2), line 2,
delete “equivalent to one thousand penalty units and in addition” and insert “of not less than one thousand penalty units and”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xi. Clause 33 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1), line 1,
delete “to which this Act applies” and insert “that this Act applies to”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xii. Clause 36 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1),
opening phrase, delete “or an organisation that” insert “who”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xiii. Clause 36 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1),
paragraph (g), line 1, delete “or organisation”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xiv. Clause 36 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2),
paragraph (b), line 3, delete “sanctioned” and insert “punished”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xv. Clause 36 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2),
paragraph (b), subparagraph (ii), line 3, delete “sanctions” and insert “punishment”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xvi. Clause 40 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1), delete
and insert the following:
“An affiliated institution in existence before the coming into force of this Act, upon request, may be granted a charter after meeting the criteria for the award of a charter in accordance with this Act.”
(Dr. Augustine Tawiah)
xvii. Clause 41 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (3), lines 1
and 2, delete “immovable property, the immovable property” and insert “land, the land”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xviii. Clause 45 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1), line 2,
delete “of the Board or non-members or both to perform a function” and insert the following:
“or non-members of the Board or both members and non-members to perform a function”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xix. Clause 45 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2), line 1,
after “member” insert “or non-member”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xx. Clause 52 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2), line 2,
before “five” insert “not less than one thousand penalty units and not more than”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxi. Clause 55 – Amendment proposed – Interpretation of
“Recognition of Prior Learning”, line 3, delete “though” and insert “through”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxii. Clause 58 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (3), lines 1
and 2, delete “immovable property, the immovable property” and insert “land, the land”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxiii. Clause 59 – Amendment proposed – Lines 1 and 2, delete “a
the pre-tertiary and tertiary levels”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxiv. Clause 78 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1), line 2,
delete “one month” and insert “thirty days”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxv. Clause 79 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1), line 2,
delete “person” and insert “teacher”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxvi. Clause 82 – Amendment proposed – Paragraph (a), line 1,
delete “qualified” and insert “registered”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxvii. Clause 87 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (3), lines 1
and 2, delete “immovable property, the immovable property” and insert “land, the land”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxviii. Clause 89 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2),
paragraph (d), delete “licence” and insert “register”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxix. Clause 89 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (3),
paragraph (b), line 1, delete “close down” and insert “recommend the closure of”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxx. Clause 90 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1),
paragraph (e), delete and insert the following:
“one representative of the association of private schools on rotational basis”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxxi. Clause 101 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (3), lines 1
and 2, delete “immovable property, the property” and insert “land, the land”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxxii. Clause 104 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1),
paragraph (b), subparagraph (vii), delete
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxxiii. Third Schedule – Amendment proposed – Second column under
“Agric Colleges”, item 3, delete “Colege” and insert “College”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxxiv. Third Schedule – Amendment proposed – Second and third
columns under “Agric Colleges”, item 4, delete occurrences of “Abor”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxxv. Third Schedule – Amendment proposed – Third column under
“Agric Colleges”, item 5, delete “Tamale Pong” and insert “Pong Tamale”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxxvi. Third Schedule – Amendment proposed – Third column under
“NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGES”, item 8, delete “Fomena-Adanse” and insert “Fomena-Adansi”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxxvii. Third Schedule – Amendment proposed – Second column under
“NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGES”, item 9, delete “Presby” and insert “Presbyterian”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxxviii. Third Schedule – Amendment proposed – Second column under
“NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGES”, item 10, delete “Konfo” and insert “Komfo”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xxxix. Third Schedule – Amendment proposed – Second column under
“NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGES”, item 15, delete “Konfo” and insert “Komfo”
(Chairman of the Committee)
xl. Third Schedule – Amendment proposed – Second column under
“NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGES”, item 84, delete “Kete”, and in the third column, delete “Krachi” and insert “Kete-Krachi”
(Chairman of the Committee)
That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 131(1) which require that when a Bill has passed through the Consideration Stage, the third reading thereof shall not be taken until at least twenty-four hours have elapsed, the motion for the third reading of the Education Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2019 may be moved today.
(Minister for Education)
13. MOTION
That the Education Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2019 be now read the third time.
(Minister for Education)
That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 128(1) which require that when a bill has been read a second time it shall pass through a consideration stage which shall not be taken until at least forty-eight hours have elapsed, the consideration stage of the Pre-Tertiary Education Bill, 2019 may be taken today.
(Minister for Education)
i. Clause 3 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1),
paragraph (a), line 1, delete “effective”
(Chairman of the Committee)
ii. Clause 3 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1),
paragraph (b), line 1, after “effective”, insert “and efficient”
(Chairman of the Committee)
iii. Clause 7 – Amendment proposed – Line 2, delete “for the
effective” and insert “of policies and programmes for the effective and efficient”
(Chairman of the Committee)
iv. Clause 8 – Amendment proposed – Paragraph (e), delete
(Chairman of the Committee)
v. Clause 9 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1),
paragraph (m), delete “private schools” and insert “association of private schools on rotational basis”
(Chairman of the Committee)
vi. Clause 9 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1), add the
following new paragraph:
“(o) one representative of the National Council of the Islamic/Ahmadiyya Mission.”
(Chairman of the Committee)
vii. Clause 9 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (2), lines 2
and 2, delete “Education Service” and insert “Council”
(Chairman of the Committee)
viii. Clause 10 – Amendment proposed – Subclause (1), line 3,
delete “shall”
(Chairman of the Committee)
That notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 131(1) which require that when a Bill has passed through the Consideration Stage, the third reading thereof shall not be taken until at least twenty-four hours have elapsed, the motion for the third reading of the Pre-Tertiary Education Bill, 2019 may be moved today.
(Minister for Education)
17. MOTION
That the Pre-Tertiary Education Bill, 2019 be now read the third time.
(Minister for Education)
18. COMMITTEE SITTINGS
19. THE HOUSE EXPECTED TO ADJOURN SINE DIE.
