15/03/22

: Cabinet approved principles.

29/04/22

: Date of gazetting

21/06/22

: Bill appears on order paper

21/06/22

: First reading

21/06/22

: Bill referred to Parliamentary Legal Committee

21/06/22

: Bill Referred to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee

26/07/22

: Veritas Commentary on the Bill [link]

10-12/08/22

: Public Hearings

23/08/22

: PLC issued a non-adverse report

21/09/22

: Bill’s Second Reading (First appearance on order paper)

22/09/22

: Second reading and Minister’s speech [link].

22/09/22

: Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Report[link]

31/01/23

: Minister’s response to report and debate

31/01/23

: Second Reading motion approved

01/02/23

: Committee Stage

02/02/23

: Amendments made and sent to the PLC

07/02/23

: PLC issued a non-adverse report to the amendments

14/02/23

: Third Reading

14/02/23

: Bill transmitted to Senate as amended

15/02/23

: Bill received from National Assembly

16/02/23

: Minister’s speech

16/02/23

: 2^nd reading of the Bill

16/02/23

: Committee Stage

28/03/23

: Third Reading

28/03/23

: Bill passed by both Houses as amended

: Presidential Assent

: Bill Gazetted as Act