Over 40 bills to be tabled as Govt. advances sweeping legislative agenda – AG Nandlall

Feb 07, 2026 News

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(Kaieteur News) – More than 40 bills and regulations are expected to be introduced in the National Assembly as the government moves to modernise Guyana’s legal and regulatory framework, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mohabir Anil Nandlall S.C., announced on Friday during his contribution to the Budget 2026 debates.

The wide-ranging legislative programme will address areas including finance, business regulation, public security, justice reform, healthcare, agriculture, energy, environmental management and social services.

Among the financial and economic measures to be introduced are the Fiscal Enactments Bill, Development Bank Fund Bill, Guyana Natural Gas Bill, Virtual Assets Bill, and amendments to strengthen security interests in movable property. These measures are intended to support investment, expand access to financing and advance the country’s energy and digital economy initiatives.

Several bills are also aimed at improving the business environment and commercial regulation, including a new Companies Bill, Business Names Registration Bill, Hire Purchase (Amendment) Bill, and legislation addressing the sale of depreciating assets and the establishment of trusts.

In the justice sector, the government plans to table several reforms designed to improve efficiency and access to justice. These include the Evidence Bill, Judge Alone Trial Bill, Alternative Sentencing Bill, Rehabilitation of Offenders Bill, amendments to the High Court Act, and changes to the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act. Additional legislation will address international child abduction, recovery of child support, and measures to strengthen protections against harassment and sexual offences.

Public security and defence will also be addressed through the Firearms Control Bill, Prisons Bill, Border Patrol Bill, and the Guyana Defence Force Training Institute Bill, along with amendments to immigration laws and new regulations governing emergency lights, sirens and speed-limiting devices for motor vehicles.

Several bills will focus on health and social protection, including the Telehealth Bill, Medicines Regulation Bill, Ambulance Services Bill, Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill, Social Workers Bill, and regulations governing human organ and tissue transplants.

In agriculture, food safety and environmental management, the legislative agenda includes the Food Security Bill, amendments to the Food Safety Act, Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Act, and regulations related to plant protection and rice farmers’ security of tenure.

The government also plans to introduce legislation to strengthen national development and heritage preservation, including the National Heritage Preservation Bill, Solid Waste Management Bill, Port Authorities Bill, and amendments to support electricity sector reform.

The Attorney General said the legislative programme forms part of the government’s broader effort to modernise institutions, improve governance and create a legal framework suited to Guyana’s rapidly expanding economy.

He emphasised that the measures are designed to strengthen the rule of law, improve public services and ensure that the country’s legal system keeps pace with economic and social transformation.

LEGISLATIVE AGENDA:

• Fiscal Enactments Bill
• Development Bank Fund Bill
• Guyana Natural Gas Bill
• Companies Bill
• Evidence Bill
• Depreciating Assets Sale Bill
• Trust Bill
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Bill
• Judge Alone Trial Bill
• Alternative Sentencing Bill
• Business Names Registration Bill
• Food Safety (Amendment) Bill
• National Heritage Preservation Bill
• High Court (Amendment) Bill
• Immigration (Amendment) Bill
• Virtual Assets Bill
• Companies Bill
• Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Emergency Lights and Sirens) Regulations
• National Heritage Preservation Bill
• Security Interests in Movable Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill
• Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill
• Guyana Defence Force Training Institute Bill
•  Marriage (Amendment) Bill
• Hire Purchase (Amendment) Bill
• Integrity Commission (Amendment) Bill
• Motor Vehicle (Speed Limiting Device) Regulations
• Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Regulations
• International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Hague Convention) Bill
• International Child Abduction Bill
• Border Patrol Bill
• Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) (Amendment) Bill
• Food Security Bill
• Electricity Sector Reform (Amendment) Bill
• Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill
• Protection from Harassment Bill
• Social Workers Bill
• Firearms Control Bill
• Prisons Bill
• Food Safety (Amendment) Bill
• Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals (Amendment) Bill
• Plant Protection Regulations
• Rice Farmers (Security of Tenure) (Amendment) Regulations
• Telehealth Bill
• Medicines Regulation Bill
• Ambulance Services Bill
• Solid Waste Management Bill
• Port Authorities Bill

 

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