MARRIAGES ACT

Ministry of Justice, Legal & Parliamentary Affairs

09/05/19

: Cabinet approved principles.

31/05/19

: Bill sent to government printers for printing

19/07/19

: Date of gazetting

20/07/19

: Bill Referred to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee

22/07/19

: Veritas Commentary on the Bill [link]

26/08/19-30/08/19

: Public Hearings

: Bill appears on order paper

29/08/19

: Bill introduced to House /National Assembly

: First reading

29/08/19

: Bill referred to Parliamentary Legal Committee

03/12/19

: PLC issued a non-adverse report

05/12/19

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

11/02/20

: Second reading

11/02/20

: Ministers Speech

11/02/20

: Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Report

10/03/20

: Debate and Speeches

10/03/20

: Minister’s response to report and debate

: Second Reading motion approved

26/05/20

: Committee Stage

28/05/20

: Amendments made and sent to the PLC

28/05/20

:Veritas Comments on Amendments [link] 

03/06/20

:PLC Report Amendments

03/06/20

03/06/20

:Third Reading

: Bill transferred to Senate

04/06/20

: Bill received from National Assembly

10/06/20

: Minister’s speech [link]

10/06/21

: 2^nd reading of the Bill

21/04/21

: Committee Stage

17/02/22

: Amendments made and sent to PLC

01/03/22

: Non adverse report by PLC

02/02/22

: Third Reading

02/03/22

: Bill sent to National Assembly

08/03/22

: National Assembly re-opened committee stage and adopted the amendments by Senate

08/03/22

: Third reading by National Assembly

08/03/22

: Bill passed by both Houses

: Presidential Assent

27/05/22

: Bill gazetted General Notice Number 1156/2022[link].

16/08/22

: Date of commencement.  [link].