Gazette April 3, 2023 Part A Vol. CLVIII No.34 w SI 19

TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023

OBJECTS AND REASONS

This Bill would amend the Transport Authority Act, Cap. 295A to provide for the expansion of the functions of the Transport Authority and for related matters.

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TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023

Arrangement of Sections

1. Short title
2. Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 295A
3. Amendment of section 23 of Cap. 295A

BARBADOS

A Bill entitled

An Act to amend the Transport Authority Act, Cap. 295A to provide for the expansion of the functions of the Transport Authority and for related matters.

ENACTED by the Parliament of Barbados as follows:

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Short title 1.

2023.

This Act may be cited as the Transport Authority (Amendment) Act,

Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 295A

1. Section 4 of the Transport Authority Act, Cap. 295A, in this Actreferred to as the principal Act, is amended by deleting paragraph (d) and substituting the following:
   “(d) issue, suspend or cancel licences of drivers and conductors in respect of public service vehicles, motor omnibuses, minibuses and route taxis;(e) issue, suspend or revoke permits in respect of public service vehicles, motor omnibuses, minibuses and route taxis;(e.1) issue badges to drivers and conductors of public service vehicles, motor omnibuses, minibuses and route taxis;”.
   
   Amendment of section 23 of Cap. 295A3.(a)Section 23 of the principal Act is amendedby deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following:
   “(1) The Authority may
   1. issue a permit;
   2. at any time, review its decision to issue or refuse a permit; or
   3. suspend or revoke any permit issued,authorising the use of a motor vehicle as a public service vehicle, motor omnibus, minibus or route-taxi.
      
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      The Authority may
      1. issue a licence; or
      2. suspend or cancel any licence it issued,
   authorising a person to drive or act as conductor of a public service vehicle, motor omnibus, minibus or route-taxi.(1B) The Authority may issue a badge to a person licensed to driveor act as a conductor of a public service vehicle.”; and
   1. by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following:
      “(4) The Minister responsible for Transport with the approval of theMinister responsible for Finance may by order, prescribe the fees to be paid in respect of permits, licences and badges issued under this section.”.
      
      Read three times and passed the House of Assembly this day of , 2023.
      Speaker
      Read three times and passed the Senate this day of, 2023.
      President
      PARLIAMENT
      BILLcited as the Transport Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023
      
      Government Printing Department
      PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023
      OBJECTS AND REASONS
      This Bill would amend the Public Procurement Act, 2021 (Act 2021-30) to clarify the circumstances in which certain procurement arrangements entered into by Barbados will prevail over the Act, make it clear that procurement proceedings may be conducted electronically and simplify the process for registration of suppliers.
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      PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023
      Arrangement of Sections
      1. Short title
      2. Amendment of section 3 of Act 2021-30
      3. Amendment of section 12 of Act 2021-30
      4. Repeal and replacement of section 85 of Act 2021-30
      5. Repeal and replacement of section 86 of Act 2021-30
      6. Repeal and replacement of section 87 of Act 2021-30
      7. Amendment of section 90 of Act 2021-30
      8. Commencement

BARBADOS

A Bill entitled

An Act to amend the Public Procurement Act, 2021. ENACTED by the Parliament of Barbados as follows:

Short title

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2023.

This Act may be cited as the Public Procurement (Amendment) Act,

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Amendment of section 3 of Act 2021-30

1. Section 3(2) of the Public Procurement Act, 2021 (Act 2021-30), inthis Act referred to as the principal Act, is deleted and the following substituted:
   “(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), to the extent that
   1. any other provision of this Act conflicts with the Protocol; or
   2. this Act conflicts with an obligation of the State under or arising out of a treaty or other form of agreement between Barbados and
      1. another state, including an agreement for technical or other cooperation;
      2. an authority or agent of another state including a statutory body or other enterprise owned or controlled by the state and a private enterprise acting as an agent of the state; or
      3. an international or regional organization including an international financial institution,the requirements of the Protocol, treaty or other agreement shall prevail.
         1. For the avoidance of doubt, public procurement proceedingsmay be conducted wholly or partially by electronic means.”.
            
            Amendment of section 12 of Act 2021-30
2. Section 12(c) and (d) of the principal Act are deleted and thefollowing substituted:
   “(c) maximizes economy and efficiency and promotes best value for money;
   1. promotes sustainable development; and
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   2. promotes the socio-economic policies of Government.”.
   
   
   Repeal and replacement of section 85 of Act 2021-30
3. Section 85 of the principal Act is deleted and the followingsubstituted:
   “Suppliers Register85.(1) The Chief Procurement Officer shall establish and maintaina register to be called the Suppliers Register.
   1. The Suppliers Register
      1. shall include in respect of every supplier registered pursuant to section 86
         1. the name, address and other contact information of the supplier;
         2. evidence regarding the legal capacity of the supplier to enter into a procurement contract;
         3. a statement as to whether the supplier is registered as a supplier of goods, services or works or a combination of the three;
         4. the unique registration number assigned to the supplier pursuant to section 86(4); and
         5. the date of registration; and
      2. may include, where available
         1. the taxpayer identification number and national insurance number of the supplier;
         2. the bank account information of the supplier;
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         3. any information available as to the eligibility of the supplier to participate in public procurement;
         4. any information available as to the qualifications of the supplier to supply the goods, services or works he proposes to supply;
         5. a record of the current and past procurement contracts of the supplier, if any, and of his performance under the contracts; and
         6. such other information as the Chief Procurement Officer may consider appropriate.
   2. The Chief Procurement Officer shall, twice annually, publicizethe existence of the Suppliers Register and the requirement and procedure for suppliers to be registered.
   3. The entry of the name of a supplier in the Suppliers Register
   shall not be construed as an indication that the supplier is suitable to participate in any particular procurement.”.
   
   Repeal and replacement of section 86 of Act 2021-30
4. Section 86 of the principal Act is deleted and the followingsubstituted:
   “Suppliers to be registered86.(1) A procuring entity shall not enter into a procurementcontract with a supplier unless the supplier is registered under this section.
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   1. The Chief Procurement Officer shall, as soon as practicable afterthe commencement of this Act, enter in the Suppliers Register, the name of any supplier who
      1. immediately before the commencement of this Act was registered with the Chief Procurement Officer; and
      2. consents to such entry,and such a supplier shall be taken to be registered for the purposes of this section.
   2. A person other than a supplier described in subsection (2) mayapply to the Chief Procurement Officer, in such form as the Chief Procurement Officer may specify, to be registered as a supplier; and the Chief Procurement Officer may register the person upon receipt of the information specified in section 85(2)(a)(i) to (iii).
   3. The Chief Procurement Officer shall issue a unique registrationnumber to every registered supplier.
   4. Registration under this section is valid for one year and may be
   renewed annually by such date as the Chief Procurement Officer may specify.”.
   
   Repeal and replacement of section 87 of Act 2021-30
5. Section 87 of the principal Act is deleted and the followingsubstituted:
   “Changes affecting registration87.(1) Where a material change in the circumstances of a supplierrenders information submitted to the Chief Procurement Officer for the purposes of registration under section 86 misleading, inaccurate or
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   incomplete, the supplier shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Chief Procurement Officer in writing of the change.
   1. In subsection (1), “material change” includes a change of thename under which, or the address at which, the supplier conducts business and a change that renders a supplier ineligible to participate in public procurement.
   2. The Chief Procurement Officer shall, where he is satisfied thatany information in the Suppliers Register is misleading, inaccurate or incomplete
      1. alter the register to rectify the matter; and
      2. where the alteration was made otherwise than at the request of a supplier but substantially affects the supplier, notify the supplier in writing of the fact of the alteration and the nature of it.”.
   
   
   Amendment of section 90 of Act 2021-30
6. Section 90(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting after theword “who”, the words “is or”.
   Commencement
7. This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by

Proclamation.

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Read three times and passed the House of Assembly this day of , 2023.

Speaker

Read three times and passed the Senate this day of

, 2023.

President

PARLIAMENT

BILL

cited as the Public Procurement (Amendment) Act, 2023

Government Printing Department

3rd April, 2023

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Parliament (Administration) Act CAP. 10

PARLIAMENT (ADMINISTRATION) (SALARY) ORDER, 2023

The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 15 of the Parliament (Administration) Act, makes the following Order:

1. This Order may be cited as the Parliament (Administration) (Salary)Order, 2023.
2. The Second Schedule to the Parliament (Administration) Act,

Cap. 10 is deleted and the Second Schedule as contained in the Schedule to this Order is substituted.

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SCHEDULE

PART I

“SECOND SCHEDULE

(Paragraph 2)

(Section 10(a)(1))

First Column	Second Column	Third Column	Fourth Column
Offices	No. of Officers	Emoluments from 1st April, 2023	Emoluments from 1st April, 2024
Administrative Officer	1	Code Z10-3	Code Z10-3
		($56,639.24 –	($58,338.42 –
		$69,080.07)	$71,152.47)
Assistant Accountant	1	Code Z23-17	Code Z23-17
		($39,631.18 –	($40,820.12 –
		$46,108.24)	$47,491.49)
Chaplain of the House of Assembly (Part-time)	1	$13,328.01	$13,727.86
Chaplain of the Senate (Part-time)	1	$13,328.01	$13,727.86
Clerk of Parliament	1	Code S3:S2	Code S3:S2
		($131,239.76:	($135,176.95:
		$145,997.16)	$150,377.07)

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Schedule – (Cont’d)

PART I – (Cont’d) SECOND SCHEDULE – (Cont’d)

First Column	Second Column	Third Column	Fourth Column
Offices	No. of Officers	Emoluments from 1st April, 2023	Emoluments from 1st April, 2024
Constituency Assistant	1	Code Z27-20	Code Z27-20
		($35,544.40 –	($36,610.73 –
		$42,869.70)	$44,155.79)
Deputy Clerk of Parliament	1	Code S5:S4	Code S5:S4
		($106,081.13:	($109,263.56:
		$118,006.87)	$121,547.08)
Deputy Clerk of Parliament (Part-time)	2	Code Z10$56,639.24	Code Z10$58,338.42
Deputy Marshall	1	Code Z27-24	Code Z27-24
		($35,544.40 –	($36,610.73 –
		$38,551.66)	$39,708.21)
Hansard Editor	1	Code Z5-3	Code Z5-3
		($65,267.14 –	($67,225.15 –
		$69,080.07)	$71,152.47)
Librarian	1	Code Z10-3	Code Z10-3
		($56,639.24 –	($58,338.42 –
		$69,080.07)	$71,152.47)

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Schedule – (Cont’d)

PART I – (Cont’d) SECOND SCHEDULE – (Cont’d)

First Column	Second Column	Third Column	Fourth Column
Offices	No. of Officers	Emoluments from 1st April, 2023	Emoluments from 1st April, 2024
Library Assistant	2	Code Z16-11	Code Z16-Z11
		($47,361.26 –	($48,782.10 –
		$55,034.24)	$56,685.27)
Marshall	1	Code Z16-11	Code Z16-Z11
		($47,361.26 –	($48,782.10 –
		$55,034.24)	$56,685.27)
Messenger/Cleaner	2	$483.44	$497.94
		Code Z38-24	Code Z38-24
Receptionist	1	($25,136.95 – 38,551.66)	($25,891.06 -$39,708.21)
		Code Z10-3	Code Z10-3
Reporter	5	($56,639.24 -$69,080.07)	($58,338.42 -$71,152.47)
Secretary of Parliament	1	Code Z5-3	Code Z5-3
		($65,267.14 –	($67,225.15 –
		$69,080.07)	$71,152.47)

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Schedule – (Cont’d)

PART I – (Concl’d) SECOND SCHEDULE – (Cont’d)

First Column	Second Column	Third Column	Fourth Column
Offices	No. of Officers	Emoluments from 1st April, 2023	Emoluments from 1st April, 2024
Senior Reporter	1	Code Z6-1	Code Z6-1
		($63,360.68 –	($65,261.50 –
		$74,094.26)	$76,317.09)
Typist	4	Code Z30-17	Code Z30-17
		($32,652.77 –	(33,632.35 –
		$46,108.24)	$47,491.49)

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Schedule – (Concl’d)

PART II

SECOND SCHEDULE – (Concl’d)

First Column	Second Column	Third Column
Offices	Annual Emoluments from1st April, 2023	Annual Emoluments from1st April, 2024
Executive Assistant	Code Z3$69,080.07	Code Z3$71,152.47
Secretary	Code Z23-14	Code Z23-14
	$39,631.18 –	$40,820.12 –
	$50,219.28	$51,725.86
Messenger/Cleaner	$483.44	$497.94

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Made by the Minister this 31st day of March, 2023.

MIA AMOR MOTTLEY

Minister responsible for Finance