LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING DIVISION
OBJECTIVE
To provide expertise and services on legislative drafting, translation and law revision. The Division is led by a Chief Parliamentary Draftsman .
SECTION OF LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING DIVISION
The Division comprises of three (3) Sections as follows: -
- Legislative Drafting Section;
- Law Translation Section; and
- Law Revision Section.
FUNCTIONS OF LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING DIVISION
The Division performs the following functions
- To advice Ministries, Independent Departments, Agencies and other Government institution and organization on or legislative process
- To receive from Ministers or Permanent Secretaries draft instructions based on Cabinet decisions and work on the instructions as required
- To receive and advise on legislative calendar for each ministry for each financial year;
- To draft legislative proposals into Bills for enactment into law
- To draft proposed subsidiary legislation for gazettement or other purposes as required by law;
- To translate legislations both principal and subsidiary; and
- To revise legislations.
