LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING DIVISION

OBJECTIVE

To provide expertise and services on legislative drafting, translation and law revision. The Division is led by the Chief Parliamentary Draftsman .

SECTIONS 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.