Object of the Bill
The object of this Bill is to amend the National Women’s Council Act—
(a) to remove compulsory membership of a women resident to a village women council;
(b) to make the decisions of the village women council binding on all women in the village;
(c) to exclude non citizens from membership of a village women council;
(d) to provide for the Electoral Commission to compile, maintain, revise and update the voters registers for the village women councils;
(e) to empower the Electoral Commission to designate a period for registering citizens who would like participate in a women council election;
(f) to provide for the multi party system of election in the women council elections; and
(g) to give the Minister power to make regulations regarding the election of members of the council.
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The National Women’s Council (Amendment) Bill, 2008
Sponsored By Hon. Syda N.M. Bbumba (Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development)
Committee: The Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development
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First Reading/Committee
Second Reading
Third Reading
Presentation/Waiting Assent
Assented by President
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Bill passed on 01/01/1970
Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970