…no specific date announced for establishmentThe Ministry of Legal Affairs in its 2017 budgetary allocation has made several provisions to facilitate the functioning of a Law Reform Commission, despite not yet having established the commission.Legal Affairs Minister, Basil WilliamsDuring the consideration of the 2017 estimates of revenue and expenditure for the Ministry, Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney-General,NFL Jerseys From China, Basil Williams, on Wednesday was asked by former Attorney-General and People’s Progressive Party Civic parliamentarian Anil Nandlall to explain a $15M allocation for the purchase of office equipment.In his response, Williams said that the money will purchase items which include but not limited to filing cabinets, five drawers, two refrigerators, three computer work stations, four visitor chairs, five heavy duty photocopiers, six air conditioning units, seven battery back-ups, eight stand fans, nine water dispensers, 12 spiral binders,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, 13 laptops,Jerseys NFL China, 13 executive desks, 16 executive chairs, 17 multifunctional printers, 18 semi-executive chairs,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, 19 desktop computers, 20 office desks, conference tables and chairs.He added, “In terms of the deployment, the number of files in the chambers are now far more than the availability of storage space, more entities are being represented by the chambers and thus more case files are created. Files are currently being stored on shelves.”He said that the items will be used in the Law Revision Unit at the Law Reform Commission, the accounts department and the office of the solicitor general. After providing the House with this information, he was asked by Member of Parliament Anil Nandlall that since allocations are being made for a Law Reform Commission, whether the Minister can state when the Commission will be established.According to Williams, the wisdom behind acquiring the items now is that Government should not wait until the Commission is set up before efforts are made to accommodate the commissioners and the necessary staff.In addition, an allocation of $5M was included in the budget for the rental of a building to house the Commission. He said that the Ministry is currently in the process of finalising who will get the rental.According to Williams,Cheap Jerseys From China, the government has to start working now so that when the New Year begins it is in position to house the Law Reform Commission. Williams informed the House that when the location to house the Commission is chosen, it will be public knowledge.The Bill to facilitate the establishment of the Commission was passed in the National Assembly in 2015. However, it was not supported by the parliamentary opposition. The opposition’s disposition was on the ground that the Law Reform Commission Bill directs the President, in consultation with the Attorney-General, to appoint members of the commission.The PPP/C had recommended that instead of going down this route, the members of the commission should be chosen by the Association of Legal Professionals,NFL Jerseys Outlet, the University of Guyana, the Private Sector Commission, the religious community, the labour unions, Human Rights groups and the political opposition.The Bill seeks to establish a Commission to undertake the reform and development of all the laws applicable to Guyana. The Bill paves the way for the updating of laws to make them modern which is in keeping with international best practices.