๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ช ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ
Today, the Law Revision Commission of Guyana headed by its Chairman, the ๐๐ผ๐ป. ๐ ๐ผ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ, ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น & ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ and other members met with ๐ ๐. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ/๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ of the Anguilla-based Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. at the Attorney General’s Chambers & Ministry of Legal Affairs, Carmichael St, Georgetown. Ms. Dash is currently in Guyana to provide an update on the Laws of Guyana law revision exercise.
The most recent edition of the Laws of Guyana, commonly referred to as the Purple Volumes, was published in 2012. The Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. is currently undertaking a data capture, law revision, and consolidation exercise for the Laws of Guyana covering the period from 2012 to 2022. This project is expected to be completed by June 2025.
During their discussions, Ms. Dash acknowledged the importance of the exercise, emphasizing its significance for the country as a whole. During her visit, she will continue to engage with the members of the local Law Revision Commission and others to provide guidance as they work to complete the law revision exercise.
The Hon. Attorney General emphasized the Government’s public commitment to complete the exercise promptly while ensuring a comprehensive review and consolidation of the new edition of the Laws of Guyana. He also engaged Ms. Dash on working with the Law Revision Centre Inc. on providing continuous training to members of the local Law Revision Commission who is expected to continuously revise the Laws of Guyana.
The Law Reform Commission of Guyana is established pursuant to the Law Revision Act, Cap. 2:02. Its functions are to prepare, publish and maintain in accordance with this Act an edition of the laws of Guyana to be known as the “Laws of Guyana”.
Accompanying the Hon. Attorney General in the meeting were ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ, ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น, ๐ ๐. ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น, ๐ ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ-๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต, ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐.
