Bill Watch 23/2019 Update on Bills and Gazettes 5th to 19th April 22 April 2019 Government Gazettes 5th to 19th April Regular Gazette of 5th April Statutory Instruments Audit Office [Auditor-General] SI 85/2019 is the Audit Office Regulations [link], a comprehensive set of regulations for: the corporate governance of the Audit Office by the Audit Office Board; the administration of the Audit Office; the conduct of audits of entities, Ministries and funds subject to audit by the Auditor-General; and the financial affairs of the Audit Office. Commission of Inquiry into Sale of Urban State Land SI 86/2019 extends the Commission’s term of office from the end of April until the end of October. The Commission was sworn in on 1st February 2018 and is chaired by Justice Uchena. Local authority by-laws – Chikomba Rural District Council 81/2019 – Refuse Removal By-laws 82/2019 – Taxi By-laws 83/2019 – Hairdresser’s Shops and Barber’s Shops By-laws [marred by too many typos that should have been obvious to anyone checking or proofreading the by-laws, e.g., “pause for eminent” instead of “cause for imminent”]. Public Finance Management – Receivers of Revenue and Accounting Officers SI 84/2019 [link] provides new lists of Receivers of Revenue and Accounting Officers for the purposes of the Public Finance Management Act. Accounting officers are designated for each of the entities for which Parliament has voted funds in the Appropriation (2019) Act. Regular Gazette of 12th April Statutory instruments Labour Act: Collective Bargaining Agreements SI 87/2019 affects the Ceramics and Associated Products Manufacturing Industry. It sets minimum wage levels for July 2018 to June 2019 and stipulates wages shall be paid “in the currency of the US dollars”. The agreement was signed in June 2018. SI 90/2019 affects the Printing, Packaging and Newspaper Industry. It sets wages and allowances for 2019. Local authority by-laws: Epworth Local Board SI 88/2019 is the Epworth Traffic, Clamping and Tow-away By-laws. Supreme Court Rules SI 89/2019 [link] contains the first amendments to last year’s new Supreme Court Rules published in SI 84/2018 [link]. Rules 30 and 33 are amended, to clarify the procedure for the Prosecutor-General to apply for the leave of a

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