31 January 2017 | Comments
REMINDER
The public is reminded about the current round of Consultation & Information Meetings that are being led by the Social & Community Development Committee to discuss the following matters:
For Consultation:
- Elections Legislation on:
- Whether to make it compulsory for people that meet the criteria to be in the Register of Electors to actually be registered
- Whether to allow only persons with St Helenian Status to be on the Register
- Whether to lower the minimum age to vote to 17 years (is currently 18)
- Employment Rights (Amendment) Bill on:
- Whether to allow selling of Liquor on Christmas Day and Good Friday
- Whether to remove the current restriction on businesses to open on Sundays
- Gender Equality (Amendment) Bill on:
- Whether to amend various Ordinances to provide for equal treatment of the population regardless of gender, in accordance with the commitment in June 2016 to extend the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Convention on Equality to St Helena
For Information
- Sexual Offences Act, 2003 (Application) (Amendment) Order, 2017:
- The requirement to make sex offenders notification requirements time limited as per the recent guidance of the Supreme Court of St Helena
A further five meetings are still to take place as follows, with all meetings starting at 7.30 pm:
| Venue | Date | Councillors |
| HTH Community Centre | Tuesday, 31 January | Hon Mike Olsson & Hon Tony Duncan |
| Sandy Bay Community Centre | Wednesday, 1 February | Hon Derek Thomas & Hon Gavin Ellick |
| St Mary’s Church,
The Briars |
Wednesday, 1 February | Hon Brian Isaac & Hon Tony Duncan |
| Blue Hill Community Centre | Thursday, 2 February | Hon Derek Thomas & Hon Gavin Ellick |
| St Michael’s Church, Rupert’s | Monday, 6 February | Hon Brian Isaac & Hon Tony Duncan |
Members of the public are encouraged to attend these meetings, and written comments can also be sent to the Chairperson, Brian Isaac, Social & Community Development Committee, The Castle, or via brian.isaac@helanta.co.sh by no later than Tuesday, 7 February 2017.
The draft legislation has been uploaded to the SHG Website and is available in hard copy at the Public Library.
Social & Community Development Committee
30 January 2017
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