24 January 2017 | Comments
REMINDER
The consultation and information meetings led by the Social & Community Development Committee will also include consultation on the following points that are relevant to the Elections Legislation:
- 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)
As a reminder, in addition to the above, the following pieces of draft legislation will also form part of the agenda:
For Consultation:
- 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
All meetings will start at 7.30pm. The public is encouraged to attend these meetings to discuss these matters and to provide feedback. Below is a revised schedule for the upcoming meetings:
| Venue | Date | Councillors |
| Kingshurst Community Centre | Thursday, 26 January | Hon Derek Thomas & Hon Gavin Ellick |
| 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 |
Written comments can be sent to the Chairperson, Brian Isaac, Social & Community Development Committee, The Castle, or via e-mail: brian.isaac@helanta.co.sh by no later than Tuesday, 7 February 2017.
The draft legislation has been uploaded to the SHG Website and will shortly be made available in hard copy at the Public Library.
Social & Community Development Committee
24 January 2017
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