MP slams govt over failure to enact by-laws
By Ei Ei Toe Lwin | Friday, 04 July 2014Government ministries have been accused of holding back important legislation by taking too long to issue by-laws, without which legislation is not in effect.
Thura U Aung Ko, head of the Pyithu Hluttaw's Legislative and Judicial Affairs and Complaints, Letters and Petitions Scrutinizing Committee, said in some cases laws were delayed more than a year because the government had not issued the by-laws.
Laws that benefit the public usually face the longest delays, he said on July 2, adding that the government has issued by-laws for less than one-third of the 98 laws passed to date.
"Parliament decided that by-laws have to be issued within 90 days of a law being passed. But that deadline has gone by and some by-laws have even been pending for more than a year. Many laws have not yet come into effect because of the delay in issuing by-laws," Thura U Aung Ko said.
One of these is the Farmer Protection Law, which was passed more than eight months ago. In early June, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann strongly scolded Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Khin Zaw for his ministry's failure to promulgate the by-laws for the legislation.
Thura U Aung Ko used the address to urge the government to quickly amend the by-laws for the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law to reflect the changes passed by parliament last month.
Under these changes, local officials can only in extreme circumstances reject applications to protest.
"This is not a completely new law so the by-laws should be finished in a month. Then officials can no longer ban demonstrations without proper justification," he said. "If officials ban, they may punished under the existing law." – Translation by Zar Zar Soe
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2014/07/06/mp-slams-govt-over-failure-to-enact-by-laws/
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