A TEAM from the Commonwealth Office last week held discussions with Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams on the issue of drafting legislation for the oil and gas sector here. The Commonwealth team comprised Daniel Wilde, Ms. Alache Fisho and Ms. Arlette Daniel. The meeting was held at the Attorney General’s Chambers. According to a release by the AG’s office, the discussion surrounded the draft legislation which was prepared by the previous Commonwealth team and the ways in which those drafts could be improved. Suggestions included offshore legislation; a constitutional premise for ownership of natural resources; methods of providing licences i.e. bilateral agreement versus direct allocation methods; new definitions and a revision of the functions of regulatory authorities.
Also present in the meeting were Chief Parliamentary Counsel Mr Cecil Dhurjon, SC, CCH; Parliamentary Consultant, Mrs Ananda Dhurjon; and State Counsel Ms Joann Bond, Ms. Cheyanne Lall and Ms. Ronetta Sargent.