Legislative Drafting Division

The Legislative Drafting Division discharges the following duties:

1. Drafts Bills based on drafting instructions from Ministries, Departments and Agencies and prepare explanatory memoranda for the Bills;
2. Drafts Subsidiary Legislation which include Constitutional Instruments, Legislative Instruments, Executive Instruments, Bye-Laws and Gazette Notices of a legal nature;
3. Prepares Cabinet memoranda for the policy approval of Bills and for Bills to be laid before Parliament;
4.Arranges the printing and publication of enactments in the Gazette with the Government Printer, Assembly Press after editing and proof reading;
5. Gives advice to Ministries, Departments and Agencies on the interpretation of statutes and legal matters generally;
6. Prepares the index to substantive and subsidiary legislative;
7. Conducts legal research and identify legislative proposals from the Justice Sector;
8. Represents the Attorney-General on various governing bodies;
9. Explains the enactment process;
10. Provides assistance to Parliament in connection with legislation and
11. Provides advice to Cabinet sub-committees