The Appellate Jurisdiction (Amendment) Bill

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2023 National Assembly National Assembly Bill No. 49 of 2023 13th First Reading

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Published on parliament.go.ke: February 2024

  1. First Reading 22 Nov 2023
  2. Second Reading
  3. Committee of the Whole House
  4. Third Reading
  5. Presidential Assent

Current status: First Reading

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Ichung’wah Antony Kimani

United Democratic Alliance · Kikuyu Constituency

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Notes

Source: https://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2024-02/THE%20APPELLATE%20JURISDICTION%20%28AMENDMENT%29%20BILL%2C%202023%20%282%29.pdf

Bill text

1455 THE APPELLATE JURISDICTION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 A AN ACT of Parliament to amend the Appellate Jurisdiction Act * Bill for ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya, as follows — 1. This Act may be cited as the Appellate Jurisdiction S27 tie(Amendment) Act, 2023. 2. Section 7 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act is amended by deleting the words "provided that in the case of a sentence of death no extension of time shall be granted after the issue of the warrant for the execution of that sentence" appearing immediately after the words, "may have already expired". ee a op 212. :

The Appellate Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rill, 2023 MEMORANDUM AND OF OBJECTS REASONS. The principal object of this Bill is to amend the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, to remove the prohibition of grant of extension of time for giving notice of intention of appeal in the case of a sentence of death, Clause 1 of the Bill provides for the short title. Clause 2 of the Bill provides for the amendment of section 7 the Act to delete the words, "Provided that in the case of a sentence of death no extension of time shall be granted after 'the issue of the warrant for the execution of that sentence." of Statement on the delegation of legislative powers and limitation of fundamental freedoms rights and The Bill does not delegate legislative powers. It does not limit fundamental rights, and freedoms. Statement that the Bill concerns county governments The Bill does not affect the functions of the county governments and is not a Bill concerning counties for purposes of the Standing Orders. Statement that the Bill is a money Bill within the meaning of Article 114 of the Constitution The enactment of this Bill shall not occasion additional expenditure of public funds. Dated the 21st June, 2023, Section 7 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act which it is proposed to amend— J, OPTYO WANDAYI, Member of Parliament.

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