The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General.[1] Ten members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, one on the advice of the Barbuda Council, one resident of Barbuda on the advice of the Prime Minister, and one at the Governor General's discretion. Subject to the provisions of Section 30 of the Constitution, any person who at the time of his appointment: is a citizen; is twenty-one years of age or older; has lived in Antigua and Barbuda for the twelve months immediately prior to the date of his appointment; and is able to speak and, unless disabled by blindness or another physical condition, to read the English language with enough proficiency to allow him to take an active part in the proceedings.[2]
Every Senator must resign from the Senate in the following situations: at the next dissolution of Parliament after being appointed; if he is nominated with his consent to run for the House of Representatives; if he loses citizenship; if he is absent from Senate proceedings for the period or periods and under the conditions specified by the Senate's rules of procedure; if any circumstances arise that, if he were not a Senator, would make him ineligible for appointment as such under subsection (1) of section 30 of the Constitution or under any law passed in accordance with subsection (2) of that section, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of section 31; if the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister in the case of a Senator appointed pursuant to that advice, the Leader of the Opposition in the case of a Senator appointed pursuant to that advice, the Barbuda Council in the case of a Senator appointed pursuant to that advice, or in his discretion in the case of a Senator appointed by him in his discretion; or if after being appointed in accordance with section 28(6) of the Constitution, he no longer resides in Barbuda.[2]
The Governor-General may appoint a person qualified for appointment as a Senator to be temporarily a member of the Senate during such absence, suspension, or illness whenever a Senator is unable to perform his or her duties as a Senator due to absence from Antigua and Barbuda, suspension under section 31(2) of the Constitution, or due to illness. The provisions of Section 31 of the Constitution shall apply to a Senator appointed under this Section in the same manner as they do to a Senator appointed under Section 28 of the Constitution, and an appointment made under this Section shall in any event cease to have effect if the person appointed is notified by the Governor-General that the circumstances giving rise to his appointment have ceased to exist.[2]
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The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General 1 Ten members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition one on the advice of the Barbuda Council one resident of Barbuda on the advice of the Prime Minister and one at the Governor General s discretion Subject to the provisions of Section 30 of the Constitution any person who at the time of his appointment is a citizen is twenty one years of age or older has lived in Antigua and Barbuda for the twelve months immediately prior to the date of his appointment and is able to speak and unless disabled by blindness or another physical condition to read the English language with enough proficiency to allow him to take an active part in the proceedings 2 SenateTypeTypeUpper House of the Parliament of Antigua and BarbudaLeadershipPresidentSenator the Hon Alincia Williams GrantDeputy PresidentOsbert FrederickStructureSeats17Political groupsGovernment Senators 10 Opposition Senators 4 Independent Senators 3 Length of term5 yearsElectionsVoting systemAppointment by the Governor GeneralMeeting placeWebsiteab wbr gov wbr ag wbr detail wbr page wbr php page 9 Every Senator must resign from the Senate in the following situations at the next dissolution of Parliament after being appointed if he is nominated with his consent to run for the House of Representatives if he loses citizenship if he is absent from Senate proceedings for the period or periods and under the conditions specified by the Senate s rules of procedure if any circumstances arise that if he were not a Senator would make him ineligible for appointment as such under subsection 1 of section 30 of the Constitution or under any law passed in accordance with subsection 2 of that section subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of section 31 if the Governor General acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister in the case of a Senator appointed pursuant to that advice the Leader of the Opposition in the case of a Senator appointed pursuant to that advice the Barbuda Council in the case of a Senator appointed pursuant to that advice or in his discretion in the case of a Senator appointed by him in his discretion or if after being appointed in accordance with section 28 6 of the Constitution he no longer resides in Barbuda 2 The Governor General may appoint a person qualified for appointment as a Senator to be temporarily a member of the Senate during such absence suspension or illness whenever a Senator is unable to perform his or her duties as a Senator due to absence from Antigua and Barbuda suspension under section 31 2 of the Constitution or due to illness The provisions of Section 31 of the Constitution shall apply to a Senator appointed under this Section in the same manner as they do to a Senator appointed under Section 28 of the Constitution and an appointment made under this Section shall in any event cease to have effect if the person appointed is notified by the Governor General that the circumstances giving rise to his appointment have ceased to exist 2 The current update President of the Senate is Senator the Hon Alincia Williams Grant with Senator the Hon Osbert Richard Frederick serving as Deputy President 3 Any bill other than a money bill may be introduced in either House of Parliament a money bill cannot be introduced in the Senate 2 Members of the Senate editThe following are the current members of the Antigua and Barbuda Senate 4 Position Senator President of the Senate Senator the Hon Alincia Williams Grant Deputy President of the Senate Senator the Hon Osbert Richard Frederick Leader of Government Business Senator the Hon Samantha Marshall Deputy Leader of Government Business Senator the Hon Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst Government Senator Senator the Hon Shenella Mary Shadida Govia Government Senator Senator the Hon Clement Marley Mandela Antonio Government Senator Senator the Hon Philip Shoul Government Senator Senator the Hon Colin O Neill Browne Government Senator Senator the Hon Dwayne George Government Senator Barbuda representative Senator the Hon Knacyntar Nedd Charles Government Senator Senator the Hon Rawdon Antonio Nairobi Turner Opposition Senator Senator the Hon Shawn Nicholas wikidata 5 Opposition Senator Senator the Hon Johnathan Joseph 5 Opposition Senator Senator the Hon Alex Browne 5 Opposition Senator Senator the Hon David Massiah 5 Independent Senator Governor General s Representative Senator the Hon Kiz Johnson wikidata 6 Barbuda Senator Barbuda Council Senator the Hon Fabian Jones 7 See also editPresident of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda Politics of Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda List of legislatures by countryReferences edit Official Website for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Archived from the original on 9 December 2018 Retrieved 9 December 2018 a b c d http laws gov ag wp content uploads 2018 08 cap 23 pdf Members of the Senate 2018 present Government of Antigua and Barbuda Retrieved 1 January 2020 ABS EVENING NEWS LOCAL SEGMENT 23 1 2023 retrieved 24 January 2023 a b c d https antiguaobserver com new upp leader and opposition senators sworn in ANTIGUA POLITICS Governor General swears in seventh female senator as an independent senator 29 January 2023 https antiguaobserver com fabian jones sworn in for second consecutive term as oppositions barbuda senator nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from documents of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda 17 07 04 N 61 50 00 W 17 1179 N 61 8334 W 17 1179 61 8334 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Senate Antigua and Barbuda amp oldid 1219276992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
