The President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades received today, at the Presidential Palace, the annual report of the Legislation Commissioner Ms Louisa Christodoulides-Zannettou for the year 2021.
Handing over the Report, the Commissioner said that it "details all the work that has been carried out for 2021, all the bills that have been drafted following the decision of the Council of Ministers, all my recommendations to the Ministers and generally everything concerning the performance of my duties stemming from my act of appointment."
There are also recommendations for the improvement of the institution and its better use by the Government.
In response to the President's comment that the Commissioner for Legislation is also moving forward with the harmonisation of legislation based on the amendments that are being made, the Commissioner said "there is a review of laws, translation and consolidation of many laws, as I had done recently with the Constitution, and I am now moving forward with the English unification of the Constitution which does not exist and is very important for what is happening internationally and is being asked of us and by you.
Also, the very important area of international conventions, which had been suspended for a period of four years, has been reopened in our Office. It has now been reopened and all international conventions binding the Republic of Cyprus are being recorded. It is extremely necessary at all times for Cyprus to be aware of what is binding us internationally."
Receiving the report, the President of the Republic said that "I am closely following the work you are doing and I can only congratulate you because the role that the Legislation Commissioner should play has really been activated to the maximum extent possible."
Receiving the report, the President of the Republic said that "I am closely following the work you are doing and I can only congratulate you because the role that the Legislation Commissioner should play has really been activated to the maximum extent possible.
I am glad because there is really a codification, a revision of the legislation so that it is modernized on the basis of the amendments that are made, what is equally important is the work that has been done on the Constitution because sometimes, when it does not exist officially, there can be misinterpretation or even ignorance of amendments to the Constitution. What is equally important, however, is that we now have somewhere to turn for the preparation of a draft.
The other one on international conventions issues was indispensable and, therefore, again I want to thank you and congratulate you, hoping that our close cooperation and the eventual needs that arise for the Office with the new upgraded tasks and the zeal that you demonstrate will help, so that you will be even more effective."
(PM/MG/IC)
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