The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry will formally consider the Lotteries Amendment Bill.
The purpose of the Bill is to provide for the extension of powers of the Board, to provide for the licensing of an Organ of State to conduct the National Lottery and also provide for a clear accountability process for the distributing agency.
The Bill will further eliminate the overlapping of functions between the Minister and the Board, and provide for the removal of the Reconstruction and Development Programme as a category entitled to be allocated money from the fund.
The Committee will also interact with the National Consumer Commission regarding its Annual Report.
Details of tomorrow’s meeting are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Time: 09h30
Venue: Committee Room E249, Second Floor, National Assembly Building
Draft Agenda - Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry
Meanwhile, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development will meet to deliberate on the draft Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill, the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [7-2013] and the Legal Practice Bill.
Details of tomorrow’s meeting are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Time: 09h00
Venue: Committee Room M515, Fifth Floor, Marks Building
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