Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has announced the completion of the draft for the long-anticipated oil spill bill.
The proposed legislation, formally titled the Oil Pollution Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Responsibility Bill of 2025, has been sent to the Office of the President for further review and action.
“The Office of the Attorney General has sent the bill today (Tuesday) —this evening rather—to the Office of the President for onward transmission.
So that task has been completed, at least a draft of it, and discussions will begin on possible changes, etc., as the Office of the President shall direct,” Nandlall explained during his weekly programme ‘Issues In The News.’
The bill, designed to strengthen Guyana’s legal framework for managing oil spills, reflects the government’s commitment to ensuring robust environmental safeguards in the burgeoning oil and gas sector.
Addressing public speculation about the bill’s status, Nandlall clarified its progress. “Since it was out there that the bill is at the Attorney General Chambers, I am reporting to you that it has now left the Attorney General Chambers and has gone to the Office of the President, in particular the Office of the Vice President,” he added.
Initially, the government was aiming to have the bill tendered in the National Assembly by the end of 2024, but this was not possible owing to several delays.
