Thursday, October 11 – Chairman of the Law Reform Commission Mr. Ray Harris announced that a committee has been set up to embark on a law reform exercise relating to the subject of education regulations.

The reform exercise will culminate in a report, including recommendations and draft Education Regulations. Mr. Harris said that these regulations are considered necessary for the Education Act of 2004 to work more effectively.

The Commission is now soliciting submissions from the general public regarding the subject area for consideration by the committee. Submissions should be sent to the Secretary, Law Reform Commission, Attorney General’s Chambers, P.O. Box 242, Road Town, Tortola.

Submissions may also be dropped off in person at the Law Reform Commission office on Flemming Street, Road Town, on the third floor upstairs of Royal Shop, or be made via email to lawreform@bvigovernment.org.

The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2008. “Please ensure that you make your contribution as we work together to reform the laws of the BVI,” Mr. Harris said.

The Law Reform Commission was established in 2002. Its functions are to study and keep under constant review the statutes and other laws of the Virgin Islands with a view to making recommendations for their improvement, modernization, and reform.

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For more information, contact:
Susanna Henighan
Communications Officer
468-3701 ext. 3926
shenighan@gov.vg

From BVI Government Web site  www.bvi.gov.vg