The Constitution
of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana was prepared by a Constitutent
Assembly on the authority of the National Assembly by a Resolution
which was passed by the Assembly on 21st July, 1978.
The Constitutent Assembly consisted of all members of the
National Assembly and an Advisory Panel representative of
certain organisations.
The Constitutent Assembly invited and received memoranda from
the public – individuals and organisations – travelled
and held meetings throughout Guyana, took evidence, and prepared
a new Constitution.
The new Constitution was laid in the National Assembly on
1st February, 1980, and was discussed therein on 13th and
14th February, 1980. It was enacted by the Constitution of
the Co-operative Republic of Guyana 1980 (Act No. 2 of 1980),
which was passed by the National Assembly on 14th February,
1980, and assented by the President and published in the Gazette
on 20th February, 1980.
The Constitution came into operation on 6th October, 1980,
by Proclamation No. 2 of 1980 made by the President on 1st
October, 1980, and published in the Gazette of the same day.
Amendments
The 1980 Constitution was amended by the following:
| (i) |
Labour (Amendment)
Act 1984 – Act No. 9 of 1984 |
| (ii) |
Public Service
Appellate Tribunal Act 1984 – Act No. 17 of 1984 |
| (iii) |
Constitution
(Amendment) Order 1987 – Order No. 38 of 1987 |
| (iv) |
Constitution
(Amendment) Act 1988 – Act No. 1 of 1988 |
| (v) |
Constitution
(Amendment) Act 1990 – Act No. 23 of 1990 |
| (vi) |
Constitution
(Amendment) Act 1991 – Act No. 1 of 1991 |
| (vii) |
Constitution
(Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1991 – Act No. 12 of 1991 |
| (viii) |
Constitution
(Amendment) (No. 3) Act 1991 – Act No. 35 of 1991 |
| (ix) |
Constitution
(Amendment) (No. 4) Act 1991 – Act No. 36 of 1991 |
| (x) |
Elections
Law (Amendment) Act 1992 – Act No. 11 of 1992 |
| (xi) |
Constitution
(Amendment) Act 1993 – Act No. 21 of 1993 |
| (xii) |
Constitution
(Amendment) Act 1995 – Act No. 15 of 1995 |
Of
the said aforementioned amendments, a number of them (Acts
Nos. 1 of 1991, 12 of 1991, 36 of 1991 and 11 of 1992) were
effected to be of a temporary duration to facilitate the
holding of the 1992 Elections. |
