Parliament ratifies law to change references to ‘The Queen’

March 13, 2013 8:11 AM

PHILIPSBURG - Parliament on Tuesday unanimously ratified one law that would effect changes in nine national ordinances, in which references to "The Queen" are made or her birthday.

 
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams explained to Parliament that with the abdication of Queen Beatrix and inauguration of Prince Willem Alexander as King on April 30, certain ordinances had to be changed to read "The King" or his birthday.
 
The issue was of such urgent nature that Parliament met for a Central Committee meeting at 2:00pm, and ratified the law in a full public session of Parliament at 4:45 pm.
 
President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel sought and received support from Parliament to deviate from article 27, which stipulates that a public meeting should be called four days prior to the convening of said meeting.
 
The PM explained that considering the six weeks the Ombudsman is allotted by law to conduct due diligence, the laws would have to be promulgated by March 18. She said although the time is short until March 18, she believed it would be possible for Parliament to do its part.
 
Wescot-Williams said that the nine national ordinances, which include the labour regulation, maritime inspection ordinance and LMA, are the only national ordinances that require the change. Other ordinances affected are the Audit Chamber and Commerce Code.
 
The same process took place for the changes for country decisions (landsbesluiten) and ministerial decrees of a general nature. The PM also disclosed that the Council of Advice had suggested that a "blanket clause" be included in the law to cover laws that might have been overlooked and found to be still using "The Queen."
 
However, she explained, government was not in agreement with this, because a lot of effort had been put in consolidation of text to change terminology to fit country St. Maarten.
 
Also, after years of using a blanket clause, she said, the country could be found floundering (de draad kwijt) having to deal with changes in laws to different laws. As such, she added, government wanted as much as possible effected in the one law itself.
 
(The Daily Herald)

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