Guwahati: Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar formally took charge as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha as the winter session of parliament began on Wednesday.
The current winter session which began today will continue till December 29.
The BJP-led administration intended to introduce 16 new measures during the session.
The Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022 are a few of the bills scheduled for introduction in the Winter Session of Parliament.
Some elements of the Madrid Registration System are intended to be incorporated by the Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill. Businesses can register their trade marks and safeguard their trademarks across different nations by using the Madrid method of International Registration for Marks.
The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2022 aims to alter the parent Act by simplifying various processes so that the greatest number of stakeholders can access it.
The North East Water Management Authority Bill, 2022, seeks to establish the North East Water Management Authority (NEWMA) by dissolving the Brahmaputra Board, an existing Statutory Body established in accordance with the provisions of the Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980, and ultimately repealing said Act of 1980.
Repetitive and out-of-date legislation will be repealed under the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022.
The National Dental Commission Bill, 2022 and the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 are two of the additional bills.
The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 which was tabled in Lok Sabha on December 9 and referred to the Standing Committee on External Affairs is also on the government’s agenda. This year’s report was delivered on February 11.
The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill aims to implement domestic anti-maritime piracy legislation in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in order to provide the country with the necessary legal framework for the prosecution of individuals for piracy-related crimes committed on high seas outside of India’s territorial jurisdiction.