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I GUYANA ACT No. 14 2007 SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CARICOM MEMBER STATES) ACT 2007 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. Short title. 2. Interpretion. 3. Acceptance the Trey. 4. Trey to have force law. 5. Implemention amendments to the Trey. SCHEDULE

No. 14] LA WS OF GUYANA [A.D. 2007 2 AN ACT to provide for the implemention the Trey on Security Assistance among Caricom Member Stes and for mters connected therewith. A.D.2007 Short title. Interpretion. Schedule Acceptance the Trey. Trey to have the force law. Implemention amendments to the Trey. 1. This Act may be cited as the Security Assistance (CARICOM Member Stes) Act 2007. 2. In this Act. "Contracting Parties" means the Contracting Parties to the Trey; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for Home Affairs; "Trey" means the Trey on Security Assistance among CARICOM Member Stes concluded among Member Stes the Caribbean Community on 6 July, 2006 St. Kitts and Nevis as set out in the Schedule together with the Protocol to the Trey. 3. The Government Guyana hereby enters into, adopts and adheres to the Trey. 4. The Trey shall have the force law in Guyana. 5.(1) Where an amendment or protocol to the Trey is accepted by the Contracting Parties, the Minister may by Order amend the Schedule for the purpose including the amendment. (2) Where the Schedule is amended in accordance with this section, any reference in this Act or in any other enactment or in any instrument having effect under any such enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires be construed as a reference to the Trey as so amended. Enacted by the Parliament Guyana:- TI- Re Ca frol sys Me Re( De\ See 200 Con pror Wisl and Stri\l prine HAVI In thi~ "Expiry Act. 6. The Minister may by order specify a de on which this Act shall expire." ",

)7 A.D. 2007] SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CARICOM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 3 SCHEDULE s.2 lee TREATY ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE AMONG CARl COM MEMBER STATES 3 to )me nee ded lean evis the into, Ity is )rder the ~ with tment tment as a :h '.his V, J THE CONTRACTING PARTIES Reaffirming the decision the Conference Heads Government the CaribbeanCommunityreached its 24th Meeting held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 2-5 July, 2003, where the Conference was challenged to promote a system regional security to ensure the economic and social integrity Member Stes; Recalling further the First Meeting the Ministerial Sub-Committee on Developing a Regional Resource Mobilision Stregy for Crime Prevention and Security Issues which convened in Kingston, Jamaica, from 9-10 January, 2004; Convinced th the stability and well - being the Caribbean region can best be promoted by mutual cooperion; Wishing to maximize their strength in the interest the defence their Stes and to achieve sustainable social and economic development for their people; Striving to preserve the common heritage their people founded on the principles democracy, liberty the individual and the rule law: HAVE AGREED as follows: Article 1 USE OF TERMS In this Trey, unless the context otherwise requires: "Community" means the Caribbean Community established by the Revised Trey Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) signed Nassau, The Bahamas on 5 July, 2001; "Contracting Parties" means Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize; Dominica, Grenada, Guyana; Jamaica; St. Kitts and

No. 14] LAWS OF GUYANA [A.D. 2007 A.[ 4 Nevis, Saint Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and the Regional Security System; "Contracting Stes" means Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; St. Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; and Trinidad and Tobago; "Co-ordinor" means the Co-ordinor the RSS appointed in accordance with the Trey; "Forces Commanders" means the - (a) Commander the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force; (b) Commissioner Police the Royal Police Force Antigua and Barbuda; (c) Chief Staff the Royal Bahamas Defence Force; (d) Commissioner the Royal Bahamas Police Force; (e) Chief Staff the Barbados Defence Force; (f) Commissioner Police the Royal Barbados Police Force; (g) Commissioner the Belize Nional Police; (h) Commandant the Belize Defence Force; (i) Chief Police the Commonwealth Dominica Police Force: U) Commissioner the Royal Grenada Police Force; (k) Chief Staff the Guyana Defence Force; (I) Commissioner Police the Guyana Police Force; (m) Chief Staff the Jamaica Defence Force; (n) Commissioner Police the Jamaica Constabulary Force; (0) Commissioner the Royal Saint Christopher and Nevis Police Force; (p) Commander the St Kitts and Nevis Defence Force; (q) Commissioner the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force; (r) Commissioner Police the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force; (s) Chief Police the Suriname Police Force; (t) Commander in Charge the Suriname Army; (u) Chief Defence Staff the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force; and (v) Commissioner Police the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. Thl witl ace "Full command" means the military authority and responsibility a commander to issue orders to his subordines in every aspect military administrion and operions. "Regional Security System" or "RSS" means the Organision 5thday established March by the Trey signed St Georges, Grenada, on the 1996 between Barbados and the Member Stes the Organision Eastern Caribbean Stes;

). ~'- 1 A.D.2007] SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CAR/COM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 5 "iname; Idmas, itts and Ie; and,rdance lua and "Security Assistance Mechanism" means the arrangements and the utilizion the support facilities required to expedite the mobilizion, coordinion and deployment resources to respond effectively and in a timely manner to control the thre serious crimes, man-made or nural disasters, and nional and regional crisis; "service personnel" means personnel belonging to or connected with anyone the Forces referred to in the definition "Forces Commanders"; and ''Trey'' means the Trey establishing the Regional Security System signed St. Georges, Grenada on the 5th day March, 1996 by Antigua and Barbuda, Bardados, The Commonwealth Dominica, Grenada, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. :;e; :orce: Article 2 ESTABLISHMENT There is hereby established a Security Assistance Mechanism th is charged with the execution the tasks and services required to be performed in accordance with this Trey. :e; Police Article 3 OBJECTIVES The objectives the Security Assistance Mechanism are the: lid the (a) efficient and timely response to and management nural and manmade disasters in order to reduce and elimine the harmful consequences there; lefence Police I a pect bli~hed March lision (b) expeditious, efficient mobilision and deployment regional resources in order to manage and defuse nional and regional crises and to comb serious crimes; (c) combing and eliminion thres to nional and regional security, however arising; and (d) preservion the territorial integrity the Contracting Stes.

No. 14] LAWS OF GUYANA [A.D. 2007 A.I 6 ARTICLE 4 EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION Each Contracting Ste shall take all necessary measures, including legislive and administrive measures, to ensure the effective implemention the objectives this Trey within its territory. 1. Se 2. Article 5 JOINT STRATEGIC COORDINATING AND PLANNING COMMITTEE 1. There shall be a Joint Stregic Coordining and Planning Committee (hereinafter called "the Committee") comprising the Co-ordinor the RSS and the Forces Commanders. 2. The Committee shall meet in session as ten as the exigencies the circumstances require. 3. The meetings the Committee shall be chaired by the Contracting Stes on a roting basis in the English alphabetical order. 4. The Committee shall perform the following functions: (a) monitor the availability and readiness the resources for deployment by the Security Assistance Mechanism as required; (b) monitor and advise on the preparedness the Contracting Parties to accommode merial, military and service personnel in times nional crisis; (c) make arrangements for the transportion merial, military and service personnel to receiving Contracting Stes short notice including where necessary arrangements for mandory requisition by the Contracting Parties air and sea transport vessels belonging to prive persons; and 3. see (d) any other function manded by the Contracting Stes which is within the objectives sted in Article 3. 1. 1 the 5. Subject to Article 11, the Committee shall be responsible for mobilising, coordining and deploying the resources the Security Assistance Mechanism in response to a request for assistance by a Contracting Ste. 2. 6. Combined operions shall be coordined any suitable place as may be agreed upon by the Committee.

)07 A.D. 2007] SECURITY ASS/STANCE (CAR/COM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 7 Article 6 THE COORDINATING SECRETARIAT ltivtj Hie 1. The Central Liaison Office the RSS shall be designed the Coordining Secretari the Security Assistance Mechanism. 2. In the performance its functions the Coordining Secretari shall:,ittee and (a) (b) seek to ascertain the quantum and availability the resources in the territories the Contracting Stes which may be identified for use by the Security Assistance Mechanism; as directed by the Committee, act as the focal point for relions with governments third Stes and representives competent internional organisions on issues within the remit the Security Assistance Mechanism; r the (c) compile and distribute to Contracting Stes and the Committee stistics on the merial, disciplined forces and reled facilities the Contracting Parties; tes (d) on request prepare a draft budget for the Security Assistance Mechanism for submission to the Committee whenever the Security Assistance Mechanism is actived; ment,es to as I and lotice on by ing to (e) develop and establish a dabase for the Security Assistance Mechanism; and (f) perform any other function manded by the Contracting Stes which is within the objectives sted in Article 3. 3. The Central Liaison Office the RSS shall provide administrive and secretarial services for the purposes the Security Assistance Mechanism. Article 7 COORDINATOR within 1. The Coordinor shall be responsible for the general administrive direction the Security Assistance Mechanism. :Iisi'lg, anism 1ay be 2. The duties the Coordinor shall include - (a) advising the Contracting Stes on request on the issues serious crimes, man-made and nural disasters and mters regional security;

No. 14] LAWS OF GUYANA [A.D. 2007 A 8 (b) arranging and servicing meetings the Security Assistance Mechanism; (c) coordining the operions the Security Assistance Mechanism; (d) submitting annually and the request the Contracting Stes reports on the administrive and operional activities the Security Assistance Mechanism; and (e) taking approprie action in respect any decision taken or directive received from the Contracting Stes. 3. The Coordinor shall submit any informion and prepare any document sending by the Contracting Stes and submit any informion which in his opinion the Contracting Stes ought to be informed. Article 8 THE BUDGET 1. The Contracting Stes may, where the exigencies the Security Assistance Mechanism so require, agree to the preparion a budget in which the quantum or proportion each Contracting Ste contribution is determined. 2. Whenever a request is made for assistance or cooperion from the Security Assistance Mechanism, the receiving Contracting Ste shall meet the financial obligions arising from the rendering such assistance or cooperion. 3. Budget estimes shall on request be prepared by the Coordining Secretari with, where necessary, the assistance a technical committee, for submission to the Committee which shall consider and transmit it to the relevant Contracting Stes for their approval. 4. Supplementary estimes may be prepared and submitted to the Contracting Parties as the exigencies the Security Assistance Mechanism may require. 5. Annual financial stements shall, where approprie, be submitted by the Coordining Secretari to the relevant Contracting Stes. 2. as co 3. or Cc 4. an 5. COI CO ind Co 6. cor nee 1. Article 9 AREAS OF COOPERATION 1. The Contracting Parties agree to coopere in the areas and in the manner set out hereunder -

)0, A.D. 2007] SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CARICOM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 9,nee es urity ~tive (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) combing thres to nional and regional security; minimizing the incidence serious crimes; preserving the territorial integrity the Contracting Stes; conducting search and rescue missions as a consequence nural and man-made disasters; and in any other area manded by the Contracting Stes which is within the objectives sted in Article 3. nent I his 2. Anyone or more the Contracting Parties may request in writing the assistance one or more the other Contracting Parties in the areas cooperion set out in paragraph 1 this Article. 3. Assistance provided by anyone or more the Contracting Parties to one or more the other Contracting Parties may be coordined through the Coordining Secretari. ;urity!hieh 3d. I the,t the,tion. ing 3, for 3vant 4. The Contracting Parties shall consult together whenever in the opinion any them, the nional security any Contracting Ste is threened. 5. Where, having so consulted, the Contracting Parties or any number them consider th they should take action to comb the thre to the security any Contracting Ste upon the written request the Contracting Party, they may individually or collectively take such action as may be requested in writing by th. Contracting Ste. 6. The service personnel a sending Contracting Ste may, with the written consent the receiving Contracting Ste, use reasonable force as and when necessary during operions in the receiving Contracting Ste. the I may y the Article 10 COMMAND, CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE 1. Subject to the laws the requested Contracting Ste - (a) the requesting Contracting Ste shall have responsibility for the operional direction, administrion and logistics requirements all service personnel opering in th Contracting Ste for the purposes agreed by the Stes; and anner (b) the senior ficer a requested Ste shall exercise full command over his service personnel.

No. 14] LA WS OF GUYANA [A.D. 2007 A 10 2. The responsibilities referred to in paragraph 1 (a) may vest in the requested Contracting Ste based on a request in writing the requesting Contracting Ste for such period as is specifically sted by the requesting Contracting Ste. 3. Service personnel shall be subject to the applicable code discipline in accordance with the law his Ste and the regulions the Force to which he belongs. Article 11 COOPERATION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE CONTRACTING STATES 1. Notwithstanding the provisions any other article, within the spirit and in accordance with the objectives this Trey, any two or more Contracting Stes may- (a) active the Security Assistance Mechanism; and 2. C< St se the St< sel 3. pel cor are 4. anc OffE prin ami pen (b) coopere with each other; without the RSS being an active participant. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 the Coordining Secretari and the Coordinor may be required to give relevant support and coopere with the respective Contracting Stes to the extent and for the purposes required. EXCI OTHER Article 12 ARRANGEMENTS Contracting Stes may conclude bileral or multileral agreements with one another on the mters dealt with in this Trey for the purposes supplementing or strengthening its provisions or faciliting the applicion the principles embodied in it. Article 13 JURISDICTION 1. When service personnel a sending Contracting Ste are within the jurisdiction another Contracting Ste, they shall respect the laws, customs and traditions th other Contracting Ste. In re~ equip, or oth the co

:007 )sted cting ite. ne in ~hhe A.D. 2007] SECURITY ASS/STANCE (CAR/COM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 11 2. The relevant authorities one Contracting Ste shall have, within another Contracting Ste or on board any vessel or aircraft th other Contracting Ste, the right to exercise all such criminal and disciplinary jurisdiction over the service personnel the first-mentioned Contracting Ste as are conferred on the relevant authorities th Contracting Ste by the laws th Contracting Ste, including the right to reprie personnel to their own Ste for trial and sentencing. 3. The courts a Contracting Ste shall have jurisdiction over service personnel another Contracting Ste with respect to fences th are committed by such personnel within the first-mentioned Contracting Ste which are punishable under the law the first-mentioned Contracting Ste. 3.nd in 3tes 4. Where the courts one Contracting Ste and the relevant authorities another Contracting Ste have the right to exercise jurisdiction in respect an fence, the relevant authorities the other Contracting Ste shall have the primary right to exercise jurisdiction where the fence arises out an act or omission occurring in the course ficial duties by a member the service personnel th other Contracting Ste. Article 14 CLAIMS Except as otherwise agreed, the receiving Contracting Party shall: Id the 'ith the (a) not institute any legal proceedings against a sending Contracting Party or its service personnel or other legal entities acting on its behalf; ith one nenting inciples (b) deal with legal proceedings and claims brought by third Parties against a sending Contracting Party or against service personnel or other legal entities acting on its behalf; (c) preserve, save and keep free from harm service personnel the sending Contracting Party or persons or other legal entities acting on its behalf; and (d) compense a sending Contracting Ste or its service personnel or other legal entities acting on its behalf, thl11 the customs in respect deh or injury to such service personnel, damage to or loss equipment or property, or damage to the environment arising within the territory or other area under the jurisdiction or control the sending Contracting Ste in the course providing assistance.

No. 14] LA WS OF GUYANA [A.D.2007 A. 12 Article 15 OPERATIONAL AND MEDICAL EXPENSES 1. The receiving Contracting Ste shall pay the expenses incurred in accommoding and victualling the service personnel the sending Contracting Party. 2. The medical expenses any service personnel the sending Contracting Ste who needs medical tention - (a) (b) in the receiving Contracting Ste as a result injuries received, or illness occurring during operions or training in th Contracting Ste shall be borne by the receiving Contracting Ste; after having been repried to the sending Contracting Ste as a result injuries or illness referred to in subparagraph (a) shall be borne by the receiving Contracting Ste; and (c) as a result injuries or illness referred to in paragraph (a) which cannot be obtained in either the receiving Contracting Ste or the sending Contracting Ste shall be borne by both Contracting Stes in such proportion as may be agreed upon. 3. The receiving Contracting Party shall pay the operional expenses incurred in respect the transportion and use the resources necessary to mobilize and execute any request made on its behalf. 1. Stc 2. the to t 3. ma Tre fina 1. to th 2. forw de Article 16 TRAINING 1. The Contracting Parties may make arrangements for the training service personnel. 2. Training may be conducted on a collective or individual basis. 3. The Committee shall be responsible for all training initiives undertaken by virtue this Trey. Article 17 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES In the case a dispute between two or more Contracting Parties reling to the interpretion or applicion this Trey, the Contracting Parties shall consult together with a view to the settlement the dispute by negotiion, enquiry, mediion, conciliion, arbitrion or other peaceful means their own choice prior to the initiion any judicial process. This (here all C regis INW respe DONI on the

007 A.D. 2007] SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CAR/COM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 13 COMMENCEMENT Article 18 AND TERMINATION d in cting cting id, or Ste 1. This Trey shall enter into force on the day th it is signed by two Member Stes the RSS, the RSS and two other Contracting Parties. 2. This Trey shall cease to be in force in respect a Contracting Party on the day specified by notice in writing to the other Contracting Parties; such notice to be given least six months before the de specified in the notice. 3. In the event the terminion this Trey, any provision reling to a mter criminal jurisdiction or to any other obligion arising from or under this Trey while in force, shall remain in force until the mter is settled or otherwise finally resolved. as a 3.11be Article 19 ACCESSION which )r the lt8s in ::urred obilize 1. After its entry into force any Member Ste the Community may accede to this Trey. 2. Instruments accession shall be deposited with the Depository who shall forward certified true copies to all Contracting Parties notifying them the des deposit the instruments accession. Article 20 DEPOSITORY ;ervice This Trey shall be deposited with the Secretary General the Community (herein referred to as the Depository) who shall forward certified true copies to all Contracting Parties, notifying them the des signure and shall be registered with the Secretary General the United Nions. IKen by IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective governments, hereby sign the present Trey. ~ to the consult 3nquiry, I choice DONE on the day

No. 14] LAWS OF GUYANA 14 [A.D. 2007 A.[ for the Government Antigua and Barbuda on the day Si(:; for for the Government the Bahamas on the for the Government Barbados on the for the Government Belize on the day day day Sig for Sig for Sig for Sig for for the Government the Commonwealth Dominica on the for the Government Grenada on the day day Sigl for1 ANI has for the Government the Co-operive Republic Guyana on the day for t

2007 A.D. 2007] SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CARICOM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 15 for the Government Jamaica on the day for the Government Saint Lucia on the day for the Government the Federion St. Kitts and Nevis on the day for the Government St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the day for the Government the Republic Suriname on the day for the Government the Republic Trinidad and Tobago on the day AND IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned being duly authorized thereto has signed the present Trey lay for the Regional Security System on the day

No. 14] LAWS OF GUYANA 16 [A.D. 2007 PROTOCOL TO THE TREATY ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE AMONG CARICOM MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CARICOM OPERATIONS, PLANNING AND COORDINATING STAFF (COPACS) Contracting Parties to the Trey on Security Assistance Among CARICOM Member Stes, Recalling Article 2 the Trey which established the Security Assistance Mechanism and Article 3 which set out the objectives the Mechanism including the "expeditious, efficient mobilision and deployment regional resources in order to manage and defuse nional and regional crises and to comb serious crimes"; Recalling further Articles 5 and 6; and Recognizing th the Community may have the need on occasion to mobilize forces under a single command in relion to the management a single incident or event; Agree as follows: Article 1 Interpretion In this Protocol, unless the context otherwise requires: "Conference" means the Conference Heads Government the Caribbean Community established by Article the Revised Trey Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy; "Contracting Ste" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Trey; "COPACS" means the CARICOM Operions. Planning and Coordining established by Article 2; Staff "Regional Operions Commander" means the Regional Operions Commander appointed in accordance with Article 3; "Security Assistance Mechanism" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Trey;

A.D. 2007] SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CARICOM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 17 :5) JilCOM 3istance,cluding urces in serious mobilize a single "Trey" means the Trey on Security Assistance Among CARICOM Member Stes concluded among Member Stes the Caribbean Community on 6 July, 2006 S1.Kitts and Nevis. Article 2 Establishment COPACS 1. Notwithstanding Articles 5 and 6 the Trey, the Contracting Stes hereby establish the CARICOM Operions, Planning and Coordining Staff, which shall have the functions specified in Article 3. 2. COPACS shall be temporary in nure and shall be convened by the Conference as and when required and for such period as determined by the Conference. 3. The Conference may assign any function or responsibility under the Trey to the Regional Operions Commander during the period th COPACS is convened. Article 3 Regional Operions Commander 1. The Regional Operions Commander shall be appointed by the Conference Heads Government the Caribbean Community on the recommendion the Council Ministers Nional Security and Law Enforcement for such period as COPACS is convened. aribbean uaramas ~ Market 2. The Regional Operions Commander shall be responsible for managing COPACS and shall have the overall command the forces the Security Assistance Mechanism during such period as COPACS is convened. ing Staff Functions Article 4 COPACS :Jerions 1. COPACS shall have the following functions during such period as it is convened: ) it in the (a) mobilising, coordining and deploying the resources the Security Assistance Mechanism during the period and in respect the incident or event for which it is convened;

No. 14] LA WS OF GUYANA [A.D. 2007 18 (b) seeking to ascertain the quantum and availability the resources in the territories the Contracting Stes which may be identified for use by the Security Assistance Mechanism; (c) preparing and implementing a Resource Mobilision Plan for the approval the Conference; (d) (e) (f) (g) preparing and implementing a Plan in relion to all security reled aspects the event or incident for which it was convened; as directed by the Conference, acting as the focal point for relions with governments third Stes and representives competent internional organisions on issues reling to its establishment; preparing a draft budget for its activities in relion to the incident or event for which it was convened; performing any other function manded by the Conference within the scope its establishment pursuant to paragraph 2 Article 2. 2. COPACS shall establish a Regional Operions Coordining Centre as required to be the Operional Headquarters under the command the Regional Operions Commander, in order to execute the Plan specified in subsection (c) paragraph 1 and reled mters. Article 5 Security Assistance Mechanism Nothing in this Protocol shall prevent any Contracting Party to the Trey from activing the Security Assistance Mechanism as provided in the Trey in relion to any incident or event for which COPACS does not have authority. Article 6 Entry into Force and Terminion 1. This Protocol shall be open for signure by any the Contracting Parties and shall enter into force upon signure by three such Contracting Parties. 2. This Protocol may be termined by the agreement all parties hereto and in any event shall be termined immediely upon the terminion the Trey, but terminion the Protocol alone shall not otherwise affect the operion the Trey. c

).2007 A.D. 2007] SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CAR/COM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 -- 19 Jrces in for use IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective governments, hereby sign the present Protocol. tor the reled for the Government Antigua and Barbuda on the day elalions mpetent :nt; :ident or for the Government The Bahamas on the day 'ithlll the 3ntre as iegional ction (c) for the Government Barbados on the day y from "rey in -ity. for the Government Belize on the day 9 Parties 3S. )reto and e Trey, )rion for the Government the Commonwealth Dominica on the for the Government Grenada on the day day

No. 14} LAWS OF GUYANA 20 [A.D. 2007 for the Government the Co-operive Republic Guyana on the day for the Government Jamaica on the day for the Government Saint Lucia on the day for the Government the Federion St. Kitts and Nevis on the day for the Government St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the day for the Government the Republic Suriname on the day

D.2007 A.D. 2007] SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CARICOM MEMBERS STATES) [No. 14 21 for the Government the Republic Trinidad and Tobago on the day AND IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned being duly authorized thereto has signed the present Trey for the Regional Security System on the day Jay Passed by the Nional Assembly on 15th March, 2007. hi Clerk the Nional Assembly. (BILL No. 11/2007)