With a di­vi­sion of 27 Gov­ern­ment MPs for and 11 Op­po­si­tion MPs against, the Law Re­form Zones of Spe­cial Op­er­a­tions, Spe­cial Se­cu­ri­ty and Com­mu­ni­ty De­vel­op­ment Mea­sures Act, 2026, was passed in the Low­er House of Par­lia­ment.

The in­tend­ed law would give Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar the pow­er to de­clare spec­i­fied zones to be heav­i­ly po­liced on the ad­vice of the Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice and Chief of De­fence Staff.

Per­sad-Bisses­sar would be able to des­ig­nate spe­cial zones in ar­eas where there are “rea­son­able grounds” to be­lieve crim­i­nal­i­ty, gang vi­o­lence, or threats to pub­lic or­der are wide­spread.