Members of Parliament are to debate plans to allow the sale of duty free liquor at the Airport at a special session of the House of Assembly today.

The Bermuda Airport (Duty Free Sales) Act, which would allow the sale of duty free liquor from outlets at the airport rather than the present system where duty-free alcohol is bought in advance elsewhere and picked up at the airport before departure, is among several items of Government business up for discussion.

Also to be debated are two pieces of new legislation amending the Companies Act and the Bermuda Monetary Authority Act.

The two amendments will classify collective investment schemes like mutual funds and unit trusts into three groups and alow them to be marketed on the Island.

They are also a step towards moving the supervision of collective investment schemes from the companies legislation arena to the Monetary Authority.

Other business includes considering a proposal by Government for the sale of Swing Bridge Cottage, St. George's and a grant of easement to allow a right of way to the Bermuda Housing Corporation at Pilot Warden's Cottage, St. David's.

After Government's business is debated, Shadow Home Affairs Minister Alex Scott's bid to remove doubts over MP Ewart Brown's eligibility to sit in the House of Assembly will be debated.

Mr. Scott's motion -- which would have the effect of quashing constitutional worries over Dr. Brown's US citizenship -- seeks to remove clauses in Bermuda's constititution banning citizens of other countries from sitting in the House. See story on Page 1.

The Senate will also hold its regular meeting today and has an extra sitting scheduled for Monday.

Goverment Senate Leader Gary Pitman said the controversial Prohibited Restaurants Act 1997, which passed the House of Assembly last Friday, will not be debated until the Monday session.

Senate blocked UBP rebel Ann Cartwright DeCouto's act for 12 months the first time around -- but cannot do so again.

Sen. Pitman said: "It doesn't matter what we say, it's going to be sent to the Governor for Assent anyway.

"We will vote on it -- but the vote doesn't mean anything in terms of blocking it.'' The Senate's major business today will be a discussion of the massive audit of the education system -- which gave much less than full marks to many aspects of the administration of the Island's schools.

AIRPORT FLY