Taxi drivers and employers may be breathing a sigh of relief today because the calling of an election has delayed legislation they opposed.

Transport Minister Dr. Ewart Brown had promised to reintroduce a bill requiring global positioning systems in taxi cabs which was defeated in the Senate last year.

And Labour Minister Terry Lister was set to scrap a clause in the Employment Act 2000 which allowed employers to opt out of paying overtime after 40 hours if their full time employees agreed.

The calling of an election yesterday also caused many bills which were half way through the legislation process to be dropped.

They include:

The Auxiliary Bicycles Act which aimed to update the standards for bike helmets being sold on the Island.

The Protected Species Act 2003 which would give the Environment Minister powers to declare certain species and their habitats protected by law and make it an offence, punishable with a $5,000 fine or six months in prison to harm or kill a protected species.

The Motor Car Amendment Act 2003 which would give taxi drivers the right to get bigger cabs.

The Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2003 which would allow the Immigration Minister to reject as Bermudian any offspring who did not had a familial relationship with their Bermudian parent.

The Registration (Births and Deaths) Amendment Act 2003 would have stopped people claiming Bermudian status by falsely claiming Bermudian children as their own.

Regulations allowing the Education Minister to impose rules on parents of students.