The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Official Oath or Affirmation by New Members
The Hon. Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Samantha Ranasingha was sworn in as a Member of Parliament before the Hon. Speaker to fill the vacancy caused by reason of the death of the Hon. Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera.
Messages from the President
1 : Order under the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40)
Announcements by the Speaker
2 : Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution
3 : Receipt of a copy of a petition in respect of the Bill titled “Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment)” filed at the Supreme Court
4 : Question of privilege raised by the Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, M.P.
5 : Members to serve on the Committee on Parliamentary Business
6 : Members to serve on the Committee on Public Accounts
7 : Members to serve on the Committee on Public Enterprises
8 : Members to serve on the each Sectoral Oversight Committees
9 : Members to serve in the Ministerial Consultative Committees
Presentation of Papers by the Speaker
• Third Installment – Part XIX of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2017;
• Second Installment – Part LXIII and Ninth Installment – Part XLIII of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2022; and
• Second Installment – Part XL, Third Installment – Part XVII and Ninth Installment – Part XXIII of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2023
in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Report of the Uva Wellassa University for the year 2022.
(ii) Annual Report of the National Education Commission for the year 2023.
(iii) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education for the year 2023.
(iv) Annual Report of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka for the year 2023.
(v) Annual Report of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka for the year 2023.
(vi) Annual Report of the Bank of Ceylon for the year 2023.
(vii) Annual Report of the People’s Bank for the year 2023.
(viii) Annual Report of the State Mortgage and Investment Bank for the year 2023.
(ix) Regulations made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 20 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969 amended by Acts, No. 48 of 1985 and No. 28 of 1987 read with Sections 4(1) and 14 of the aforesaid Act and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2428/07 of 19th March 2025.
(x) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 2(1) of the Finance Act, No. 25 of 2003 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2421/30 of 31st January 2025.
(xi) Notification made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 19 read with Section 51 of the Finance Act, No. 35 of 2018 relating to Luxury Tax on Motor Vehicles and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2421/41 of 31st January 2025.
(xii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989, as amended, relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2421/42 of 31st January 2025.
(xiii) Order made by the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education under Section 27(1) read with Section 21 of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission with regard to the establishment of a Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2418/26 of 08th January 2025.
(xiv) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 19(A) of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) as Amended by the Customs (Amendment) Law No. 35 of 1974 and the Customs (Amendment) Act, No. 83 of 1988 relating to Customs Import Duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2425/18 of 25th February 2025.
(xv) Note on Supplementary Allocations from the Development Activities Programme appearing under Expenditure Head No. 240 of the Department of National Budget for the period from 01.03.2025 to 27.03.2025 in terms of Section 6(1) of the Appropriation Act, No. 3 of 2025.
(xvi) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation for the year 2022.
(xvii) Annual Report of the Milco (Pvt) Ltd for the year 2020.
(xviii) Annual Report of the Land Reform Commission for the year 2023.
(xix) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Tea Board for the year 2023.
(xx) Performance Report of the Department of Government Factory for the year 2023.
(xxi) Annual Report of the Petroleum Development Authority of Sri Lanka for the year 2021.
(xxii) Annual Report of the Office for Reparations - Sri Lanka for the year 2023.
(xxiii) Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Sri Lanka Social Security Board for the year 2023.
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva, the Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga, Member of Parliament - Seven Petitions
(ii) The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana, Member of Parliament - Three Petitions
(iii) The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
(i) The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
IMF agreement, issues regarding Electricity Bill, Simplified VAT, rate on senior citizen account, WHT on children account etc.
The Hon. Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning replied to the above Question.
(ii) The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan
Land issues in Northern and Eastern Provinces
Ministerial Statements
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Ravi Karunanayake under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 10.04.2025 regarding Issues in paddy harvest and rice importation.
Presentation of Bills
The Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament moved the following Bills entitled-
(i) Foreign Loans (Repeal) - to repeal the Foreign Loans Act, No. 29 of 1957.
(ii) Personal Data Protection (Amendment) - to amend the Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022.
(iii) National Transport Commission (Amendment) - to amend the National Transport Commission Act, No. 37 of 1991.
Private Members’ Bills
The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake was granted leave to introduce the following Bill, entitled
“Online Safety (Repeal)”
Main Business of the House for Today
Resolution under the Customs Ordinance (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)
was approved by the House.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1730 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Friday 9th May 2025.
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