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Business of the House for November 07, 2019


The Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, the Speaker took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’ :  Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution
‘B’ :  Co-opted Members to serve on Legislative Standing Committee for the consideration of the Bill entitled “Sri Shakyasinharama Viharastha Karyasadhaka Sanvidanya (Incorporation)”
‘C’ :  Draft Annual Work Programme of the National Audit Office for the year 2020


Presentation of Papers by the Speaker

(i)    The Annual Report of the Auditor General for the year 2018, in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

(ii)
•    Sixth Instalment – Part XXIII of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2016;
•    First Instalment – Part XXVIII, Fourth Instalment – Parts VII and VIII and Sixth Instalment – Parts XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVI, XVII, XVIII and XIX of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2017;
•    First Instalment – Parts II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, Second Instalment – Parts III and IV, Fifth Instalment – Part II, Sixth Instalment – Part I and Eighth Instalment – Part III of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2018; and
•    Eighth Instalment – Part I and Tenth Instalment – Part XII of the Report of the Auditor–General for the Financial Year 2019
in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

(iii)    Performance Report of the Finance Commission for the Second quarter (01.04.2019 - 30.06.2019) of 2019 in terms of Article 41B(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(iv)    Performance Report of the Delimitation Commission for the Second quarter (01.04.2019 - 30.06.2019) of 2019 in terms of Article 41B(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(v)    Performance Report of the Audit Service Commission for the Second quarter (01.04.2019 - 30.06.2019) of 2019 in terms of Articles 41B(6) and 153H of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(vi)    Progress Report of the Public Service Commission for the Second quarter of 2019 (01.04.2019 - 30.06.2019) in terms of Articles 41B(6) and 55(5) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Report of the Botanical Gardens Trust Fund for the year 2017
(ii)    Annual Report of the Institute of Indigenous Medicine of University of Colombo for the year 2018
(iii)    Annual Report of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts for the year 2018
(iv)    Annual Reports and Accounts of the Local Loans and Development Fund for the years 2015 and 2016
(v)    Annual Report of the Industrial Development Board of Ceylon for the year 2016
(vi)    Annual Report of the Coconut Development Authority for the year 2017
(vii)    Annual Report of the Institute of Post Harvest Technology for the year 2017
(viii)    Annual Report of the Colombo Commercial Fertilizers Ltd for the year 2017
(ix)    Annual Report of the National Council for Elders for the year 2017

(x)    Annual Performance Report of the Department of Textile Industry for the year 2018
(xi)    Annual Performance Report of the Department of Government Information for the year 2018

(xii)    Procurement Guidelines - 2019, formulated by the National Procurement Commission in terms of the Article 156(C)(1) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2144/68 of 12th October 2019
(xiii)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the performance of the Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs for the year 2017 in the Third Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament on 21.06.2019
(xiv)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the performance of the Audit Service Commission for the year 2017 in the Third Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament on 21.06.2019
(xv)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the performance of the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) for the year 2017 in the Third Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Accounts  which was presented to Parliament on 21.06.2019
(xvi)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the performance of the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife, Department of Wildlife Conservation, Department of National Zoological Gardens and Department of  National Botanic Gardens for the year 2017 in the Third Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Accounts  which was presented to Parliament on 21.06.2019
(xvii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2131/29 of 10th July 2019.
(xviii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2135/55 of 09th August 2019
(xix)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2135/68 of 10th August 2019
(xx)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2134/44 of 01st August 2019
(xxi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2135/54 of 08th August 2019
(xxii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2135/67 of 10th August 2019
(xxiii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2139/74 of 07th September 2019
(xxiv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2140/20 of 10th September 2019
(xxv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2143/3 of 30th September 2019
(xxvi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2143/21 of 02nd October 2019
(xxvii)    Regulations made by the Minister of Finance under Section 29 read with Section 7 of the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017 relating to Classes of Capital Transactions in Foreign Exchange Carried on by Authorized dealers and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2145/49 of 17th October 2019
(xxviii)    Resolution under Section 10 of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) relating to Import Duties.
(Gazette Extraordinary No. 2140/19 of 10th September 2019)
(xxix)    Resolution under Section 10 of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) relating to Import Duties.
(Gazette Extraordinary No. 2142/87 of 27th September 2019)
(xxx)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Ministry of Finance in the Second Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Accounts for the period From 23.02.2018 to 12.10.2018 which was presented to Parliament on 04.04.2019
(xxxi)    Order made by the Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education under Section 20(4)(b) of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978, with regard to the appointment of Emeritus Prof. Kandasamy Kathirgamanathan as the Competent Authority in lieu of Vice Chancellor of University of Jaffna with effect from 07.05.2019 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2122/5 of 07th May 2019
(xxxii)    Order made by the Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education under Section 20(4)(b) of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978, with regard to the appointment of Major General (retired) Herath Mudiyanselage Udaya Bandara Herath as the Competent Authority in lieu of Director of the Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda  Institute with effect from 01.05.2019 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2122/26 of 08th May 2019
(xxxiii)    Order made by the Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education under Section 20(4)(b) of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978, with regard to the appointment of Major General (retired) Shantha Kumar Thirunavukarasu as the Competent Authority in lieu of Director of the Institute of Technology, University of Moratuwa with effect from 15.05.2019 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2123/33 of 14th May 2019
(xxxiv)    Reports on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the performance of the Ministry of Home Affairs, District Secretariats - Colombo, Ratnapura, Puttalam, Nuwara Eliya, Kurunegala,  Batticaloa, Badulla, Matara,  Monaragala, Kalutara, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya, Jaffna, Galle, Kandy, Matale,  Anuradhapura,  Polonnaruwa and Mannar for the year 2017 in the Third Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Accounts  which was presented to Parliament on 21.06.2019
(xxxv)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 120(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on State Pharmaceuticals Corporation and State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation in the First Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Enterprises for the period from 01.07.2017 to 30.09.2017 which was presented to Parliament on 24.01.2019
(xxxvi)    Reports on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the performance of the Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons, Co-operative Development, Vocational Training & Skills Development and Department of Commerce for the year 2017 in the Third Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament on 21.06.2019
(xxxvii)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the performance of the Ministry of Highways & Road Development and Petroleum Resources Development for the year 2017 in the Third Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Accounts  which was presented to Parliament on 21.06.2019
(xxxviii)    Regulations made by the Minister of Transport & Civil Aviation under Section 117 of the Civil Aviation Act, No. 14 of 2010 read with Sections 66 and 69 of the aforesaid Act relating to Licensing of Personnel and Training Institutions and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2078/22 of 03rd July 2018
(xxxix)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the performance of the Ministry of Education for the year 2017 in the Third Report for the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Committee on Public Accounts  which was presented to Parliament on 21.06.2019
(xl)    Report on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 120(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on Sri Lanka Telecom PLC in t


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