The Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, the Speaker took the Chair.
Messages from the President
A : Order under the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40)
Announcements by the Speaker
B : Retirement of Secretary-General of Parliament
C : Appointment of new Secretary-General of Parliament
D : Co-opted Members to serve in the Legislative Standing Committee for consideration of the Bill entitled “Sri Lanka Institute of Taxation (Incorporation) (Amendment)”
E : Co-opted Members to serve in the Legislative Standing Committee for consideration of the Bill entitled “Kelaniya Buddhist Women’s Charitable Society (Incorporation)”
F : Endorsement of the certificate on a Bill under Article 79 of the Constitution
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Report of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka for the year 2021
(ii) Annual Report of the University of Vocational Technology for the year 2021
(iii) Annual Report of the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation for the year 2016
(iv) Annual Report of the Chilaw Plantation Ltd for the year 2020
(v) Annual Reports of the National Youth Corps for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020
(vi) Order made by the Minister of Defence under Section 2 of the Extradition Law, No. 8 of 1977 relating to declaration of designated Commonwealth Countries published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2319/30 of 14th February 2023
(vii) Proclamation made and Published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2332/12 of 17th May 2023 and Schedule thereto, by virtue of the powers vested with the president in terms of Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act, No. 61 of 1979
(viii) Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Engineering Degree awarded by Lanka Nippon BizTech Institute (Private) Limited and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2286/08 of 27th June 2022
(ix) Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 25A read with Section 27(1)(b)of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Master of Science in Network Engineering and Master of Philosophy in Business Administration Degrees awarded by Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (Guarantee) Limited (SLIIT) and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2312/47 of 29th December 2022
(x) Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 27(1)(b) read with Section 25A of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Amendment to the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2286/08 of 27th June 2022 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2313/51 of 05th January 2023
(xi) Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 27(1)(b) read with Section 25A of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Bachelor of Arts Honours in Applied Archaeology Degree awarded by Nagananga International Institute for Buddhist Studies (Pvt) Limited (NIIBS) and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2316/25 of 25th January 2023
(xii) Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Bachelor of Business Management Honours and Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Engineering Degrees awarded by International College of Business and Technology Limited (ICBT) and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2317/67 of 02nd February 2023
(xiii) Order made by the Minister of Education under Section 27(1)(b) read with Section 25A of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 with regard to the Master of Public Financial Management Degree awarded by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2321/64 of 02nd March 2023
(xiv) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2261/49 of 06th January 2022
(xv) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2261/50 of 06th January 2022
(xvi) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2261/51 of 06th January 2022
(xvii) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2261/52 of 06th January 2022
(xviii) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2261/53 of 06th January 2022
(xix) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2261/54 of 06th January 2022
(xx) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2261/55 of 06th January 2022
(xxi) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2261/56 of 06th January 2022
(xxii) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2261/57 of 06th January 2022
(xxiii) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping under Section 321 read with Section 44 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2262/31 of 13th January 2022
(xxiv) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation under Section 321 read with Sections 126 and 127 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2292/18 of 09th August 2022
(xxv) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation under Section 321 read with Section 139 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2298/32 of 22nd September 2022
(xxvi) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation under Sections 126 and 321 of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2303/16 of 26th October 2022
(xxvii) Regulations made by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation under Section 10 read with Section 3(5) of the Licensing of Shipping Agents, Freight Forwarders, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers and Container Operators Act, No. 10 of 1972 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2287/24 of 07th July 2022
(xxviii) 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 Bureau of Foreign Employment of the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment in the report of the Committee on Public Enterprises which was presented to Parliament
(xxix) 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 Sri Lanka Police in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament
Presentation of Reports under Standing Order No. 52(6) of the Parliament
The Report under Standing Order 52(6) of the Parliament on the Bill entitled “Balapitiya Sri Rahularama Purana viharastha Samanera Akalpa Sangwardena Bikshu Vidyalaya (Incorporation)”
was presented by the Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament.
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
(i) The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade, Commerce and Food Security was presented by the Hon. Nalin Fernando, the Chair of the Committee.
(ii) The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies was presented by the Hon. Shehan Semasinghe, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee.
(iii) The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. Madhura Withanage, Attorney at Law, a member of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Vidura Wikramanayaka
(ii) The Hon. Shantha Bandara
(iii) The Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Payment of compensation for Ruwanpura Highway
Hon. Minister of Transport and Highways and Minister of Mass Media replied to the above Question.
Ministerial Statements
Hon. (Dr.) Susil Premajayantha, Attorney at Law, Minister of Education replied to the Question raised by the Hon. Sajith Premadasa under the Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament on 09.05.2023 regarding Malnutrition in school children.
Presentation of Bills
The Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament moved the following Bills entitled-
(i) Banking (Special Provisions) - to provide for the Resolution Authority of the Central Bank, the resolution measures that can be implemented by the Central Bank and the Government of Sri Lanka to resolve a licensed Bank subject to capital, liquidity, insolvency or any other risk in a timely manner; to revive such Bank as a going concern to ensure the interests of the depositors and creditors thereof ensuring the financial system stability; to provide for a deposit insurance scheme and winding up process for such licensed Banks; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(ii) Parliamentary Budget Office - to provide for the establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office; to specify the powers, duties and functions of the Parliamentary Budget Officer; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(iii) Carriage by Air (Amendment) - to amend the Carriage by Air Act, No.29 of 2018.
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 2 to 8 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House.:-
(i) Order under the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act
(ii) Order under the Excise (Special Provisions) Act
(iii) Notification under the Excise Ordinance
(iv) Regulations under the Tobacco Tax Act
(v) Order under the Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act
(vi) Regulation under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act
(vii) Order under the Finance Act
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1657 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Wednesday 24th May 2023.
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