Presentation of Papers
(i) Supplementary Allocations from the Budgetary Support Services and Contingency Liabilities Project appearing under Expenditure Head No. 240 of the Department of National Budget - 2012 under Section 6(1) of the Appropriation Act, No. 52 of 2011
Orders made by the Minister of Higher Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 recognizing the;
(ii) “National School of Business Management Limited (NSBM)” as a Degree Awarding Institute (Gazette Extraordinary No. 1800/6 of 05.03.2013)
(iii) “Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL)” as a Degree Awarding Institute (Gazette Extraordinary No. 1801/5 of 12.03.2013)
Regulations made by the Minister of Health in consultation with the Food Advisory Committee under Section 32 of the Food Act, No. 26 of 1980
(iv) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1688/28 of 14.01.2011
(v) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1733/47 of 25.11.2011
(vi) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1742/26 of 26.01.2012
(vii) Regulations made by the Minister of Transport under Section 237 of the Motor Traffic Act (Chapter 203) (Gazette Extraordinary No. 1796/22 of 08.02.2013)
(viii) Regulations made by the Minister of Economic Development under Section 95 of the Agrarian Development Act, No. 46 of 2000 as amended by Act, No. 46 of 2011, read with Section 1B of the said Act (Gazette Extraordinary No. 1801/36 of 15.03.2013)
(ix)
Administration Report of the Commissioner of Elections for the year 2012
Annual Reports of the;
(x)
Institute of Human Resource Advancement of the University of Colombo for the year 2008
(xi)
Institute of Post Harvest Technology for the year 2010
Main Business of the House for Today
Second Reading of the following Bills (appearing as Item Nos. 1,3,4,5,6,10 and 11 of today’s Order Paper) were passed by the House:-
(i) Value Added Tax (Amendment) – with amendments
(ii) Nation Building Tax (Amendment) – with amendments
(iii) Finance – with amendments
(iv) Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) – with amendments
(v) Tax Appeals Commission (Amendment) – with amendments (with Division – 105 in favour; 05 against)
(vi) Fiscal Management (Responsibility) (Amendment)
(vii) Strategic Development Projects (Amendment)
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1830 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Wednesday 10th April 2013.
