PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Thilanga Sumathipala, the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’  :  Endorsement under Article 79 of the Constitution
‘B’  :  Future process of the Bills titled “Penal Code (Amendment) and “Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment)”
‘C’  :  Letter to MPP about Sectoral Oversight Committees


Presentation of Papers

(i) Regulation made by the Minister of Labour and Trade Unions Relations under Section 63 of the Wages Boards Ordinance (Chapter 136)

(ii) Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Government of the Republic of Poland for the avoidance of Double Taxation and prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income entered into on 6th October 2015

(iii) Order made by the Minister of Finance under Section 10A of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) as amended by Act, No. 83 of 1988 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1933/15 of 22nd September 2015

Order made by the Minister of Finance under subsection 3 of Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007, relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the;

(iv) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1932/54 of 17th September 2015
(v) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1933/18 of 22nd September 2015
(vi) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1934/32 of 01st October 2015
(vii) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1935/45 of 09th October 2015
(viii) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1938/4 of 28th October 2015
(ix) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1941/43 of 20th November 2015


Questions under Standing Order 23(2)

The Hon. Anura Dissanayaka

Death of a youth by Police attack at Maha-Ela, Embilipitiya


Presentation of Bills

The Hon. Chief Government Whip moved the following Bills entitled

(i) Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) - to amend the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262).

(ii) Microfinance - to provide for the licensing, regulation and supervision of companies carrying on microfinance business; the registration of non-governmental organizations accepting limited savings deposits as microfinance non-governmental organizations; for the setting up of standards for the regulation and supervision of microfinance non-governmental organizations and micro credit non-governmental organizations and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(iii) Bhikku  Kathikawath  (Registration) - to provide for the formulation and Registration of Kathikawath in relation to Nikaya or Chapters of Theravadi Bhikkus in Sri Lanka; to provide for every Bhikku to act in compliance with the provisions of the Registered Kathikawath of the Nikaya or Chapter which relates to such Bhikku; to impose punishment on Bhikkus who act in violation of the provisions of any Registered Kathikawath, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.


Main Business of the House for Today

Resolution for the appointment of the Constitutional Assembly

Debated and adjourned sine die.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1430 Hrs. until 1300 Hrs. on Tuesday 26th January 2016.

*  This is an unedited version. For the official record of this day's proceedings, please refer the Hansard.