The Hon. Selvam Adaikkalanathan, the Deputy Chairman of Committees took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’  :  Receipt of copies of the petitions filed at the Supreme Court


Presentation of Papers

Performance Reports of the;

(i) Commissioner General of Title Settlement of the Department of Land Title Settlement for the year 2015
(ii) Office of the Leader of the House of Parliament for the year 2015
(iii) District Secretariat - Vavuniya for the year 2015
(iv) Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs for the year 2015
(v) Ministry of Public Enterprise Development for the year 2015

Annual Reports of the;

(vi) Ministry of Higher Education for the year 2014
(vii) Ministry of Finance for the year 2015
(viii) Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka for the year 2013
(ix) Sri Lanka Ports Authority for the year 2013

Order made by the Minister of Higher Education and Highways under Section 27(1) of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission with regard to the establishment of the;

(x) University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1964/10 of 26th April 2016
(xi) South Eastern University of Sri Lanka  and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1964/11 of 26th April 2016


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

Presentation of the Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Legal Affairs (anti-corruption) and Media


Presentation of Petitions

Public Petitions were presented by the following Hon. MPP:-

(i) The Hon. John Amaratunga  
(ii) The Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera  
(iii) The Hon. Ajith P. Perera  - Four Petitions

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Presentation of Bills

The Hon. Chief Government Whip moved the Bill entitled

“Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment)”

to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979.


Main Business of the House for Today

Registration of Persons (Amendment) Bill

was passed by the House.


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on the “Problems of the secondary school project” was moved by the Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1910 Hrs. until 1300 Hrs. on Wednesday 22nd June 2016.

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