PARLIAMENT

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


Presentation of Papers

(i) Regulations under Paragraph (f) of Sub Section (2) of Section 63 of the Land Acquisition Act  (Chapter 460) relating to the amendment of Land Acquisition (Payment of Compensation) Regulations 2013 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1977/8 of 26th July 2016

Annual Reports of the;

(ii) Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited for the year 2014
(iii) Insurance Board of Sri Lanka for the year 2014

Orders made by the Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade under Section 14 of the Sri Lanka Export Development Act, No. 40 of 1979 relating to Cess and published in the;

(iv) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1971/5 of 13th June 2016
(v) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1971/6 of 13th June 2016
(vi) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1973/21 of 28th June 2016
(vii) Gazette Extraordinary No. 1975/40 of 12h July 2016


Presentation of Reports under Standing Order No. 47(5) of the Parliament

Presentation of the Report under Standing Order No. 47(5) of the Parliament on the Bill entitled “Institute of Personnel Management (Amendment)”


Presentation of Petitions

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

(i) The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara              - Two Petitions
(ii) The Hon. Vijitha Herath                      - Two Petitions
(iii) The Hon. J. C. Alawathuwala              - Three Petitions
(iv) The Hon. K. Thurairetnasingam  
(v) The Hon. Wijepala Hettiarachchi          - Two Petitions
(vi) The Hon. Chandima Weerakkody        - Two Petitions
(vii) The Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanna       - Four Petitions

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 23(2) of the Parliament

(i) The Hon. Douglas Devananda

Rehabilitation of Vannerik kulam in Kilinochchi

(ii) The Hon. Anura Dissanayaka

Pension anomaly under PA circular 3/2016


Votes of Condolences

Vote of Condolence on the late Hon. M. K. A. D. S Gunawardana, ex-Member of Parliament and former Minister of Lands, was taken up and completed.


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on the “Injustice caused to Nuwara Eliya resident students who sit for A/L exam because of the students residing out of Nuwara Eliya sit for A/L exam in Nuwara Eliya” was moved by the Hon. Bimal Rathnayake.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1738 Hrs. until 1300 Hrs. on Tuesday 6th September 2016.

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