PARLIAMENT

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


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’ :  Receipt of the copies of petitions filed at the Supreme Court
‘B’ :  Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution
‘C’ :  Determination of the Supreme Court on the Bill entitled “Engineering Council, Sri Lanka”


Presentation of Bills

The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance moved the Bill entitled

“Appropriation”

to provide for the service of the financial year 2017; to authorize the raising of loans in or outside Sri Lanka, for the purpose of such service; to make financial provision in respect of certain activities of the Government during that financial year; to enable the payment by way of advances out of the Consolidated Fund or any other fund or moneys, of or at the disposal of the Government, of moneys required during that financial year for expenditure on such activities; to provide for the refund of such moneys to the Consolidated Fund and to make provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1037 Hrs. until 1300 Hrs. on Tuesday 25th October 2016.

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