PARLIAMENT

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


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’ :  Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution
‘B’ :  Meeting of the Committee of Selection


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Performance Report of the Sri Lanka Army for the year 2017

(ii)    Annual Report and Statement of Accounts of the Sri Lanka Press Council for the year 2015
(iii)    Annual Report of the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Services of University of Peradeniya for the year 2016
(iv)    Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka for the year 2016
(v)    Annual Report of the University of Jaffna for the year 2016

(vi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2079/58of 12th July 2018
(vii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2080/31 of 17th July 2018
(viii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2082/10 of 31st July 2018
(ix)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2082/11 of 31st July 2018
(x)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2083/2 of 06th August 2018
(xi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2089/18 of 17th September 2018
(xii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2092/5 of 08th October 2018
(xiii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2095/18 of 01st November 2018
(xiv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs under Section 3 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989 relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2097/3 of 12th November 2018
(xv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2073/37 of 31st May 2018
(xvi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2075/31 of 14th June 2018
(xvii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2080/36 of 18th July 2018
(xviii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2082/31 of 01st August 2018
(xix)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2083/9 of 08th August 2018
(xx)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2084/30 of 16th August 2018
(xxi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2085/36 of 24th August 2018
(xxii)    Order made by the Acting Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2087/76 of 07th September 2018
(xxiii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2089/19 of 17th September 2018
(xxiv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2090/47 of 29th September 2018
(xxv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2095/16 of 01stNovember 2018
(xxvi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2095/21 of 01st November 2018
(xxvii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2096/21 of 07thNovember 2018
(xxviii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2098/27 of 23rd November 2018
(xxix)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 relating to Special Commodity Levy and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2100/2 of 03rd December 2018
(xxx)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 58A(1) of the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 as last amended by the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 25 of 2018,  relating to Value Added Tax and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2088/2 of 10th September 2018
(xxxi)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 58A(1) of the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 as last amended by the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 25 of 2018,  relating to Value Added Tax and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2088/25 of 11th September 2018
(xxxii)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 2A of the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 amended by the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 6 of 2005, relating to Value Added Tax and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2089/20 of 18th September 2018
(xxxiii)    Notification made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Sections 2, 12, 22 and 25 read with Section 32 of the Excise Ordinance (Chapter 52), relating to Excise duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2091/50 of 03rd October 2018
(Excise Notification No. 12/2018)
(xxxiv)    Order made by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media under Section 19(A) of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235), relating to exemptions of Custom Import Duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2094/41 of 26th October 2018

(xxxv)    Regulations made by the Minister of Justice & Prison Reforms under Sections 6 and 10 read with Section 63 of the Debt Conciliation Ordinance (Chapter 81) and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2104/31 of 03rd January 2019
(xxxvi)    Order made by the Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade under Section 14(2) of the Sri Lanka Export Development Act, No. 40 of 1979 relating to CESS and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2090/5 of 25th September 2018


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Legal Affairs (anti-corruption) and Media was presented by the Chairman of the Committee, the Hon. Ajith Mannapperuma.


Presentation of Petitions

(i)    Hon. Ajith P. Perera                                -       Two Petitions
(ii)    Hon. Niroshan Perera                             -       Two Petitions        
(iii)    Hon. Gamini Lokuge                               -       Two Petitions
(iv)    Hon. Premalal Jayasekara                    
(v)    Hon. Weerakumara Dissanayake           -       Two Petitions

(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament

The Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa

'Sena' caterpillar issue in Agricultural sector


Questions of Privilege

Hon. Susantha Punchinilame

Attempt to attack on him


Main Business of the House for Today

Commissions of Inquiry (Amendment) Bill (appearing as Item No. 1 of today’s Order Paper)

was passed by the House with amendments.


Motion at the Adjournment Time

Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Identification and supply of healthy food” was proposed by the Hon. (Dr.) (Mrs.) Thusitha Wijemanna.


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1923 Hrs. until 1300 Hrs. on Wednesday 23rd January 2019.

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