Sittings of Parliament scheduled for 3 days next week
Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Chaminda Kularatne stated that the Committee on Parliamentary Business which met recently (15) under the Chairmanship of Speaker Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana decided to hold Sittings of Parliament for the next week on February 20th, 21st and 22nd. Since February 23rd is Poya day, the Parliament will not meet on the said day.
Accordingly, on Tuesday, the 20th of February Parliament will meet at 9.30 am and the Second Reading of the Secured Transactions, Trust Receipts (Amendment), Mortgage (Amendment), Finance Leasing (Amendment), Inland Trust Receipts (Amendment), Companies (Amendment), Registration of Documents (Amendment) Bills have been scheduled to be taken up for debate. Moreover, Orders under the Strategic Development Act published under the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2360/36 and Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act published under the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2366/19 has also been scheduled to be taken up for debate.
Thereafter, from 5.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m the Motion at the Adjournment Time by the Government will be taken up.
On Wednesday the 21st two Resolutions under the Essential Public Services Act published under Extraordinary Gazette No. 2371/11 and No. 2371/16 has been scheduled to be approved without debate at 9.30 am following which, Regulations under the Judicature Act published under Gazette Nos. 2238/34, 2303/23 and 2362/67 have been scheduled to be approved post-debate from 9.30 am to 10.30 am.
Thereafter, from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Adjournment Debate on the Current Situation of the Country brought in by the Opposition will be taken up.
Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Chaminda Kularatne further stated that time has been allotted for Votes of Condolence on the late State Minister Hon. Sanath Nishantha, ex – M.P on Thursday, the 22nd
