PARLIAMENT

The Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, the Speaker took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

A : Receipt of the copies of petitions filed at the Supreme Court  
B : Members to serve in the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Fisheries


Presentation of Papers by the Speaker

•    Eleventh Volume – 01 of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Departments, in terms of Section 14 of the National Audit Act, No. 19 of 2018;  and
•    Eleventh Volume – 06 (iii) of the Triennial Report of the Auditor-General on Pradeshiya Sabhas, in terms of Section 14 of the National Audit Act, No. 19 of 2018

received to the National Audit Office, in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka


Presentation of Papers

(i) Annual Reports of the State Printing Corporation for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018
(ii)    Annual Report & Statement of Accounts of the University of Moratuwa for the year 2020
(iii)    Annual Report of the Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies of the Eastern University for the year 2020
(iv)    Annual Report of the Ceylon Shipping Corporation Ltd for the year 2018/2019
(v)    Performance Report of the State Ministry of Backward Rural Areas Development and Promotion of Domestic Animal Husbandry & Minor Economic Crop Cultivation for the year 2021
(vi)    Annual Report of the National Enterprise Development Authority for the year 2017
(vii)    Annual Report of the National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health for the year 2019
(viii)    Annual Reports of the Central Engineering Services (Pvt) Ltd for the years 2018 and 2019

(ix) Reports on the Submission of observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Department of National Zoological Gardens, Department of Forest Conservation and Department of Wildlife Conservation of the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts which was presented to Parliament


Presentation of Petitions

The Hon. Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi

(Petition stands referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


Presentation of Bills

The Hon. Leader of the House of Parliament moved the Bill entitled

“Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment)”

to amend the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 218).


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 0953 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Tuesday 20th September 2022.

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