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Batalanda debate begins on April 10
by Saman Indrajith
Party leaders have agreed to debate the Batalanda Commission report for two nonconsecutive days — on 10 April and in May.
The party leaders meeting, held on Saturday at the parliamentary complex with Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickremanayake presiding, agreed to conduct a two-day debate on the document, titled ‘Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Places of Unlawful Detention and Torture Chambers at the Batalanda Housing Scheme,’ which was tabled in Parliament last Friday (14) by Leader of the House and Transport Minister Bimal Ratnayake.
They also agreed that the first day of the debate would be held on April 10. They decided to allocate another date in May for the debate.
They also decided to hold the second reading debate of the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill on March 20 from 6 PM to 8 PM, following the debate on the Appropriation Bill – Committee stage.
As per the decisions made at the meeting, Parliament would convene on April 8, 9, and 10. The time has been allotted from 9.30 am to 10 am on April 8 (Tuesday) for Business of Parliament as per (1) to (6) of Standing Order 22 of Parliament. From 10 to 11 am the time is allocated for Questions for Oral Answers, while from 11 am to 11.30 am, the time has been reserved for Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament. Thereafter, the Second Reading of the Proceed of Crime Bill will take place until 5.30 pm.
On April 9, from 9.30 to 10.00 am, the time has been allocated for Business of Parliament as per (1) to (6) of Standing Order 22 of Parliament. From 10 to 10.30 am, the time has been allocated for questions directed to the Prime Minister. From 10.30 to 11 am, the time will be allocated for Questions for Oral Answers, while from 11 am to 11.30 am, the time has been reserved for Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament. Thereafter, the Second Reading of the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill will be held from 11.30 am to 5 pm. Following that, from 5 to 5.30 pm, the Motion at the Adjournment Time by the Opposition will be debated.
On April 10 from 9.30 to 10 am, the time has been allocated for Business of Parliament as per (1) to (6) of Standing Order 22 of Parliament. From 10 to 11 am, the time will be allocated for Questions for Oral Answers, while from 11 to 11.30 am, the time has been reserved for Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament. After that, the debate on the Batalanda Commission is scheduled to begin on its first day.
Approval has been granted at the Cabinet meeting held on 22.07.2024 to publish the draft bill of State Assets Management Act in the government gazette notification and thereby present it to the Parliament for its concurrence.
However, the draft bill couldn’t be passed in Parliament as a result of the Parliament being dissolved in the month of October 2024.
Thereafter, the draft bill was subject to further inspection by a
committee appointed which comprised of officials and authorities on the subject.
The said Committee has recognized the amendments to be made and a fundamental draft has been prepared including the proposed amendments.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to suspend further activities regarding the draft bill of State Assets Management Act published in the extraordinary gazette of 02.08.2024, and to direct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill based on the fundamental draft prepared by the subject specialists’ committee.
Considering the compliance of the Cooperative Societies’ operations with the concurrent socio – economic circumstances as well as the changes in the common law, the requirement of amending the Cooperative Employees Commission Act No. 12 of 1972 has been recognized.
A fundamental draft including proposed amendments based on the experience gained by that Commission as well as the opinions and proposals of Cooperative societies, their director board members, cooperative employees and other interested parties has been prepared.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative development to provide instructions to the Legal draftsman to prepare a draft bill to amend the Cooperative Employees Commission Act No. 12 0f 1972, based on the said fundamental draft.
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