Sitting of Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening: Parliament Convened 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports and Performance Reports 6 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions: Various Citizens' Petitions Presented 3 speeches ▸
4. 4 Papers Papers: Additional Reports Tabled 2 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Reservoirs and Tank Management (Q.3/2025 – 794/2025) 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Security at Temple of the Tooth Relic and Road Closure 15 speeches ▸
7. 7 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Interjections on Historical Matters 9 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Export of Rock Phosphate (Q.5/2025 – 857/2025) 38 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Tourism Zones in Matara District (Q.6/2025 – 866/2025) 7 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Transfer of LRC Lands to Private Individuals (Q.7/2025 – 869/2025) 6 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question: Sea Erosion in Puttalam District (Q.9/2025 – 956/2025) 6 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question: Grant of LRC Lands for Factory Establishment (Q.10/2025 – 997/2025) 6 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Oral Question: Second Round Questions (Q.1, 2, 3/2025 – Second Round) 7 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) Questions – Sri Lanka Electricity Bill Scheduling 11 speeches ▸
15. 15 Procedural Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) – Simplified VAT (SVAT) Abolition 4 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) – Kankesanthurai Port Renovation Delay 9 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Government Policies on Paddy Purchase and Rice Import 7 speeches ▸
18. 18 Procedural Procedural: Kodhagoda Gunarathana Nahimi Foundation Bill – First Reading 3 speeches ▸
19. 19 Debate Debate: Companies (Amendment) Bill – Second Reading 94 speeches ▸
20. 20 Procedural Committee Stage: Companies (Amendment) Bill – Clauses and Amendments 6 speeches ▾
    • Committee Stage Proceedings (in Committee)

      AI summary During the Committee Stage, Clauses 1 to 3 of the Bill were considered and ordered to stand part of the Bill. No debate, amendment, or specific objection is recorded in this excerpt.

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    • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe JJB

      AI summary Wasantha Samarasinghe moved an amendment to Clause 4 of the Bill to state that a share certificate shall not be required and to require records to include the persons to whom shares were issued and their addresses. The amendment was agreed to, and Clause 4 as amended, along with Clauses 5 and 6, was ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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    • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe JJB

      AI summary Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe moved several amendments to the Companies (Amendment) Bill concerning disclosure of beneficial ownership, including definitions of residents and persons exercising authority, a three-month disclosure requirement for existing companies, and public access to specified beneficial ownership information through the Registrar. He also proposed provisions for certified copies on request with a prescribed fee, penalties including fines or imprisonment, and technical wording changes to the registration system. The amendments were agreed to, Clause 7 was passed as amended, and Clauses 8 to 13 were ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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    • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe JJB

      AI summary An amendment was moved to Clause 14 of the Bill, amending section 471 of the principal enactment, to replace the wording on page 16 with a reference to service “as the Additional Registrar General of Companies or as an Assistant Registrar of Companies.” The amendment was agreed to, Clause 14 as amended was ordered to stand part of the Bill, and Clauses 15 to 18 were also approved.

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    • The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe JJB

      AI summary Wasantha Samarasinghe moved amendments to Clauses 19 and 20 of the Bill, including setting a fine not exceeding Rs. 80 million and revising wording on transfers of money or property linked to profit distribution. The amendments were agreed to, the remaining clauses and schedule were approved, and the Bill was reported with amendments. He then moved the Third Reading and sought leave to correct linguistic, typographical, grammatical, numbering, and consequential errors, after which the Bill was passed.

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21. 21 Adjournment Adjournment: Questions at Time of Adjournment 15 speeches ▸