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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 23 January 2025 ·Procedural: Motions: Strategic Development Projects and Ports Authority Regulations

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Bimal Rathnayake moved, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, for approval of regulations made under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2384/35 of 17 May 2024. He noted that the regulations had been presented on 7 January 2025 and had received Cabinet approval; the motion was put to the House and agreed to.

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I move:

¶ 02 “That the Regulations made by the then Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under section 20 read with sections 4(1) and 14 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969 as amended by Acts No. 48 of 1985 and No. 28 of 1987, and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2384/35 of 17.05.2024, and presented on 07.01.2025, be approved. (Cabinet approval has been granted.)”

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

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Hansard, Thursday, 23 January 2025 ·No. 1738314169039521 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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