(Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kalutara· 22 October 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Motions: Exemptions and Sitting Hours

Parliamentary Procedure

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(Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, as Leader of the House, moved a procedural motion to vary the sitting hours for the day, setting sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. He also moved that Standing Order 8(5) take effect at 4.30 p.m. and that the Speaker adjourn the House at 5.30 p.m.; the motion was agreed to.

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¶ 01 Leader of the House moves:

¶ 02 “Notwithstanding Standing Order 8, today’s sitting hours shall be 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., and 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.; Standing Order 8(5) shall operate at 4.30 p.m.; and the Speaker shall adjourn the House at 5.30 p.m.”

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 22 October 2025 ·No. 22638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12393